#RIVERUSDT | #LIGHTUSDT | #CLOUSDT
Hi guys,
I won’t start with wishes—because I know exactly how the market feels these days.
Many traders are **losing money or getting liquidated, often without even realizing where the loss is coming from. This isn’t just bad luck or poor entries.
This is due to a **new-age scam I call “bleeding of money”, also known as “salami slicing.”
### The Trap: Built on Old Market Memory
Every crypto trader has experienced this pattern in the past:
- After a "massive pump", the market usually gives a "30–40% correction"
- This happens due to "profit booking"
- This behavior was a
"Long-standing trend"for years
Because of this historical pattern, many short sellers enter the market expecting an easy correction.
##Psychological Weakness Exploited-
Here’s where human psychology comes into play:
- We believe that even if correction is delayed price will eventually come down
- We think:
“Even if I’m in loss now, it will turn into profit one day”
- We also keep some margin, so the account doesn’t liquidate immediately
Another strong belief:
- The market has already pumped so much that "it can’t go another 50–100% up"
- So liquidation feels "far away"
- Shorting "feels safe"
###And This Is Where the Trap Begins-
This exact mindset is what the "market makers and whales design their trap around".
The trap is not a sudden move. It’s "slow, controlled, and silent".
This is where “money bleeding” starts.
Funding Fee Manipulation: The Silent Weapon
Now let’s talk about the most dangerous part of this scam —
Funding fees.
If you look closely at #CLOUSDT and #LIGHTUSDT funding history, one thing becomes very clear:
=> This funding behavior is NOT normal.
Phase 1: Looks Normal at First
Initially:
Funding fee is charged every 4 hours
We think:
“Okay, this is normal perpetual futures behavior”
Then slowly:
Funding fee starts increasing to 1% – 2%
We assume:
“There is heavy selling pressure, that’s why funding is high”
So we continue holding the short position.
Phase 2: The Money Bleeding Begins
Here is the real problem:
You start paying 1 to 60 USDT every 4 hours
Just for holding the position
No stop-loss is hit
No liquidation yet
But your balance is slowly draining
This exact behavior was clearly seen earlier in #RIVERUSDT , where:
Short sellers paid 50–60 USDT every 4 hours
For days...
Without price moving enough to justify it
This is salami slicing:
Cutting your capital piece by piece — silently.
Phase 3: False Hope Is Given
Now comes the psychological trick.
You think:
“If price comes down to my entry, I’ll exit.
At least I’ll be free from funding fees.”
And after many hours — sometimes days —
Price finally comes back near your entry
After eating a huge amount of funding fee
You feel relief. You wait for a better exit.
That relief is manufactured.
Phase 4: The Final Trap ☠️
Suddenly:
A violent pump of 30%–40%–50% happens within minutes
Price starts hovering in a zone
No intention to come back down
And then the deadliest move:
=> Funding fee interval changes
From every 4 hours
To every 1 hour
Now:
You are paying funding every hour
Price is not moving enough to exit safely
Closing the trade means accepting a big loss
Holding the trade means daily capital bleeding
You are stuck.
End Result
You don’t lose because of liquidation immediately.
You lose because:
Funding fees eat your margin
Stress forces bad decisions
Liquidation comes slowly, not instantly
You lose money
without even closing the trade.
The Bear Trap Built on Funding Fees
Now look closely at #CLOUSDT .
The funding fee is extremely high, which clearly signals:
Heavy selling pressure.
So naturally, most traders think:
“Price is about to break down”
“This red-circled zone is a confirmation of bearish continuation”
“Shorting here is logical and safe”
But this is exactly where the trap is set.
The Fake Breakdown (The Hook)
That red-circled candle looks like a breakdown,
but in reality it is just a hook.
Its purpose is simple:
To attract more short sellers
To increase short open interest
To push funding fees even higher
Once enough sellers are trapped…
Instant Reversal: Sellers Caught
The moment you open a short position:
Price moves sharply upward
No time to react
No proper pullback
Stop-loss slips or doesn’t save you
Now:
Price goes against you
Funding fee keeps draining you
Closing feels painful
Holding feels worse
This is not a normal squeeze.
This is designed pressure.
How Everyone Loses (Even Without Liquidation)
For the next hours — sometimes days:
Price stays elevated
Funding fee remains extreme
Sometimes charged every 1 hour
Your margin keeps bleeding
You are not losing because of bad analysis.
You are losing because the game itself has changed.
Final Warning: This Is Not the Old Market
This is not the crypto market we knew.
This is:
Liquidity hunting
Psychological warfare
Funding-fee–based trapping
If you trade using old assumptions in a new system,
the market will punish you.
Trade safe.
Protect capital first.
Survival is the real profit.
— Your genuine bro 🤝
