Italy restarts nuclear power and Schneider Electric’s acquisition of Shelly Group—these macro and industry headlines may look lively. But after spending a decade in crypto, I can tell at a glance what’s really going on. Do these two events offer any fundamental positive impact for $ETH and SOL? Not really. In situations like this, the easiest thing is to create the illusion that “the outside world is moving, so the crypto market should follow,” which then leads to FOMO and chasing higher prices. The result is getting stuck holding the bag.

That press conference by the State Council Information Office is also the usual playbook—just treat it like a noise-maker and don’t base trading decisions on the news release. The real opportunities are never when the breaking-news pop-up hits. They’re when the market is ignored and nobody dares to make a move. In this kind of market, range-bound chop and shakeouts are the norm, and the main players’ specialty is using emotions to harvest liquidity. When you see news and rush to buy, you often end up being the one who catches the last baton.

Remember: be patient and don’t let irrelevant noise set your pace. Whatever amount of $ETH and SOL you currently hold, hold that amount—don’t panic and reshuffle your positions just because of a few international headlines. Real hunters just stay there, motionless, waiting for the prey to come to them.

So do you think this round of consolidation is building up for an upward push, or is it luring buyers just to distribute?