Have you noticed? When retail accounts show floating profits of hundreds of thousands, it's often the beginning of losing all their principal.

Honestly, those market moves that make your heart race and palms sweat seem like easy money, but in reality, they are all traps. The opportunities to truly make money are quite the opposite—boring enough to make you want to sleep. Assets grow slowly, daily fluctuations stay within 2%, no one discusses or promotes them, only the real winners are quietly positioning themselves.

Once you get excited enough to consider selling your house to go all-in, it's time to be alert. Today's silver experience is a vivid example: suddenly dropping from $83.7 to $76, a nearly 10% decline. This isn't a technical correction; it's the market punishing those who got caught up in the hype.

Remember the beginning of the year? Silver was only $29, and you all ignored it. Now it has risen to $84, hitting a new all-time high, and many start asking, "Can I still get in?" When asked why they didn't buy at the start of the year, the answer is always, "Who knew it would rise?" This is the cyclical fate of retail investors.

The key difference lies in the timing of smart money's position-building. Silver rose from $29 to $84, nearly doubling, but who was among the earliest to position? It was in the first quarter of 2025. Back then, silver fluctuated between $34 and $36, the whole market was quiet, no discussions, and the spot market lacked popularity. By the time you see the news headlines, they’ve already made their profits.

This is the true market reality: dopamine-driven investment decisions are the accelerators of poverty.