Which crypto should you buy or sell? Why no one can tell you, and how to decide for yourself

If you searched for which coins to buy, here is the honest answer first: no one can tell you, and anyone who claims to is guessing or selling. Prices depend on the whole market, on news that has not happened yet, and on what millions of other people do. This guide explains why, and gives you a way to decide that does not rest on a stranger’s prediction. It is general education, not financial advice, and Aretia does not recommend any token.

Why a “buy this” answer is not available

• No one knows the future price. Professional funds with large research teams do not beat the market reliably. A person with a screenshot does not either.
• A good story is not a good price. A token can be a fine project and a bad purchase at today’s price, and the reverse.
• Your situation matters. What suits someone with ten years and spare money does not suit someone who needs the money next month. A list for everyone is advice for no one.
• Many “picks” are paid for. Influencers, signal groups and “analysts” are often paid by the token’s team, or hold it and want you to buy.

Advice you should ignore

• Anyone who messages you first with a tip or an opportunity.
• Guaranteed returns, “risk-free” or “can’t lose” claims, or a countdown that pressures you to act now.
• A “signal” or “VIP” group that charges you, or asks you to send money to a person.
• Anyone asking for your recovery phrase or a payment to “unlock” your funds.
• A token’s own marketing as evidence about the token.

How to decide without a prediction

1. Decide what the money is for and how long you can leave it. If you may need it soon, volatile tokens are the wrong place.
2. Decide how much you can lose completely. That is your limit for all crypto together, not for one token.
3. Learn what you would own. Can you say in one sentence what the token does and who uses it? If not, you are buying a price, not a project.
4. Check the market, not only the story. Liquidity, age, holders, who can change the token, whether you can sell (the seven checks).
5. Use size to manage the unknown. Small positions, spread over time rather than all at once, so one mistake does not decide the outcome.
6. Write the exit before the entry. At what point, or after what event, will you sell? A written plan is harder to ignore when the price moves.
7. Check what it costs to get in and out (what liquidity means) and what you will owe in tax.

What Aretia does and does not do

Aretia Markets shows what the chains record: price, 24-hour volume, transactions, traders and liquidity for tokens on six networks, with gaps shown as gaps and risky patterns hidden by default. It is a way to look at the market, not a source of picks. The “Verified” and “Featured” labels have their own pages saying what they mean and do not mean; neither is a rating or a recommendation.

For the wider picture, read how people make and lose money in crypto.