#数字资产动态追踪 $RIVER how to buy without losing money? $WCT do you always feel like you sold too early, and it keeps falling after you leave? $ZKP see others earning ten times, but you keep stopping out with losses?

Honestly, eight out of ten people who enter the spot market have experienced this feeling—clearly seeing the right direction, but repeatedly making mistakes in execution, ultimately being repeatedly educated by the market.

The magic of spot trading lies here: seemingly simple buying and selling, but hidden behind are numerous psychological traps and market rules. Today, I will break down the three most common money-losing routines to help you avoid detours.

**Why do some people think spot trading is a safe investment?**

Many beginners think this way when entering the market: buy coins and hold, they will gradually rise, and you can always make money. It sounds reasonable, but this idea itself is wrong. Spot trading is not a bank fixed deposit; it is a continuous psychological and capital game without an endpoint. Market fluctuations won't change direction because of your holding period. You must understand this: the market will never be responsible for your entry point.

If you don't understand the market's temperament and operate based on feelings, your losses could be deeper than you imagine.

**The three most common traps in the spot market**

**Trap 1: Chasing the hot trend and ending up as a bagholder**

A certain coin suddenly surges 30%, 50% in one day, and you can't resist, rushing in. Then what? As soon as you buy, it starts to decline, even hitting a top. The reason behind this is very painful: big funds are offloading at high levels, and you and other retail investors just happen to be the next in line.

What to do? When you see a coin with a daily increase of over 30%, don't rush. Give it three days to see if this rally can continue and whether trading volume will shrink. If the rally fizzles out and volume starts to decline, it's likely the main players are fleeing. Entering at this point carries huge risk.

**Trap 2: Thinking that after a deep dip, it's time to bottom fish, but it keeps halving**

A coin drops 80% from its high, and you think it's safe now, so you buy. But it continues to fall, from $2 to $1, then to $0.5. Now you're caught in a deep trap.

What does a real bottom look like? It's not a waterfall crash but sideways consolidation—a coin oscillating within a certain price range, with decreasing volume. When volume shrinks to less than one-third of the usual daily level, that's a relatively safe entry point for low buying. This process can take a long time, but patient people often get the best cost.

**Trap 3: Holding a dozen coins in your account, but the only ones making money are not yours**

This is the most common phenomenon: over-diversification. Holding seven, eight, or even ten different coins, thinking one will definitely double. But what happens? The coin that actually rises is not in your account. The ones you hold have little market interest. In the end, you become someone who only watches others make money.

What is a smarter approach? Select 3 to 5 coins, deeply research their fundamentals, market heat, community activity, and follow them long-term. Focusing your efforts makes it easier to seize opportunities than spreading your investments thin.

**The underlying logic of making money in spot trading**

Spot trading can be profitable, but not because of "randomly buying."

The key to making money involves three words: cycle judgment, capital management, patience. Cycle judgment helps you choose the right direction, capital management ensures you won't be wiped out by a single mistake, and patience allows you to hold through the big moves.

Remember these three iron laws:

**First, don't chase daily surges.** The bigger the increase, the more cautious you should be; it often signals distribution.

**Second, don't catch falling knives.** Bottoms are forged, not fallen.

**Third, don't gamble with a dozen coins.** Concentration beats diversification; focus beats luck.

The spot market is always there, and opportunities are always available. The key is whether you can wait and whether you understand how to give up false opportunities.