What is a trend-following strategy? Why can it perform well in strong trends but suffer repeated losses in choppy markets?
In cryptocurrency trading, trend following is a common trading approach: instead of trying to accurately predict tops and bottoms, traders look for entry opportunities after a trend forms and try to follow it for as long as possible. But this strategy is not suited to every market environment.
First, what is a trend-following strategy?
A trend-following strategy identifies market direction using price structure, moving averages, or trend indicators, seeking long opportunit

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SevenSevenSeven an hour ago

Democrats Take Congress, $TRUMP Drops Another 17%—Is It Time to Buy the Dip?
The U.S. midterm election results are in, with Democrats taking both chambers of Congress. Trump is now likely to face significantly more pressure to govern.
TRUMP is driven largely by sentiment and political expectations, while $WLFI also faces uncertainty related to the family business and regulation.
If the market starts pricing in investigations, impeachment, or tighter regulation, volatility could increase further.
On the 4-hour chart, the price has fallen steadily from its August high of 3.682 and is now aroun

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adong 2 hours ago

Nonfarm payrolls are coming up. How should we trade? Prices have risen a lot over the past two days.#BTC重返8万 #10月非农数据聚焦 $BTC ‌

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GateUser-48643a13 14 minutes ago

AI coins just outran Bitcoin on the bounce, and most holders are reading it as strength.
Run one division before you believe that.
Take your coin's 24h move and divide it by Bitcoin's 24h move.
That number is your multiplier. It tells you how much Bitcoin you are really holding underneath the AI story.
Today's snapshot, with BTC up about 3.5%:
$PEARL up ~15%
Multiplier: about 4.3x
$RENDER up ~6.5%
Multiplier: about 1.9x
$TAO up ~4%
Multiplier: about 1.1x
I could not find a single project catalyst behind this move. The whole sector traded as a leveraged bet on Bitcoin.
Here is the part nobody p

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ZhongLing 2 hours ago

The 14th doubling trade from $5,000!
A fan asked me this afternoon how I did it. Of course, buy the pullback—jump straight into a long position, catch an 8-point short-term move, and smoothly pocket $1,614!
$XAU $BTC #BTC重返8万 #民主党赢得美国两院 #Gate安全卫士免费开通 #黄金突破4100美元

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ThisIsTranslateContent:Alchemy 30 minutes ago

11.5 Evening Market Brief
BTC and ETH consolidate at elevated levels after surging; funds remain cautious ahead of nonfarm payrolls
The market extended its rebound momentum and surged during the day, with BTC reaching a high of 81188 and ETH rising in tandem to 2449. Bullish momentum then gradually waned, and the market entered a period of consolidation at elevated levels.
BTC resistance: 80800/81200; support: 80200/79500
ETH resistance: 2440/2480; support: 2400/2370
Trading plan: focus on going long on pullbacks
Take a small position long in the BTC 80000-80300 range
Target: 80800
Take a smal

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CryptoCircleBullSays 2 hours ago

$DOGE Currently trading at 0.07689, up 2.21% over 24H (0.0744–0.07837). 1H momentum is strong: RSI is 52.81, and the current price is above the 1H EMA20 at 0.07654. 4H momentum is strong: RSI is 63.53, and the current price is above the 4H EMA20 at 0.07586. The 1H volume ratio is 0.29, indicating low participation. If the price holds above the 0.07837 resistance, watch for continuation; if it breaks below the 0.0744 support, short-term momentum may weaken. In the next review, check whether 0.07837 holds and whether the price can recover after losing 0.0744. With the volume ratio at 0.29x, a br

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Crayaketh an hour ago

Four days out. Elysium trading lands in the @Pumpfun app on Nov 9, right after they already shipped Hyperliquid perps.
Wild how fast this went from Solana meme coins to a multi-chain trading hub. You hopping in day one? #Solana

