Late at night, friends kept asking me: "ORDI surged 20% in the morning session yesterday, I didn't dare to move; then it dropped 15% at noon, and by evening it rebounded 25%. Is this coin deliberately messing with me?"

My answer is straightforward: it's not the coin's problem, it's where you put it.

I've been in this circle for nearly 7 years, and I've seen too many people get caught up in highly volatile coins, only to end up wasting their time. The issue isn't how bad the coin itself is, but rather the misalignment of trading strategies. To be honest, for coins like ORDI that fluctuate over 20% daily, the outcome is often vastly different depending on whether you store them on an exchange or in a self-custody wallet.

**How tempting are exchanges?**

Think about it—what is an exchange? It’s basically a place filled with "quick trade" buttons right in front of you. When the price moves, a notification flashes on the screen, and a single tap executes the trade. This mechanism is inherently fighting against your human nature—if it rises 10% in the morning, you want to cut profits; if it drops 12% in the afternoon, you panic and sell. Frequent buying and selling throughout the day eat up a lot of fees, and the inevitable chasing of highs and selling lows is right there in front of you.

But what about self-custody wallets? It’s a completely different experience. To transfer coins, you need to manually fill in the recipient's address, and you have to judge whether Gas fees are worth it. The whole process can be painfully slow. This "inconvenience" actually forces you to think calmly, rather than being hostage to the numbers on the screen.

**What about real-world cases?**

Last year, when ORDI dropped from over $120 to $60, my coins happened to be in a cold wallet. Selling would have taken half an hour of hassle, so I just left them there. And what happened? Later, it rebounded to $150. I took profits in several rounds, earning much more than those who were constantly trading on exchanges.

The difference is so obvious—same coin, different storage locations, completely opposite outcomes. Exchanges tempt you with many trading opportunities, while wallets give you time to think. For highly volatile assets like ORDI, the latter usually yields better profits.