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#我的Gate交易时刻 Using celestial phenomena as a measure, gauging the rise and fall of the crypto market—My celestial trading review
After偶然 browsing an article on financial astrology interpreting the crypto market, I started on a trading path relying on celestial phenomena to predict price movements. This logic does not imply that celestial bodies directly control digital assets, but rather that planetary cycles reflect the collective emotions of global traders, allowing me to capture the timing windows for market shifts between bullish and bearish trends. This practical experience has helped me fully understand the intrinsic connection between celestial phenomena and the crypto world.
Cryptocurrencies lack tangible industry support; their prices are entirely driven by the greed and fear of massive global traders. The core logic of celestial theory is that planets, moon phases, and solar or lunar eclipses subtly influence the public’s emotional thresholds. Jupiter, representing expansion and speculative frenzy, tends to foster optimism when it is in direct motion and forms favorable aspects with Bitcoin’s natal chart, leading to increased willingness to chase high prices and often initiating bull markets. Saturn, symbolizing contraction, pressure, and risk liquidation, during its hard aspects and retrograde phases, causes traders’ risk appetite to plummet, resulting in high-level sell-offs and leveraged liquidations, pushing the market into deep correction cycles. Uranus governs sudden volatility; during Mercury retrograde and Uranus hard aspects, extreme events like exchange outages, policy shocks, and short-term spikes frequently occur, greatly amplifying short-term volatility. These are typical high-risk trading periods in celestial theory.
The moon phase acts as a precise timer for short-term market movements. New moons symbolize the start of a new trend, often representing bottoming out and accumulation windows; full moons correspond to emotional peaks, after a sustained rally, the full moon often triggers profit-taking and rapid trend reversals. I have compiled an ephemeris, recording the timings of each new moon, full moon, solar and lunar eclipses, and outer planet transits, overlaying these with Bitcoin’s birth chart for backtesting. The initial precise matches convinced me that this system was viable. For example, before a full moon, I based on celestial signals, strategically positioned major cryptocurrencies, and within just three days, the market surged, allowing me to lock in profits. This success confirmed the resonance between celestial emotional cycles and price fluctuations.
After tasting success, I delved deeper into the strength logic of celestial aspects: planetary conjunctions amplify specific emotions; Jupiter conjunct Neptune can foster false prosperity and bubbles; Saturn opposing Jupiter indicates a fierce battle between bulls and bears, with repeated oscillations; solar and lunar eclipses are cycle inflection points, often causing major trend reversals within a week before or after, marking bull-bear switches. I no longer rely solely on individual celestial events but combine long-term outer planet trends, short-term moon phases, and Mercury retrograde nodes to judge entry and exit points. I also cross-verify with on-chain capital flows and technical indicators, using celestial phenomena as time anchors, with technical analysis confirming trend strength, forming a proprietary trading system.
However, in practice, I also recognized the boundaries of celestial logic: celestial phenomena only mark time windows where emotions are prone to shift, but cannot determine the direction of the rise or fall. I once encountered a blood moon event, where all astrology influencers predicted a major bull run, and the celestial theory suggested an optimistic window. Yet, macro liquidity tightening and fundamental pressures suppressed the market, and the celestial cycle that should have fueled frenzy instead triggered collective panic and sell-offs. I realized that celestial phenomena are “emotion amplifiers,” not direct buy or sell signals. When macro factors and regulatory policies conflict with celestial emotional guidance, the signals become invalid. During Saturn-dominated cycles, if strong positive news like halving events or ETF approvals occur, Jupiter’s expansion can offset Saturn’s contraction, leading to countertrend rallies.
After long-term practice, I clarified the complete logical chain: celestial movements create cyclical emotional fields; celestial phenomena determine whether the market tends toward greed or fear during a certain period; since cryptocurrencies rely heavily on collective psychology, extreme price movements tend to occur within corresponding celestial cycles. Celestial phenomena do not directly cause price changes but amplify the market’s inherent bullish or bearish tendencies. Fundamentals and capital flows are the true drivers; celestial phenomena serve as auxiliary timing tools. Relying solely on star charts without considering market fundamentals will only lead to cyclical illusions.
This experience with celestial-based trading has made me realize that the connection between celestial phenomena and the crypto market is a transmission chain: universe cycles—collective psychology—capital flows—price fluctuations. It offers a unique perspective on market sentiment cycles but is not a foolproof, guaranteed profit formula. Only by balancing celestial cycles with market realities can this timing logic be used objectively.