Why 97% of Traders Lose Money in a Bull Market? The Hidden Emotions Behind AST’s Price Swings

The Ticks Don’t Lie—But We Do

I stared at the charts last night—not as a trader, but as someone who remembers what happens when numbers become stories. AST’s price swung from \(0.0418 to \)0.0514 in days that felt like heartbeat rhythms. 6.51% up. Then down to 2.97%. To the outsider, these aren’t just candlesticks—they’re emotional fingerprints.

The Real Trader Isn’t You—It’s Your Fear

When volume spiked to 108k while the price dropped? That wasn’t liquidity—it was panic buying disguised as FOMO. The换手率 jumped to 1.78 not because ‘the market’ changed—but because we did. We chased highs we didn’t understand, fearing we’d missed the move.

Data Has a Voice—If You Listen

In my lab at Columbia & Wall Street, I built models that translate cold metrics into human stories. AST’s swing from \(0.0369 to \)0.0514? That’s not a trend—it’s a group cry for belonging in DeFi’s echo chamber.

Why Consensus Beats Code Every Time

We think algorithms drive markets—but they don’t. We do. We project our anxiety onto decimals. We trust ‘code’ when we feel alone. This is why 97% lose—not because they’re dumb… but because they’re human.

So What Now?

I’m not here to predict prices. I’m here to ask: In which moment did you decide to believe in AST… or just your need to belong? Vote below: Consensus—or code?