If you've been in this ecosystem for more than five minutes, you've definitely seen them. They pop up in your feed with a screenshot of a PNL of +2,500%, a photo next to a sports car (which is probably rented), and a promise that sounds like heavenly music: 'Join my VIP channel and you'll be a millionaire in a week.'
As someone who has been analyzing charts and watching cycles go by for some time, today I'm here to be 'the friend you really don't like' who removes the blindfold from your eyes. Let's dismantle the circus of the pumpers with a bit of science and a lot of honesty.