Square
Following
Hot
News
Notifications
Profile
Share your thoughts
placeholder
Article
When BTC Shows Bearish Divergence, Does It Mean a Drop Is Imminent?

In BTC technical analysis, bearish divergence is often seen as a warning sign that an uptrend may be weakening. But many traders rush to open short positions as soon as they see bearish divergence. Instead of falling, the price continues to rise, and they end up getting caught on the wrong side of the move.

So, how should you interpret bearish divergence?

First, understand the basic principle of bearish divergence. When the BTC price keeps making new highs, but the highs on the RSI or MACD indicator gradually decline, beari
post-image
BTC-0.67%
When everyone is using similar trading strategies, where do the profits come from?

A question worth considering:

If a trading strategy really works, why can’t it work forever?

Suppose a simple breakout strategy was able to capture trends in past markets. As more and more traders discover this pattern, they start buying at similar price levels and placing stop-losses at similar levels.

The initial edge may change.

This involves an important concept: trading edges are affected by the behavior of market participants.

1. What happens to the market when an edge is widely used?

First, trading
post-image
Trenches
mihao
m
bade
b
mihao
4Cxj...pump
Market Cap
$.
Change
.
24h Vol
$.
Holders
.
PIEVERSE
P
bade
b
PIEVERSE
0x0e...25a9
Market Cap
$.
Change
.
24h Vol
$.
Holders
.
HOLD
H
bade
b
HOLD
4iJ7...pump
Market Cap
$.
Change
.
24h Vol
$.
Holders
.
X
X
bade
b
X
9VZe...pump
Market Cap
$.
Change
.
24h Vol
$
Holders
.
AGT
A
bade
b
AGT
0x5d...e274
Market Cap
$.
Change
.
24h Vol
$.
Holders
.
US CPI Slaps the Market Again! Will the Fed Hike Rates Again? Who Will Be Hit Hardest: BTC, US Stocks, or Gold?

Just as the market was getting ready to celebrate cooling inflation, the Fed may have to rethink its plans!
US CPI rose 0.4% month over month in October, above the expected 0.3%; core CPI rose 0.3%, also above the expected 0.2%. This means that while inflation is not completely out of control, it is cooling much more slowly than hoped.
What does the Fed fear most? Not a one-time price increase, but rising prices becoming the norm. If inflation remains stubborn, rate cuts could be pu
$SPCX /USDT — Long Setup: Breakout in a Strong Uptrend

$SPCX /USDT

Trade Direction: LONG

Entry Price: 145.65000

Stop-Loss Price: 142.35097

Take-Profit Targets
TP1: 148.12428
TP2: 149.77379
TP3: 152.24807

$SPCX ‌
post-image
SPCX+0.20%
CRYPTO MARKET UPDATES
live-cover
LIVE1,913
Has CoreWeave already sold its computing capacity through 2028? Is the AI computing market really not worried about oversupply?
$CRWV Q3 revenue was $3.661 billion, up 168% year over year. Backlog reached $132.5 billion, up 138%. Adjusted operating margin rose to 10%, and full-year revenue guidance was raised to $13 billion–$13.3 billion.
The company raised product prices by 25% in July this year, then by another 10% at the end of Q3. Long-term contracts currently generate annualized revenue of $20 million–$25 million per megawatt, while short-term contracts exceed $40 million. Management says
post-image
CRWV-0.55%
When a trading strategy starts to fail, should you adjust its parameters or stop trading?

The real danger isn’t that a strategy starts losing money, but that you don’t know why it’s losing and keep changing the parameters in an attempt to fix the returns curve.

A strategy may once have worked, but the market won’t operate the same way forever.

A trend may turn into a range, liquidity may decline, trading costs may rise, and entry signals that once worked may gradually lose their edge.

So how should you tell?

Step one: First determine whether it’s a normal drawdown or a change in the strat
post-image
#每周来晒 #美国10月CPI全面超预期
October CPI Beat Forecasts: Will the Fed Stay Hawkish? What It Means for BTC, Stocks, and Gold?

October inflation did not give the market the soft landing it hoped for. It showed price pressure is still alive.

US October CPI rose 0.4% month over month, above the 0.3% forecast. Core CPI rose 0.3%, also above the forecast. The numbers look small. But direction matters. A soft print would have opened room for rate cuts. A hot print narrows that room. That is why this report reads as a signal for the Fed path, not just one month of data.
What The Data Says
Headline CPI at
MU-1.20%
Why do you still lose money even when you correctly predict the direction?

You predict that Bitcoin will rise, and after you buy, the price does rise.

But you still lose money.

Why?

Because correctly predicting the direction is only part of a successful trade. Your entry point, stop-loss distance, position size, trading costs, and risk-reward ratio can all determine the final outcome.

