Attention friends who are watching the market: have you noticed? Recently, the overall market trend has started to become interesting. $BTC After repeated tests, it ultimately bowed to the bears.
From a technical perspective, if the price retraces to around 95300, this could be an opportunity to gradually short. The support below should focus on the area below 93000. But there is an intriguing phenomenon here — the average holding cost of the long side is clustered around 93300, and they hold an absolute advantage; the main gathering area for the short side is around 91000.
What does this indicate? It shows that once the price falls into the 91000 to 93300 range, both bulls and bears will inevitably engage in fierce tug-of-war. The market is likely to fall into a period of intense, directionless oscillation.
In this situation of fierce confrontation between bulls and bears and unclear short-term direction, simply betting on long or short positions carries significant risk. Many ask: besides watching the market and guessing the direction, are there other strategies? The answer is yes. That is to break free from the logic of "single-sided bets" and shift towards building a strategy of "regardless of rise or fall, my assets are continuously generating returns." This is precisely the core issue that DeFi protocols are working hard to solve.
In sideways markets, the real risks are often overlooked.
During oscillating markets, the most invisible costs are actually "opportunity cost" and "time cost." If funds just sit in a wallet or are stuck in positions, they cannot generate returns during sideways periods. Instead, they are more likely to make losing decisions by chasing gains or panic selling due to market anxiety.
Smart investors have long understood — rather than passively waiting in uncertainty, it’s better to actively let idle assets operate on a yield-generating track. In this way, no matter how the market fluctuates, your asset size is growing. This is the true posture for navigating through uncertainty.
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ZenMiner
· 01-19 19:43
Starting to talk about DeFi yield farming again, it sounds nice, but how many protocols can truly reliably generate returns?
Speaking of the 93,000 to 95,000 range, it can indeed be played, but with so many chips pressed on 93,300, can the bears really break through?
During this sideways period, doing anything results in losses. Instead of watching the market, it's better to research yield farming, although it also carries risks.
This wave of BTC decline feels like repeatedly cutting the leeks, when will there be a clear direction?
Yield farming sounds great, but gas fees and slippage can really eat up most of the profits. Don’t be fooled.
The 93,000 level is indeed a hurdle; both bulls and bears seem unwilling to give in.
Instead of betting on the direction, it's better to set up stablecoins for lending. Anyway, during sideways trading, you can earn some interest.
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OnchainHolmes
· 01-19 19:42
That's right, sideways trading tests your mentality the most, better to just lie back and earn interest on yield farms.
Is it 93 or 91, anyway I already threw my idle funds into DeFi, no matter how volatile the fluctuations.
This tug-of-war is really annoying, but the interest-earning strategy is indeed attractive, earning passively without thinking.
Bull vs. bear? I already exited this game long ago, now I just place orders to earn interest and pass the time.
No matter how precise the technical analysis is, it can't escape the impact of emotions; it's more practical to let the assets speak for themselves.
95300 short? Feels like a fake move again, anyway I won't chase it, DeFi yields are much more stable.
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ImpermanentSage
· 01-19 19:37
Hmm... talking about DeFi yield farming again, I'm a bit tired of it
Wait, can 93000 really fluctuate that way between 93000 and 91000? It feels like a repeated cycle of harvesting profits
In sideways trading, you should just sit back and win, no need to bother
By the way, are yield products really that low risk? It seems like every time I hear about them, there's a crash
Long positions are doomed to lose, but the bulls are clearly locked now
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AirdropChaser
· 01-19 19:35
Honestly, the 91,000 to 93,300 range is just a slaughterhouse, with long positions trapped and clustered. I dare not touch it.
It's been sideways for so long. Instead of gambling on bloodshed here, it's better to put the money into DeFi for interest, at least keeping a calmer mindset.
The capable people have already laid out interest strategies, while we retail investors are still watching the charts and losing money.
I really can't see the direction this time; it feels like I could be wiped out by a nighttime dump at any moment.
DeFi interest is indeed attractive, but no one discusses the risks clearly. Caution is still necessary.
Every time, we say we want to get rid of one-sided bets, but when it drops, we chase after the short positions all over again. Human nature is truly a devil.
That group of longs at 93,300 are desperately trying to buy the dip. If it really breaks through, it will be a slaughter, but this market is quite tumultuous.
Attention friends who are watching the market: have you noticed? Recently, the overall market trend has started to become interesting. $BTC After repeated tests, it ultimately bowed to the bears.
From a technical perspective, if the price retraces to around 95300, this could be an opportunity to gradually short. The support below should focus on the area below 93000. But there is an intriguing phenomenon here — the average holding cost of the long side is clustered around 93300, and they hold an absolute advantage; the main gathering area for the short side is around 91000.
What does this indicate? It shows that once the price falls into the 91000 to 93300 range, both bulls and bears will inevitably engage in fierce tug-of-war. The market is likely to fall into a period of intense, directionless oscillation.
In this situation of fierce confrontation between bulls and bears and unclear short-term direction, simply betting on long or short positions carries significant risk. Many ask: besides watching the market and guessing the direction, are there other strategies? The answer is yes. That is to break free from the logic of "single-sided bets" and shift towards building a strategy of "regardless of rise or fall, my assets are continuously generating returns." This is precisely the core issue that DeFi protocols are working hard to solve.
In sideways markets, the real risks are often overlooked.
During oscillating markets, the most invisible costs are actually "opportunity cost" and "time cost." If funds just sit in a wallet or are stuck in positions, they cannot generate returns during sideways periods. Instead, they are more likely to make losing decisions by chasing gains or panic selling due to market anxiety.
Smart investors have long understood — rather than passively waiting in uncertainty, it’s better to actively let idle assets operate on a yield-generating track. In this way, no matter how the market fluctuates, your asset size is growing. This is the true posture for navigating through uncertainty.