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Lately I’ve been seeing a bunch of people staring at whale addresses and copying trades. To be honest, I’m kind of lazy about tracking along. Big transfers coming in don’t necessarily mean “they’re about to pump”—it could be that they’re building up a base position, or it could be that they’re just using spot to hedge contract risks. Either way, it’s not the same at all. What you’re seeing is the action, not the intent.
Especially these past couple of days, when the cross-chain bridges had issues again and that oracle error wave hit, everyone suddenly learned to “wait for confirmation” first… It’s kind of funny, but also kind of necessary. Anyway, I’ve started treating myself as a backup drive: I’d rather keep a bit more redundancy and be less impulsive—if I miss out, then I miss out. At least I won’t end up stepping into someone else’s trap that they’ve already set. That’s it for now.