Friends, yesterday another brother got liquidated. He jumped into a popular coin with ten times leverage, full of confidence before opening the position: 'This wave is bound to rise!' As a result, he just entered with a bullish candle, and ten minutes later it crashed to zero. He was confused: 'I clearly had the right direction!'
I sighed: you are looking at candlesticks, while the market makers are looking at your wallet password.
1. The market you think you see is actually a script written by the market makers.
I've been in the industry for six years and have seen too many people lose without understanding why. It's not that their skills are lacking, but the tactics of the market makers have long been upgraded—they don't draw candlestick charts; they draw the map of human weaknesses.
For example, the so-called "market cap management" is essentially joint control: project parties, exchanges, and private placements work together, using bots to fake trading volumes, stirring up the illusion of "hundredfold coins" in communities, and then periodically dumping to suck blood. After a complete process, retail investors are like frogs boiled in warm water, and by the time they want to jump, they are already thoroughly cooked.
Ironically, even the data from exchanges could all be a play! A certain platform was exposed for having 66% of its trading volume fabricated, and incidents like downtimes, lags, and spikes might be tools deliberately controlled by operators for harvesting.
2. Where do the traps of the operators hide in seemingly "reasonable" places?
(1) False breakouts · True baiting
Operators love to use "breaking upwards" to lure retail investors into chasing prices. But look closely: A breakout with no volume is just a scam! For example, if a certain coin suddenly skyrockets by 7000%, it could drop to zero three days later. Behind this often lies the project party using a small amount of funds to pump prices, attracting trend followers before selling off.
(2) Sideways grind · One hit kill
Prolonged sideways movement is not for building strength, but to consume your patience. When you can’t help but chase prices, the operators will immediately smash the market. Some project parties even openly admit: "We can't achieve practical applications, our goal is just to cut leeks".
(3) Two-way liquidation · Sweeping the entire field
First pump and explode short positions, then smash and kill long positions—no matter whether you go long or short, operators can wash chips through leveraged contracts. Last year, that brother from Dalian lost 20 million trading with leverage and committed suicide with his wife, which is a bloody example.
(4) On-chain drama · FOMO trap
Faking "whale transfers", hiring KOLs to shout orders, and even creating fake communities to spread "insider information"... all for the purpose of creating FOMO (fear of missing out). By the time you rush in, they have already cashed out and left.
3. The operators are not afraid of your cleverness, but they are afraid of your clarity.
The core logic of the operators is only three sentences:
Feeding greed with illusions (like promising "guaranteed profits");
Using volatility to amplify fear (frequent spikes triggering stop-losses);
Controlling heartbeat with rhythm (making you ecstatic during pumps and panic during dumps).
While you are obsessed with technical indicators, operators are analyzing the collective psychology of global retail investors. The "heat" you see might just be the last fireworks before they exit.
4. The only way to survive: Don't be a "leek", be a "hunter".
As an older lady, I’ve summarized a few life-saving insights:
Beware of "flashy packaging": A white paper costs less than 5000 yuan, and the code may be a copy. Real valuable projects dare to publicly share progress and accept questioning;
Stay away from high leverage: Operators love leveraged gamblers because liquidation is the fastest way to harvest.
Looking at the hotspots with a cold eye: As popular concepts like DeepSeek and Manus just get hot, fake tokens go online to raise money. Remember: Real projects will not rush you to "get on board";
Guard your wallet: Virtual currency trading has long been strictly prohibited in the country, and participating in overseas platforms is equally risky.
Lastly, let me say a heartfelt truth
This market lacks diligent leeks, but it lacks enlightened benefactors even more. The market is always there, but following the right people and understanding the situation is a hundred times more important than betting on the right direction.
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