When the market is volatile, many people choose to lie flat and wait, but I find that the true signals are hidden precisely during the market's quietest times.

**Quiet Market, Details Are Most Valuable**

Honestly, I don't believe in the kind of market with sudden surges or crashes. During those times, funds are just trampling over each other, emotions are extreme, and signals are distorted. Conversely, periods with dried-up trading volume and sharply reduced discussion are when you can see the real flow of chips clearly.

For example, during the early morning hours, the order book suddenly thins out—this could be big funds secretly testing the depth. Or a mainstream coin shows small buy orders repeatedly within just 5 minutes; this seemingly insignificant rhythm often indicates someone is "quietly building a position."

My approach is to focus observation during windows when volatility drops below the average. Late at night on weekends or early on weekdays, the market noise is minimal. When I see abnormal volume spikes or widening price spreads at these times, the success rate of following up is much higher. Take SOL as an example: many people chase highs during the daytime hustle, unaware that the small order accumulation the night before has already hinted at the subsequent direction.

**Position is a Touchstone, Not a Shortcut to Instant Wealth**

What are small funds most afraid of? Going all-in at once and then having their mentality completely collapse. My strict rule is: the first position should never exceed 10% of total funds, and it must be divided into three stages.

Step one: If a coin has been consolidating at a support level for over 3 days, and there are no signs of large whales reducing their holdings on-chain—this is when to buy 50% of the position. Just testing the waters, don’t be greedy.

Step two: If the price pulls back to the support level but doesn’t break through, indicating solid bottom support, then add another 30%. At this point, the market usually hasn't reacted yet.

Step three: Wait for volume to break previous highs and for net outflows on exchanges (a sign that funds are quietly accumulating). Only then should you fill the remaining position. Sounds conservative? Yes, that’s exactly the point. But the advantage is that when your judgment is wrong, losses are fully controllable; when correct, profits are enough to cover all trial-and-error costs.

This "inverted pyramid position scaling" method has the benefit that you will never be wiped out by a single mistake, nor will you miss big opportunities due to hesitation.

**Stop-loss Should Consider Emotions, Not Just K-Line**

Beginners tend to only watch K-line charts for stop-loss, often getting shaken out. True risk management should consider "emotional anchor points"—markets often rebound immediately after technical levels are broken. The key is whether you can endure those few minutes of psychological torment. If set too tight, it’s easy to be driven by emotions to exit at the worst point. Conversely, lax stop-losses are as dangerous as leaving your wallet on the bed while sleeping.

A more practical approach is to observe trading volume and on-chain movements. If the price breaks support but volume doesn’t cooperate, it’s just a false breakout. When volume truly explodes and large addresses start moving, that’s when it’s really time to exit.