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LittleLucky225 minutes ago

Ether’s daily-chart segment correction this time is more textbook than Bitcoin’s. Over the past two days, I’ve repeatedly pointed out opportunities to buy dips and focus on rebound trades, and the price action has played out as expected. Chan theory trading ultimately comes down to the traders themselves. Just as the eighth level of the Heaven and Earth Great Shift can never beat the ninth, no martial art other than the Heaven and Earth Great Shift can beat the eighth level. One martial art stands alone above all the others, because its starting point is already far beyond theirs; those other

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EgragCrypto 42 minutes ago

#XRP - #VELO - #HBAR - #VET - #FIL.... Coming Today

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CryptoEye13 minutes ago

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Bitcoin Reclaims $80,000: Is This the Beginning of a New Bullish Wave or Just a Temporary Recovery?
Bitcoin is back above $80,000, and the entire cryptocurrency market is once again watching its next move! After experiencing considerable selling pressure and dropping towards the $75,600 region, Bitcoin has staged an impressive recovery, reclaiming one of the most psychologically important price levels in the market.
As of November 5, 2026, BTC is trading around $80,000–$80,500, showing a significant recovery from its recent lows. This comeback is not simply a price movement;

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TalkingAboutMemeAsTheCoinMakes7 hours ago

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Mining_sLittleSheepan hour ago

ETH at $2,417—are you chasing it?
ETH surged from 2300 to 2417, $200 million in shorts just got liquidated, and ETFs have just turned from outflows to inflows—but the 50-day moving average is still looming overhead. Is this a reversal, or a bull trap?
Yesterday you were calling ETH garbage at 2300; today, watching it surge to 2417, your fingers are itching to buy.
Last week you saw $1.6 billion in ETF outflows and sold at a loss; today you see $53 million in inflows and want to chase.
Retail traders have a memory span of just 7 seconds; the whales' scythe is always waiting for you to get itchy

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BlockchainMarketResearch 2 hours ago

This month, the No. 1 trader on Polymarket Perps made $66,707.
I don't think this is a real person; it's most likely a bot.
Profile:
Today, within 30 minutes, it traded:
XRP, LINK, ZRO, DOGE, GOLD, SILVER, NVDA, META, BTC, AAVE, PENDLE, NEAR, and a meme coin called USELESS
$129.6 million in trading volume
Held 51 positions at the same time
Closed 9 XRP positions in the same second
Dozens of $15 orders
This looks just like a machine grinding out tiny profits all day.

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CryptoMishu2 hours ago

Big Tech Earnings Season: Invite Friends to Trade Stocks and Share $52,000 in MSFTG Rewards https://www.gate.com/campaigns/6745?ref=VLARBF1YAG&ref_type=132&utm_cmp=k1KckVOV

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MrFlower_XingChenan hour ago

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CryptoShinean hour ago

[New Streamer] Market Prediction ABout BTC

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BtcsosSignalSharing an hour ago

📡 Signal Card | Just Captured
Source: Trader Cash Asset: $XRP Long Entry: 1.3253 Target: 1.3816 / 1.4334 / 1.4893 Stop Loss: 1.2965 Time: Not specified
I’m just passing this along—the signal belongs to someone else, and your wallet is your own treasure. Whether to follow it and how much to invest are up to you. Don’t get carried away and go all in 🫠
For personal records and sharing only; not investment advice. #SpaceXTeamsUpWithQualcommToBuildUS5GNetwork

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ybaseran hour ago

#BTC重返8万
Bitcoin at $80,000: Can the rally continue?
My assessment: BTC’s move above $80,000 is promising; however, simply reclaiming the $80,000 level does not confirm the start of a new bull trend. The truly critical question is whether Bitcoin can transform the $80,000 mark from a point of resistance into a reliable level of support.
We can consider two distinct scenarios:
* A continuation of the rally: This would involve spot buyers returning to the market, stronger inflows into ETFs, and BTC establishing a firm foothold above $80,000 before pushing toward the $82,000 level.
* A tempo

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