The asset markets have indeed been lively over the past few months. Gold hit new highs, silver followed suit and rose, crude oil continued to strengthen, US stocks frequently hit new records, and A-shares also became more volatile — precious metals are simply going crazy.

On the cryptocurrency side, the market isn’t bad either. Since Trump returned to American politics, Bitcoin’s price increase has been quite substantial. The entire crypto asset sector is basically performing a rally. Looking at the cycles over the past few years, this rebound is indeed significant.

But here’s the strange part — there seem to be very few crypto enthusiasts actually making big money. Most people are just eating, working, and living their ordinary lives. Despite the market’s fierce momentum, why is the number of those actually profiting not proportional?

Is it a timing issue? Or a mindset problem? Or perhaps the dividends from this wave of market activity have already been largely divided up by institutions and big players. Ordinary retail investors, even if they catch the upward trend, find it difficult to turn the market’s growth into personal gains. That’s the reality of the market — the seemingly booming numbers don’t translate into benefits for most people.