Getting the market direction right does not mean a trade is guaranteed to make money.

I. Why can you lose money even when you correctly predict the direction?

Suppose you predict that BTC will rise.

You b
post-image
BTC-0.67%
Arthur NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
post-image
New James Bond movie dropped
post-image
Trade CFDs for the Gold Airdrop: Rewards Worth 880,000 USDx, Up to 3,712 USDT Worth of XAUT https://www.gate.com/campaigns/6969?ch=9625&ref=VLARBF1YAG&ref_type=132
post-image
XAUUSD+0.39%
AIRDROP+0.00%
XAUT+0.30%
  • 1
In crypto trading, many people know they should analyze the market rationally, yet when it comes time to place an order, they are often controlled by their emotions. When they see BTC rising rapidly, they fear missing out and can't resist chasing the price higher; when they see the price suddenly fall, they start to panic and rush to close their positions.

Why is trading so easily driven by emotions?

First, fear of missing out on a market move. When the market suddenly becomes highly volatile, many people worry about missing a chance to make money. They rush into a trade without waiting for
post-image
BTC-0.67%
In the cryptocurrency market, many traders see BTC trading volume suddenly surge and assume the price is about to rise. But sometimes, volume increases significantly while the price fails to rise and instead falls. Why is that?

First, understand that trading volume represents market activity, not simply buying pressure. Every trade involves both a buyer and a seller, so a surge in volume does not mean the price will necessarily rise.

First, rising price with increasing volume. If the price continues to rise while trading volume increases, it suggests market participation is growing and buyer
post-image
BTC-0.67%
Alibaba’s 20-year investment list: It’s okay to fail. As long as you’re still alive and at the table, there’s a chance to turn things around.
post-image
U.S. October CPI Comes in Hotter Than Expected! Odds of a 25bp Fed Rate Hike in December Jump to 88.
live-cover
LIVE2,123
How can a trading strategy perform well in historical backtests yet gradually fail in real markets?

A beautiful return curve does not necessarily mean a trading strategy is reliable.

In the cryptocurrency market, many traders use historical data to test entry signals, take-profit and stop-loss settings, and position parameters. But once a strategy is deployed in the market, its win rate may fall, drawdowns may widen, or it may even lose money over the long term.

What exactly goes wrong?

I. Historical data is not the same as future markets

Backtesting can only show how a strategy performed
post-image
In BTC trading, many people see a candlestick with a long lower wick and assume buyers are starting to fight back and the price is about to rebound, so they rush in to buy the dip. But in reality, a long lower wick does not necessarily mean a trend reversal; it could also be just a brief bounce during a decline.

So, how should you judge?

First, look at where it appears. If a long lower wick appears near an important previous support level, it suggests that strong buying may have stepped in after the price fell to this area, making the rebound signal relatively more significant. But if it app
post-image
BTC-0.67%
☢️ NUCLEAR NEWS: House passed four nuclear bills on Nov 9 that clear the path for domestic fuel recycling, enrichment and faster deployment.
Companies set up for it
$LEU Centrus
$OKLO
$XE X-energy
$BWXT
$NNE
$CEG Constellation
$CCJ Cameco
$GEV GE Vernova
$SMR NuScale
Senate still has to act.
post-image
LEU-6.55%
OKLO-6.53%
XE-1.66%
BWXT-0.89%
NNE-7.24%
Why do some trading strategies perform well in range-bound markets but start losing consecutively as soon as the trend reverses?

Have you ever experienced this?

A strategy performs well over the past few months. Its backtest curve is smooth, and its win rate looks impressive.

But one day, the market starts to change.

Buy signals that used to work begin failing one after another, stop-losses become more frequent, and the account drawdown keeps growing.

You start questioning the indicators, adjusting parameters, or even considering replacing the strategy entirely.

But there’s one possibili
post-image
Load More

Join 40 M users in our growing community

⚡️ Join 40 M users in the crypto craze discussion

💬 Engage with your favorite top creators

👍 See what interests you

Trending Topics

GateGlobalComplianceExpansion

15.89k Views354 Discussing

Gate continues to expand its global compliance footprint, now covering 81 regulated jurisdictions across Europe, North America, Asia, and Oceania. From MiCA and U.S. state-level MTLs to Japan’s FSA, Dubai, and Australia-related regulatory approvals, global exchanges are entering a new stage of compliance competition. Do you think regulatory strength will become as important as products and liquidity for exchanges in the future?

USOctoberCPIBeatsExpectations

87.04k Views2.65k Discussing

AnthropicIPOValuationCouldReach1.4T

12.22k Views1.61k Discussing

View More