That day, a friend excitedly told me he had discovered a few “must-pump coins” and was ready to go all in. I quickly stopped him: “Wait, spend three minutes checking out my method first—it can help you avoid most pitfalls.”

I’ve been in this space for five years and have witnessed countless disasters. Many people blindly follow the crowd, jumping into whatever’s hyped, only to lose so much principal that they start doubting life itself. To put it simply, investing isn’t about who dares to gamble more, but who’s better at picking.

He showed me his watchlist—over a dozen coins, all hyped as “tomorrow’s stars” in various communities. I immediately used my own screening logic to filter them:

Check trading volume trends—has volume been shrinking for three consecutive days? Cross it off without hesitation. Projects without real capital flowing in, no matter how hyped, are just illusions—they may pump quickly but crash even harder.

Observe price anomalies—did the price surge more than 20% in a single day, only for trading volume to slump the next day? That’s a clear sign someone’s distributing at the top—whoever chases in will get trapped.

Analyze technical patterns—are weekly momentum indicators still hovering at low levels, with no clear sign of a trend reversal? No matter how compelling the story is, stay away. If the technicals don’t align, strong fundamentals are meaningless.

After this round of screening, only two out of the dozen coins remained, and both were niche tokens that barely anyone talked about.

“That’s all? Doesn’t seem like there’s much buzz…” He sounded a bit disappointed.

I asked him back, “Do you want to chase hype and be exit liquidity, or do you want to actually make money? Coins everyone’s watching are already massively overpriced. The real opportunities are usually in corners the market hasn’t fully explored yet.”

Screening coins is just the beginning—if you really want to enter, you need a risk control mechanism. The reason I’ve been able to make stable profits all these years is thanks to this “double insurance” approach: The first rule is to wait for the price to pull back to a key support level (