Holy shit, I really didn’t recognize it for a moment.

I just took a look and saw so many chart-drawing gurus on the Plaza calling for a short. It scared the shit out of me and my ETH long, and now I'm trembling🥶 After all, I don't even know how to draw lines. To look more professional, I just learned how to draw some too, though my skill definitely can't compare with the chart-drawing gurus on the Plaza. They're at least at a graduate-student level in interior design, while I'm only at an elementary-school level.
And now, an update for my followers: I put the conclusion first in my posts and the analysis afterward so people can see my trades. Be

Is a beginner like this considered good?

In this market, it really is “all that effort, and my principal’s down to 250”😅. The market keeps swinging back and forth, futures positions get liquidated at the drop of a hat, and when you try to buy the dip on spot, you’re afraid you’ll catch it halfway down.
When the market’s rough, focus on defense. For us regular players, it’s better to avoid overtrading and put idle funds to work earning some relatively “risk-free” returns. Protecting your principal and waiting for the wind to shift is the way to go.
Let’s take a look at some defensive strategies you can use on Gate:
1️⃣ Gate Idle Fund

My trades haven’t gone well these past two days. I later realized I had a cold and a fever and couldn’t think straight. I’ll take some cold medicine and go out to take a shower,

We home before midnight.

Morning Trade #1
Entered long at 4130, cashed out at 4136, ➕6 points, 553 U secured
Don't be greedy in trading; exit decisively once the target is reached.$XAU ‌

#GateSeptemberTransparencyReport
Gate’s September Report: The Real Story Behind 62 Million Users
A growing user base makes headlines, but the more important question is what a platform is doing to give those users more reasons to stay, trade and explore. Gate’s September transparency report offers several interesting signals—not just about its size, but also about where its ecosystem is heading.
62 million users, with a wider range of markets
Gate has surpassed 62 million users and reports support for more than 5,300 digital assets and over 12,800 stocks and ETFs. This combination reflects a

$GRVT With the same 1000U, the outcomes are worlds apart: those who chased the price are now down 12%, while those who waited for a pullback got in at a cost 20% lower than yours.
A 19.23% daily gain, a 24h high of 0.2636, and a current price of 0.2573—the price has pulled back 2.4% from its peak. The 10.4M in trading volume is enough to support this gain, but don’t get carried away. The key levels are clear: 0.2636 is the short-term high set today, and 0.2136 is today’s low. The 0.05 range between them is a meat grinder for bulls and bears.
First matchup: chase vs. wait. If you chase at the c

$WLD LONG SETUP 🚀
Entry: 0.5390 – 0.5430
SL: 0.5290
TP1: 0.5490
TP2: 0.5580
TP3: 0.5700
Strong 1H bullish momentum. Enter on confirmed support retest. Watch for breakout above 0.5489.
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Recent volatility has been limited and directionless, as major news amid uncertainty is imminent. The Fed's rate decision will be announced at 2:00 a.m. on October 29. If rates are raised, the market will face further downside pressure.
So, the market is likely to remain range-bound through the end of the month, with no overly dramatic moves. But since the prevailing trend is bearish, shorting on rebounds remains the main strategy. Today's rebound to 82500-83200 still presents an entry opportunity.

#AltcoinReboundLosesMomentum
Altcoin Rebound Loses Momentum: Is the Crypto Market Facing Another Correction?
The cryptocurrency market continues to experience uncertainty as the recent recovery in altcoins appears to be losing momentum. After periods of buying interest and short-term price gains, several altcoins may struggle to maintain their upward movement as traders reassess risk and wait for stronger market signals.
The topic highlights an important question for crypto investors: is this simply a temporary pause before another recovery, or could weakening momentum lead to further downsid

Strategy $MSTR disclosed updates to its at-the-market offering activity, $BTC holdings, and share repurchase programs for the period from October 12 to October 18, 2026, according to a filing with regulators.
During the period, Strategy sold 140,872 shares of its Class A common stock ($MSTR Stock), generating net proceeds of $22.0 million, which were used to fund $BTC

Some people seem upset about the $PAPER @papertrade_xyz update but I think it's good
Owning PAPER is owning a share of the house
If non-transferability etc. is required in order to prevent attack vectors, then that's how it should be
Ppl missing the forest for the trees

Tong Ge’s 10.20 ETH Outlook
$ETH 2415-2435: Short near this range, stop-loss at 2455, targets at 2380-2350-2300.
Current price: 2400. Yesterday’s setup was satisfying to watch, wasn’t it? The high landed precisely in the 2445 entry zone, then price plunged straight to 2370. Those who caught the move enjoyed a very comfortable, sizeable win.
Looking at the current chart, the daily moving averages are firmly overhead, and the trend hasn’t reversed at all. ETH is just following BTC; when BTC weakens, ETH falls faster than anything else. It has no conviction of its own.
So today’s plan is clear:

Beyond BTC and ETH, what else is worth watching? Don’t be the last to know when the next rally comes
What’s the most classic story in crypto markets? You finish researching BTC, and ETH starts moving; you’re just about to look at ETH, and a hot sector suddenly takes off; by the time you finally decide to jump in, the market is teaching you what it means to be the last one holding the bag at the top.
Over the past 7 days, Gate saw net inflows of more than $201 million, ranking among the top three centralized exchanges globally. Earlier, when BTC and ETH surged, several of the platform’s spot an

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs saw net outflows of about $320 million last week, marking the third consecutive week of outflows. Media reports also said outflows totaled about $955 million so far in October, the largest monthly amount this year. Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw outflows of about $229 million over the same week.
X trends and reports from Cointelegraph, DigitalToday, and others were broadly consistent. CoinGecko put spot ETH at around $2,410, down roughly 0.4% over 24 hours (snapshot around 12:08 Beijing time).
I think this looks more like institutions are still reducing positions, not just price