I’ve been thinking a lot lately—what’s the first principle of trading? Technical analysis? Research and analysis? None of the above. If you could only consider one condition when buying a coin, what would it be? After thinking it through, it’s still all about the hype. Don’t look at market cap, don’t look at candlesticks, don’t look at fundamentals, don’t look at research. Let go of all biases. Just focus on the hype. When CZ shills something, that’s the biggest hype. Take $ASTER as an example—if you focus on the product, market cap, or research, it’s easy to miss out or sell too early. But if you just trust CZ when he shills, that’s it. CZ’s shills are the biggest hype. Over the past year, CZ has consistently hyped projects on Twitter. The one he’s been bullish on the most must be $ASTER, right? The moment it launches, you should drop all biases, buy in, and hold until it gets listed on Binance. To sum up, the first principle of trading: hype-driven. Only hype-driven trades can lead to big wins. For example, back in the day with $TRUMP, later with $TST, $ASTER, and so many others. In crypto, you don’t need to know too much to make money. Just stay tuned to key news and play the fool. Going forward, I’ll abandon all trading biases and stop trading secondary mainstream coins. I’ll focus solely on hype-driven trades and work on improving my sensitivity to news. The hardest part of hype trading: identifying the hype that can actually make you rich. What counts as core hype? This requires long-term analysis and filtering through various news to sharpen your sensitivity.