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Just finished practicing yoga and browsing the blockchain, and I saw someone chasing after a "whale address" to copy trades... My first reaction now isn't to rush in, but to ask first: Is he building a position, or hedging/rebalancing? To put it simply, big players often have both sides open at the same time. You only see the buy side and think it's about pumping, but it might just be holding spot while shorting futures, staying very steady.
My biggest misunderstanding as a beginner: Whale buying = I need to buy quickly. My current understanding: first check if he's adding opposite positions elsewhere at the same time, don’t mistake someone’s risk control for your signal.
Recently, before and after the upgrade of that mainstream public chain, the group has been guessing whether the ecosystem will migrate. I just treat it as noise for now... During such times, it's easier to be driven by emotions, so slow down first, don’t FOMO.