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The market is always a mirror reflecting greed and fear, but rarely does it lay bare the raw nature of a chase like this. Looking at the numbers on the BANKUSDT chart, a heartbreaking paradox emerges: while the crowd still clings to hopes of a miraculous recovery, the liquidation machines have quietly lined up, waiting to crush every last bit of faith. This is not a natural price adjustment; this is a sentence being executed deliberately, a cold reminder of the cost of ignorance.
Liquidation Cash Flow
The sell-off pressure is as clear as a death blow. The Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) for futures is plunging down to -51.137 million USD, a number that doesn't lie about the aggressiveness of the sellers. This is undeniable proof that Long positions are under fierce attack, not by waiting limit orders, but by direct market dumps, forcing inexperienced investors to panic sell. Similarly, in the spot market, the Aggregated Spot CVD is also at -10.033 million USD, indicating a consensus in the retreat of cash flow, with no significant support. This creates a negative spiral, where the more the price drops, the more stop-loss orders are triggered, pushing the price even deeper. The drop from around 0.043 USD to around 0.035 USD is not coincidental; it is the result of a calculated liquidation campaign, wiping out those who dared to believe in "buying the dip."
Cost of Holding
What is even more astonishing is that the Funding Rate remains steadfastly positive, specifically at 0.0039, and even reached 0.0050% at times. In a bleeding market, positive funding is a chilling warning sign. It means that Long investors are still paying Short investors to maintain their positions. Imagine, you are losing money because the price is falling, but every eight hours you have to allocate a small portion of funds to pay those pushing you into a corner. This is a perfect mechanism for Market Makers to "eat at both ends": profiting from pushing prices down and liquidating Longs, while also being paid by Longs to maintain their Short positions. It creates a strong incentive to maintain sell pressure, as profits come not only from falling prices but also from charging those who are wrong. This shows blind faith in a recovery still exists, enough to continue providing "nutrients" for the predators.
Expanded Trap
The Open Interest (OI) index also paints a grim picture of extinguished hopes. Before the latest price crash occurred, Open Interest had remained high, around 108.503 million USD, even reaching 109.911 million USD at times. A high OI in the context of falling or sideways prices is a dangerous sign. It indicates that many new positions are being opened, most of which are Long positions expecting a price rebound. However, instead of bouncing back, prices are brutally pushed down, turning these Long positions into fuel for the liquidation fire. Those who just "jumped in to catch the bottom" have inadvertently become the next prey. The trading volume surged when the price plummeted, surpassing the SMA 9 level of 52.248K, further confirming that this is a purge, not an ordinary market fluctuation.
The Nature of Manipulation
All these indicators are not coincidental. They are clear evidence of a market mechanism being subtly manipulated, where Market Makers continually seek the weaknesses of the crowd. When Open Interest rises, funding rates remain positive, and CVD indicators show strong sell-off pressure, it creates a perfect environment for triggering consecutive liquidations. BANKUSDT in this case is just a typical example, a victim of the system. The cold numbers on the chart have turned into tombstones for inexperienced investors, those who do not understand that the market is not a place to "buy when the price drops" unconditionally, but a battlefield where one person's profit is often built on another's loss. The congestion of buy orders at key price levels, coupled with a deliberately orchestrated liquidity shortage, are the factors that big players use to push prices as they wish, creating a domino effect of liquidations.
The market has no compassion. It does not care about the fundamental analyses you painstakingly researched, or the beliefs you placed in a project. It only cares about the cash flow, and where that cash flow can be drained most effectively. "Profit over meaning," that saying resonates more than ever when looking at the descending curves and the bright red liquidation columns. The numbers on the chart are not meaningless; they are the "graveyard" of uninformed investors, those who have too much faith in a market that never plays fair.
This is not an investment advice. Do your own research and make your own investment decisions.
