A certain speculator pulled a daily limit up in a small-cap stock worth 3 billion in market value called Venezuela, thinking he was skilled.

Then he went to a mid-cap stock worth 30 billion called Iran and tried to pull another one, but got trapped instead.

He added positions multiple times, it didn't work, so he went to the group chat to ask for help. As a result, everyone preferred to get trapped together rather than help him get out of this position.

Frustrated, he remembered that just a few months ago he had solemnly promised to pull a daily limit up in a large-cap stock worth 300 billion by the end of the month.

So he tried to save face, saying that since you all won't help me, I'm not pulling that 300-billion board anymore.

Everyone just smiled after hearing this, nobody paid him any attention.

Oh right, I forgot to mention—his 30-billion small-cap daily limit was pulled through a sneak attack in the final hour of trading.

A-share investors understand this well—except for the fact that they can't make money. What do you call this? This is called "The Art of Being Trapped."