The US nonfarm payroll data has been delayed again! This is the second month in a row that data hasn’t been released due to policy disputes. Traditional market investors are now like tightrope walkers blindfolded—they can’t see the direction and don’t dare to make any rash moves.

Interestingly, there’s a lot going on beneath the surface in the crypto market.

Here’s a simple logic: Nonfarm payroll data is typically a key indicator for Wall Street to gauge the Fed’s attitude. Now that this indicator is suddenly gone, the uncertainty surrounding dollar-denominated assets skyrockets. Money always needs a place to go, so funds that don’t want to be tied down by a single policy will naturally flow into decentralized assets.

A similar situation happened in Q3 last year. At that time, there was also a data blackout in traditional markets. The result? BTC jumped from $28,000 to $33,000 in just one week—an increase of more than 18%. That’s not luck; it’s a choice made by real capital.

That said, retail investors are the ones most likely to get burned in this kind of “information fog.”

**Three key survival tips:**

**Don’t chase emotional trades.** When data is missing, market volatility can increase by more than 30%, and candlesticks move purely on sentiment. Last week, a friend saw ETH go up 5% and jumped in, only for it to drop back to the original price within half an hour—he lost half a month’s income in a day. Remember: the more extreme the price swings, the more you should wait for a pullback to stabilize. Don’t be the one left holding the bag.

**Keep your heavy positions in blue chips.** Avoid small tokens whose whitepapers you don’t even understand, especially at times like these. While mainstream coins like BTC and ETH won’t make you rich overnight, at least they won’t wipe you out overnight.