Having been in the circle for five years, I have seen too many people stumble in the market. The most memorable case is a friend who used 10x leverage to chase a rally and was wiped out in ten minutes. He cried, saying that he was on the right track but still lost. My answer was very straightforward: "What you entered is not the market itself, but a setup crafted by others."

Later, I realized that big funds in the market never cut through technical analysis; they cut through human nature. Your greed, fear, and luck are all scripted. Today, I want to share the experience I gained through losses over these years.

**First Pattern: Fake Breakouts Eat Up Chasers**

Be cautious when you see a sudden large bullish candle breaking through a key resistance level. On social media, the voices claiming "main players are entering" will flood the scene, retail investors follow the trend, and then get crushed. Judging whether a breakout is real is simple—genuine breakouts are accompanied by increased volume; a rise without volume is just a show. Last year, a DeFi token surged 80% in one day, and the market was buzzing about a "technological revolution," but the next day it was halved. Those following the trend held tightly at the top, while the big players had already sold off their spot holdings.

**Second Pattern: Long-term Consolidation Wears Out Your Patience**

The price oscillates narrowly for months, creating an illusion of "calm before the storm." When you can’t stand it anymore and are about to chase or cut losses, they suddenly push the price up or down. Essentially, they use time to force you into mistakes. I once spent three months on a sideways coin; just as I planned to cut losses, it surged 50%. Only later did I realize that the big players specifically target tight stop-loss zones to hit.

**Third Pattern: Reverse Double Kill (Contract Market Version)**

This is the harshest. When bullish confidence is high, they dump to create panic, triggering a chain of stop-losses; then they quickly rally again, trapping the shorts in a reverse squeeze. Back and forth, both retail traders become cash machines.

Understanding these patterns is not about prediction but about realizing that the market is not an equal arena. Capital size, information advantage, and execution speed are on different levels. Instead of studying candlestick patterns, it’s better to first control your greed and fear.