Have you noticed? Every time the Bank of Japan plays the interest rate hike card, the crypto market has to dance along, and the steps are actually pretty predictable.

Let’s look at this year’s round: the rate hike was implemented on January 28, and the next few days were a bloodbath—BTC plunged 15,000 points from 1.31 to 2.3, and ETH dropped even harder, falling from 3160 all the way down to 2080. But these violent wicks come and go quickly; after the wick is done, it enters a long bottoming phase. After two months of choppy consolidation, it hit a floor price of 74,457 on April 7, then started a slow climb, taking half a year to reach the ceiling of 126,208 on October 6.

Looking further back: last year’s July 28 rate hike followed the same script. From August 2 to 5, BTC dropped 17,000 points, and ETH plunged from 3,227 to 2,112. After the wick, it was another 80+ days of tug-of-war, bottoming at 48,888 on August 5, and only breaking the 100,000 mark after grinding until December 5.

This kind of super trend isn’t about quick moves—you have to position yourself in advance. Fast dumps and pumps, then slow declines and rises; the several tens of thousands of points in between are enough for multiple rounds of profit. Those who get it, get it. If you don’t, go look at the historical K-line charts a couple more times.