2026-01-07 19:22:44

Back when the market was in full hype mode, spotting promising altcoins early could mean 10x gains within 24 hours. Those were different times—with explosive volatility and lower market caps making such moves feasible. Nowadays it feels like capturing that kind of momentum is increasingly tough. Market efficiency and larger liquidity pools have fundamentally changed the game. Still, many traders wonder if we'll ever see those explosive rally conditions again.

This page may contain third-party content, which is provided for information purposes only (not representations/warranties) and should not be considered as an endorsement of its views by Gate, nor as financial or professional advice. See Disclaimer for details.

15 Likes

Reward
15
7
Repost
Share

Comment

0/400

PumpBeforeRug

· 13h ago

That era is long gone. Now you want to multiply by 10? No way.

View OriginalReply0

GigaBrainAnon

· 01-07 19:50

It was really fun back then. Now it's all institutions and bots repeatedly cutting the leeks. How can retail investors bottom fish now?

View OriginalReply0

NotSatoshi

· 01-07 19:48

I should have gone all in back then; now I only have regrets.

View OriginalReply0

AirdropHunterWang

· 01-07 19:44

I've already said it, those days are gone. Once liquidity increases, there's no chance left.

View OriginalReply0

GweiObserver

· 01-07 19:43

I've felt it for a while now, making money is really not that easy anymore.

View OriginalReply0

GateUser-bd883c58

· 01-07 19:35

I've known for a long time that the 10x dream is dead; now it's all about robots and big players playing.

View OriginalReply0

BlockchainDecoder

· 01-07 19:33

Research shows that there is an interesting paradox — increased market efficiency is itself a sign of maturity, but everyone is still longing for the high profits of the low-efficiency era. From a technical perspective, the increase in liquidity depth indeed smooths out extreme fluctuations of individual tokens, with data showing that the median slippage now has decreased by three orders of magnitude compared to 2017. However, it is worth noting that new public chain ecosystems and small coin communities still present similar inefficiency opportunities, just with different risk-reward trade-offs. In summary, rather than hoping for history to repeat itself, it’s better to turn to the new frontier of on-chain liquidity fragmentation.

View OriginalReply0