2026-01-20 00:23:54

Some players in the market operate like typical KOLs—bundling narratives, farming engagement, extracting value from system mechanics. They ride trends, pump narratives, then exit when sentiment shifts. Classic bundler playbook.

Then there are those actually holding conviction. They're not chasing every shiny thing the crowd's talking about. Standing firm on positions, accumulating when others panic, staying disciplined through the noise. Think of them as the real diamond hands in this space—not just talking about holding, actually doing it through multiple cycles.

The difference? One group optimizes for short-term extractions from hype cycles. The other bets on long-term value creation. Market structure rewards both strategies differently depending on the cycle phase.

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SnapshotStriker

· 8h ago

To be honest, most KOLs are just harvesting machines, telling stories, riding the hype, and then running away. They follow a slick process. Very few truly have ideas; most are just playing short-term arbitrage games. Long-term holding is the real skill, but how many can endure through so many cycles? Now, in this market, the gap between short-term cuts and long-term holds is huge. Diamond hands sound good, but how many can really hold on without flinching... Don’t be fooled by those who appear on camera every day; you can tell if their actions are genuine just by watching them.

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OnchainHolmes

· 8h ago

These two factions, in simple terms, are about cutting leeks vs genuine belief. I look down on those who jump on the bandwagon. --- The ones who truly make money are those who can stay calm, not reckless in a bull market, not crying in a bear market. --- The problem is that most people think they are the second type, but a wave of correction exposes their true nature, haha. --- As long as the market has cycles, these two types of people will always coexist... What’s annoying is that it's hard to tell who is truly committed and who is just pretending. --- What sounds good is diamond hands, but actually it just means they have no money to escape. --- Short-term extraction vs long-term bets... Tsk, this market structure is designed so that both types can make a move.

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EyeOfTheTokenStorm

· 8h ago

Based on historical data, this wave is basically the same as the 2017 pattern. KOLs are just tools for quantitative harvesting; don't be fooled by the narrative. Wait, do truly long-term holders really exist? My model shows that most people are just Tactics experts, and few can really endure three cycles. From a technical perspective, this is indeed a bottoming pattern, but a risk warning—short-term volatility could be even more intense... Talking about diamond hands again? Wake up, market structure determines that most people are just leeks, with no exceptions. From the macroeconomic cycle perspective, this kind of polarization has long been captured by quantitative models. The question is, who can truly hold on?

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RugResistant

· 8h ago

analyzed the mechanics here... bundlers extracting while real conviction players accumulate. classic pattern. ngl, most don't survive the cycle test though

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