Entering the second half of January, the battle between bears and bulls in the Bitcoin market is becoming increasingly intense. At the beginning of the week, the trend continued to rise, with BTC quickly pushing up to around 94,789 but encountering obvious resistance, then entering a repeated oscillation mode at high levels. Although CPI data initially brought short-term positive signals, it failed to help the price break through the 95,000 level. Affected by macro news shocks, the market experienced a sharp pullback midweek, with the lowest touching 89,308 before stabilizing and stopping the decline, then repeatedly converging around 90,500.

In trading practice during this cycle, the key is to adjust your mindset in a timely manner. At the start of the week, follow the trend to position for bullish trades; once support levels are effectively broken, quickly switch to a bearish strategy. Bitcoin placed a total of 11 orders, with a cumulative profit of 9082 points; Ethereum placed 7 orders, with a total profit of 322 points. The essence of trading is like this—buy at points of confidence, sell during market panic. There’s no need to chase perfect lows and highs; capturing the main fluctuation of the trend is already a good result.

Recently, I’ve observed many people falling into the same trap: eager to get out of positions, they start holding stubbornly. They’d rather wait for a rebound on a pullback than cut losses in time to protect remaining positions. What I want to say here is that any market trend must respect the trend itself. Continuing to hold stubbornly after support or resistance is broken usually leads to predictable results. Especially for those with small opening positions but large holdings, although holding on might sometimes be sustainable, if you only give a 3,000-point space for forced liquidation and keep holding, you are simply being liquidated.

The real threshold in the crypto world is never about how large your capital is, but about the trader’s own cognition and psychological resilience. By establishing strict trading discipline and building replicable strategies, gradually accumulating, doubling your account is not impossible. But what’s the prerequisite? — You must survive. Only by staying in the market and continuing to participate can you seize opportunities when the big trend finally arrives.

In the short term, Bitcoin can look for short opportunities in the 92,000-91,500 range, with support around 90,000 below. Ethereum can be positioned for short trades around 3,200-3,150, with technical targets near 3,000.