The decline is already determined; waiting for the wind to come is actually the best time to buy the dip.

Recently, the most asked question in the backend remains the old saying: “Is this the end of the bull market or the beginning of a bear market?” To be honest, asking this question repeatedly is pointless—the market has already given the answer through actual actions.

The Cycle Curse Repeats

Bitcoin has fallen from its high to the current price range, and this is not a minor adjustment but a systemic signal validation. The 18-month transition to a bear cycle after the halving, the technical breakdown of the 200-day moving average, and the Fed’s tightening liquidity expectations—these factors are fermenting simultaneously. The scene of coins skyrocketing several times at the beginning of the month is reminiscent of the late 2021 bull market. Looking back at that leveraged liquidation storm, the entire market’s $19 billion vanished in a short period, and many people’s annual gains were wiped out.

History repeats, but lessons are often forgotten.

There Is a Way in a Bear Market

This wave of decline looks fierce, but destructive cleansing is often the process of market re-pricing. Key data shows that institutional investors’ ETFs are still experiencing net inflows, indicating that large funds have not completely withdrawn—they are just observing. This precisely proves an iron law: in the crypto world, there is no such thing as an absolute straight line trend. After decline, there is rebound; after prosperity, there is adjustment.

Rather than obsessing daily over whether we are in a bear or bull boundary, it’s better to focus on strategies. Keep enough ammunition, lock in core assets without letting go, and resolutely avoid following the trend—these are the rules for surviving market silence.

Opportunities Often Brew in Silence

Truly savvy investors never jump in during the hype but instead deploy during market calm. Patience is more scarce than short-term rises and falls. Entering now is not too late—the key is whether you are prepared.