History usually sends the loudest good news right at the top, so I read every bullish headline as a possible contrarian alert. Before shifting any coins, I check on-chain reality real volume, active wallets, funding rates if those don’t confirm the story, I do nothing. Most of my stack lives in cold storage while I only experiment with a small play money bag, so fake rallies can’t wreck me. Staying skeptical costs a lot less than learning the hard way.