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The author who teaches people how to make money is already $1.2 billion in debt. Robert Kiyosaki, the author of the best-selling financial popular science book *Rich Dad Poor Dad*, admits that he is using property—taking out loans secured by mortgages—and then investing the borrowed money, repeatedly rolling leverage.
He says this is the rich-people way: using debt to leverage income-generating assets, rather than slowly saving cash to buy things. Currently, he and his friends have already accumulated 1,500 rental properties, and they are proud of it.
ETH 2400: How to dodge the blood-soaked chips from the hillside
Driving east from Chongqing all the way, the altitude kept getting lower. This time I traveled alongside my ex-wife. After living in Japan for so long, a lot of her habits became Japan-like. The moment we got out of the car, she started cleaning the inside, then took a damp towel to wipe the windshield. I didn’t manage her and went to figure out how to charge. I tried three different charging stations—plugged in, scanned, nothing worked no matter what. Later I remembered: yesterday, on leaving the highway in Chongqing, a 18-yuan charge payment failed. Their backend system immediately locked my plug-and-charge so it wouldn’t work. I’m just the type who’s afraid of hassles. I can’t afford to mess with it, so I quietly paid the money to make it right, switched to a different scan mode, and finally—my car started charging.
$ETH last night the high reached 2419. The 2405–2415 range we mentioned before opened and we have already successfully triggered the entry.
During the session, the low dropped to 2371. It’s still a bit short of the previously set 2355 take-profit point—we didn’t hit it properly.
Today the market still looks bearish overall, and the rebound doesn’t have much strength. If you’re holding short positions, I suggest first moving your stop-loss to around the entry price to protect breakeven.
Next, the key to watch is the 2355 level. If price truly breaks down and stays below it, then this pullback likely isn’t finished yet. The next leg would most likely fall toward around 2310. Just hold patiently and wait for confirmation signals.
ETH 2380: Key level has already broken—any rebound is a better chance to open a short position
I had a meal of Chongqing hot pot. Wu Xinran invited me, and there was another girl there too—she does CPA work (certified public accountant). Her name is Junjun. I can’t eat it. First, it’s too spicy. Second, the ingredients are too wild—mostly all kinds of organs and blood chunks. They specifically ordered a dual-pot hot pot for me. There’s a small clear-broth pot in the middle, so I can only put in some beef and luncheon meat. In theory, I also shouldn’t eat luncheon meat because it has carbs. My ex-wife is there too. She only eats from the middle pot, with some greens added. While we were eating, my sweat was pouring down—pixie-drops. After going keto, the changes in sweating are very significant. The sweat beads get bigger, then they drip down, and they taste saltier. Because keto causes insulin levels to drop sharply, the body starts dumping lots of water and sodium.
ETH 2380: Key level has already broken—any rebound is a better chance to open a short position
I had a meal of Chongqing hot pot. Wu Xinran invited me, and there was another girl there too—she does CPA work (certified public accountant). Her name is Junjun. I can’t eat it. First, it’s too spicy. Second, the ingredients are too wild—mostly all kinds of organs and blood chunks. They specifically ordered a dual-pot hot pot for me. There’s a small clear-broth pot in the middle, so I can only put in some beef and luncheon meat. In theory, I also shouldn’t eat luncheon meat because it has carbs. My ex-wife is there too. She only eats from the middle pot, with some greens added. While we were eating, my sweat was pouring down—pixie-drops. After going keto, the changes in sweating are very significant. The sweat beads get bigger, then they drip down, and they taste saltier. Because keto causes insulin levels to drop sharply, the body starts dumping lots of water and sodium.
$ETH Two retracements; 2380 on the frontline has been confirmed as support both times. Currently, trading volume is shrinking and downside momentum is weakening.
If you currently have no positions, at the current price 2405 you may consider entering a long trade directly; the risk-reward ratio is excellent. Use 2380 as your defensive bottom—so long as this support holds and is not broken, you can set up calmly.
First target: look toward the upper edge of the consolidation zone at 2445. After it stabilizes, there is potential to move further up toward around 2480.
ETH 2444: Adults don’t need travel guides—only common sense
Not long ago in Chongqing, I took my ex-wife on a 7-kilometer CITY WALK along the Yangtze River. We walked down to the base of a building and ran into a group of young girls standing with their heads tilted up, taking photos. I stepped closer and asked, and it turned out this building had an agency that had trained TFBOYS. They were there to pay tribute to the place where their idols debuted. I casually snapped a photo and posted it on my Moments. A netizen “aunt” from my hometown—whose facial features were the most proper—came over to ask me: “What’s your guide to Chongqing? She’s coming to run a marathon.” I was at a loss for words for a moment. Because I’ve had no sense of unfamiliarity with any city for a long time, and I never needed to make a guide. If I’m being a little outrageous: in Chongqing, I could just throw together a meeting room, gather a group of 100 people, from every industry. Whoever I call, it’s giving them face. A lot of so-called masters out there—when they’re in front of me—can only behave like normal people. Because their mystical stuff has no value to me, and it can’t make me magically grow an extra couple pounds of flesh.
Borrowing Sun Yuchen’s words: I’m here, I’m always here, I’m here forever.
I can’t say I’m an excellent trader, but I love trading, and in the future I will keep trading as well.
There are a lot of things to do during the summer break, so every day I can only share in the members’ group.
Starting today, I’ll resume recording my views in the Plaza, updating at least one post every day. I’ll set a small goal first—stick with it for 100 days. I don’t dare to set the period too long, so as to avoid giving up halfway.
