That 3 a.m. memory is still vivid—the screen's faint glow illuminating my dazed face, and I sat through the entire night in front of the volume bar chart. The coffee in my hand had long gone cold, and the tea leaves at the bottom of the cup had unfurled, just like the changes in my market mindset over the past three years, from initial impatience to a kind of calmness.

Three years ago, I entered the crypto market with only $10,000, filled with all kinds of complex indicators and dreams of getting rich quickly. Now, my account balance has surpassed nine figures, but the deepest insight is surprisingly simple—candlestick charts record the market's trajectory, and volume is the true heartbeat of the market.

**Things those indicators can't teach me**

I used to be a fanatic for indicators. MACD, RSI, Bollinger Bands—anything that could be plotted on a chart, I used it all, as if more indicators meant a clearer market. Reality hit me hard a few times, making me realize: complexity doesn't necessarily mean effectiveness.

The most profound lesson came when I was shaken out of a trade, which changed my entire trading logic. Watching that long upper shadow on the screen, I suddenly realized I had been ignoring the most fundamental thing—volume. Prices can be manipulated, but volume is hard to lie about. After that, I started a "dialogue" with volume.

**What volume taught me about the market secrets**

A genuine breakout is always accompanied by increased volume. How many times have you seen prices surge and rushed in, only to be trapped at the top? That's because there's no volume confirmation. Without volume support, price movements are just a bluff. Prices can deceive, but real gold and silver trades can't be faked. Over these three years, I have reexamined the entire market from the perspective of volume, gaining insights far beyond those piled-up complex indicators.