The main reason most people lose money in crypto isn't bad luck. It isn't the market being rigged. It isn't even buying the wrong coins. It's because they don't understand market structure. Market structure is the framework the market moves within. Higher highs, higher lows, lower highs, lower lows. It tells you whether you're in a bullish trend, a bearish trend, or a ranging market. It tells you where the smart money is positioned and where the traps are set for retail traders. Without it, you're just reacting to price. Buying when it looks like it's going up. Selling when it looks like it's going down. Getting shaken out at the bottom. Buying back in at the top. That's the cycle most retail traders are stuck in. And it's the reason most people round-trip their profits every single bull run. Here's what most people don't realise — market structure is also what tells you when a bull market is running out of steam and when a bear market is finally coming to an end. Those two moments are where the biggest money is made and lost. Get them right and you protect your profits on the way down and position early on the way back up. Get them wrong and you're the person holding bags at the top wondering what happened. When I lost $700,000 in one trade, it was because I ignored structure. I was trading on feeling, not fact. That loss was the most expensive lesson I've ever paid for — and it taught me everything. Once you understand market structure, the market stops feeling random. You start seeing the moves before they happen. You know when to be patient and when to pull the trigger. And most importantly — you know when the cycle is turning before everyone else does.