ETH 2444: Adults don’t need travel guides—only common sense
Not long ago in Chongqing, I took my ex-wife on a 7-kilometer CITY WALK along the Yangtze River. We walked down to the base of a building and ran into a group of young girls standing with their heads tilted up, taking photos. I stepped closer and asked, and it turned out this building had an agency that had trained TFBOYS. They were there to pay tribute to the place where their idols debuted. I casually snapped a photo and posted it on my Moments. A netizen “aunt” from my hometown—whose facial features were the most proper—came over to ask me: “What’s your guide to Chongqing? She’s coming to run a marathon.” I was at a loss for words for a moment. Because I’ve had no sense of unfamiliarity with any city for a long time, and I never needed to make a guide. If I’m being a little outrageous: in Chongqing, I could just throw together a meeting room, gather a group of 100 people, from every industry. Whoever I call, it’s giving them face. A lot of so-called masters out there—when they’re in front of me—can only behave like normal people. Because their mystical stuff has no value to me, and it can’t make me magically grow an extra couple pounds of flesh.
Last night, the $ETH short order reached the first take-profit level as expected, and the profit was banked.
Recently, this market has been moving in a very grinding way— for every trade, you have to wait a long time; what you’re relying on is patience.
There’s no quick-money opportunity; positions depend on enduring. No chasing trades, no opening recklessly. Wait for clear signals before acting; the high-short mindset remains unchanged. #ETH走势分析
During the summer vacation, I take the kids out and about. Long-form posts will be updated from time to time. Whenever I have time, I’ll organize my trading thoughts and share a strategy. Tap the profile picture to enter the chat room, so you can check updates as soon as possible.
This move in $ETH is a bit unusually strong. Personally, I’m inclined to look for an opportunity to open a short position, and then slowly wait for the right entry point.
I plan to open a short around 1970–1980, with a stop loss at 2015. Take profit at 1920/1880. The order is already placed—if price can move up, I’ll go short. No plans to open a long position for now.
Today during the day, this move went very smoothly—I steadily picked up more than 50 points. The most reliable thing in trading has never been to bet correctly on a single move; it’s to strictly follow your own trading plan, only profiting from within your system. There’s a clear rationale for both entries and exits, and you make money with full clarity. $ETH
In recent days, $ETH has been behaving abnormally and is hard, but when trading, don’t follow feelings—look at the risk-reward ratio.
The strong momentum shown on the chart easily triggers FOMO emotions. The more it’s like this, the more you need to stay calm and read the market.
From the current position, the upside profit potential from a breakout is visibly limited, and the structural selling pressure above could be realized at any time.
Chasing longs from this spot means taking a big risk for small gains. Instead, set up a short position using the key resistance level above; the room for a downward pullback is very large.
Tonight, I will open a short around 1915–1925. The stop-loss will be placed just above the prior high, at 1955. Targets are 1850/1810.
In Guangxi’s disaster-affected areas, flooding damaged communication facilities. The signal is intermittent, and getting online is quite troublesome, making it difficult to steadily research market conditions.
We’ll pause for a few days. Hoping the rain stops, the water recedes, and everyone is safe and sound. As soon as the network is restored, updates will resume immediately.$ETH
Don’t open a position halfway up the mountain; wait patiently. #ETH
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ETH 1750 Squeeze? In the trading world, people don’t believe in faith—they only care about the chips.
Arrived in Chongqing. Years ago, I got to know an old friend through offline business. He insisted on sending someone to pick me up and take me over for a sit-down. This man used to be a writer on Tianya, always tinkering with so-called digital energy, tarot cards, and Zi Wei Dou Shu—mystical stuff like that. Back when everyone drank together, if he got too drunk, he’d take a few thousand yuan in cash out of his pocket and show it off, bragging that it was given by female fans—one treatment counted as one course. We hadn’t been in touch for years. Now that person has completely reinvented himself and become a master on Xiaohongshu. When I went, he wasn’t there. He said he’d taken a study tour to Dunhuang with a team, claiming he was going to research the dragon veins of Northwest China. He arranged a small assistant to receive me. The assistant was very refined—like a university professor—calling me “teacher” again and again. After we got out of the airport, a Maybach S480 was parked at the roadside. The assigned driver wore white gloves to pick me up.
$ETH 1728, breaking through as scheduled. Yesterday, everyone in the square was watching 2000, imagining the market maker would have a change of heart and keep pushing it up. Now everyone is silent.
Where are all these miracles? As the saying goes, in the short term, every rebound and push higher is a better opportunity to open a short position.
ETH 1750 Squeeze? In the trading world, people don’t believe in faith—they only care about the chips.
Arrived in Chongqing. Years ago, I got to know an old friend through offline business. He insisted on sending someone to pick me up and take me over for a sit-down. This man used to be a writer on Tianya, always tinkering with so-called digital energy, tarot cards, and Zi Wei Dou Shu—mystical stuff like that. Back when everyone drank together, if he got too drunk, he’d take a few thousand yuan in cash out of his pocket and show it off, bragging that it was given by female fans—one treatment counted as one course. We hadn’t been in touch for years. Now that person has completely reinvented himself and become a master on Xiaohongshu. When I went, he wasn’t there. He said he’d taken a study tour to Dunhuang with a team, claiming he was going to research the dragon veins of Northwest China. He arranged a small assistant to receive me. The assistant was very refined—like a university professor—calling me “teacher” again and again. After we got out of the airport, a Maybach S480 was parked at the roadside. The assigned driver wore white gloves to pick me up.
The $ETH evening strategy is to short at 1790, with the high at 1793. Perfectly triggered now, and I’m currently in profit.
My computer broke today, so I can’t write a short essay. If I get a chance to go on there again, it’s still worth checking whether you can short around 1790—I’m a firm believer in being a bear.