Aster pain Yesterday, Pencil Bro called Silly Bro to get in on the 9th floor, but Silly Bro didn’t. Saying it’s a single-player game isn’t accurate—APX is listed on other exchanges too. Underestimated CZ’s emphasis on Aster. Only looked at the fundamentals and thought it was too expensive. Couldn’t predict this kind of pump. With this kind of pump, it’d be better to focus on improving the product. It’s so hard to use right now. It’s not because the fundamentals are strong, nor because the sentiment is good—it’s CZ’s willpower. I’m reflecting. I made two misjudgments about APX: 1. Timing error: Old tokens mapping to new tokens, waiting for the new tokens to be issued before starting the operation. Previously, I thought APX was equivalent to already having its TGE (Token Generation Event). No timing gap. Turns out I was wrong. Because the whales would wait for Aster to go live before operating. 2. Misjudgment of pump intention: Looking back now, Aster is more like Pancake in the last cycle, compared to Binance, or MDEX to Huobi. Beyond sentiment, beyond cash flow, beyond indiscriminate rent collection—outside my three strike zones. It’s a product that big groups have to defend strategically. Learn, practice. I need to summarize and review, see where my methodology is biased. Luckily, ASP made me a bit of profit yesterday. Otherwise, I’d feel like my judgment was completely off. Next time I encounter this kind of situation, I hope muscle memory kicks in. Aster makes my heart ache deeper day by day. Pain leads to clarity.