🔄 Crash → Recovery Timeline (How Cycles Actually Play Out)
Markets don’t move randomly.
They move in phases.
Understanding the sequence is the difference between panic and preparation.
🔻 PHASE 1: DISTRIBUTION (Silent Exit)
• Price looks “stable”
• Volatility is low
• Bad news is ignored
• Smart money reduces exposure quietly
Most traders feel safe here.
⚠️ PHASE 2: LIQUIDITY BREAK (The Shock)
• Key support levels fail
• Liquidations accelerate
• Altcoins collapse first
• Sentiment flips fast
This is where fear begins.
🧹 PHASE 3: CAPITULATION (Forced Selling)
• Panic selling dominates
• Leverage is wiped out
• “Crypto is dead” narratives peak
• Volume spikes violently
This phase feels endless — but it’s finite.
🟡 PHASE 4: ACCUMULATION (Quiet Recovery)
• Volatility drops
• Price moves sideways
• No hype, no headlines
• Smart money buys patiently
Most people are still scared here.
🟢 PHASE 5: EXPANSION (New Trend)
• Structure breaks upward
• Volume returns
• Narratives follow price
• Retail arrives late
This is when confidence returns.
🧠 FINAL TRUTH
Most people sell in Phase 3
and buy back in Phase 5.
Smart money prepares in Phase 1
and accumulates in Phase 4.
The cycle doesn’t change.
Only the participants do.
Stay patient.
Timing beats emotion.
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