Many people are still using the 2021 methodology to navigate 2026. Little do they know, the market has long since changed its approach. A clear change in 2025 is that—the performance logic of the crypto market has completely decoupled from stocks and precious metals. The four-year cycle theory is no longer valid. The era of blindly chasing trend coins is over. Strategies that rely on the crypto boom to make a living are now basically ineffective. It's time to reevaluate your trading system.