Whale capital: deep pockets, patient timing

Retail capital: hard-earned money, limited margin for error

One decisive move from large players pushes $BTC from $87K to $90K.

Retail responds by chasing the breakout, averaging on dips, and staying glued to the screen — all while being told to “hold long-term,” “zoom out,” and “ignore the noise.”

Then the shift happens quietly.

Whales scale out, lock in profits, and step aside without announcements.

Retail is left holding exposure — and a shrinking portfolio — along with a fresh wave of posts promising that “the real move is just getting started.”

That’s how market cycles transfer risk.

Not loudly.

Not maliciously.

Just mechanically.

Bitcoin karma, on repeat. 🔁