2025-12-29 19:22:27

The rules of the crypto world have never been determined by candlestick charts, but rather by the cyclical play of human greed and fear.

The day before yesterday, I looked at some market data and discovered a chilling pattern: every time Bitcoin breaks through a resistance level, nearly 40% of retail investors panic and sell during the first correction. After this wave of selling is completed, the price often rebounds quickly, even reaching new highs. Coincidence? Let’s also look at the data from the whales’ wallets during the same period—their holdings quietly increased by over 25%. This is no longer coincidence but a "script" repeatedly used by market movers.

What moved me the most was the data on liquidations: 140,000 investors were directly wiped out with $441 million during a single crash. Seeing this number, I decided to lay out some of the main tactics used by the big players.

**The sharpest weapon in the hands of the market movers isn’t money, but the precise exposure of retail traders’ psychology.**

Fake breakouts are the most classic move. The main players will use large sell orders or release unfavorable news to trigger market panic, causing retail investors to break down psychologically and sell at low points—yet they have already been lurking below, ready to buy up the chips you throw out at a discount.

In a bull market, a 10%-20% correction is normal fluctuation, but the main players will deliberately hype it up, creating a false impression that a "bear market has arrived," forcing retail investors to hand over their chips. The real purpose of this shakeout is to clear out the market’s floating supply and prepare for subsequent upward moves.

There’s also a more ruthless tactic—leverage liquidation. During that crash, not only spot traders got wiped out, but also $380 million in long positions were forcibly liquidated. The main players use this precise dumping to shake out each holder one by one.

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ser_ngmi

· 3h ago

Here is the translation: --- It's the same old trick again, always played on time --- $441 million? That number just hurts to look at... No wonder people say retail investors are like weeds --- Basically, it's the main players harvesting, and we retail investors are just gears --- I've seen too many fake breakouts, everyone who falls for them gets caught --- That's why I don't dare to hold heavy positions now, afraid of being washed out --- That 25% increase in holdings, isn't it just quietly accumulating during our panic sell-offs? --- The margin liquidation phase was really brutal, directly removing people from the market --- The most vulnerable when the psychological defense collapses --- So for those still gambling with leverage... I can only wish you good luck --- A 10%-20% correction being exaggerated as a bear market, this script is really perfect --- Wait, isn't there a problem with this logic? Do the main players always win? --- Seeing these data just makes me feel that the crypto world is all about psychological warfare --- When the liquidation data comes out, I know someone has been cut again

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consensus_failure

· 3h ago

It's the same old trick again, always the same... --- Retail investors are just the main players' cash machines, no doubt. --- 4.41 billion... how am I supposed to sleep with this number? --- So you're still buying the dip? Haha. --- It's clear now that I still have to die here, this is fate. --- Fake breakouts are so realistic, this is exactly how I got harvested. --- Main players: I will be there the moment your psychological defenses collapse. --- That wave of leverage liquidation, I lost five figures directly. Looking at this article now, I just want to laugh. --- Human greed and fear, no matter how right you are, it’s useless. We’re still getting cut. --- So should I buy the dip now or run away? That’s the ultimate question. --- I'm tired of hearing the phrase "clearing out the floating chips," but it’s indeed happening.

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Ramen_Until_Rich

· 3h ago

40% retail investors collectively cut their positions, while whales are bottom fishing. This script is really top-notch... I got liquidated again, damn it. Basically, it's just that I didn't keep a steady mindset; I panicked at a glance at the K-line. Liquidation of 441 million? I wonder how many people are buried with it. The main force's move is really slick; every time they hit the retail investors' psychological line right on time. It's all old tricks—fake breakouts, shakeouts, leverage liquidations... why can't I avoid them? Next time there's a pullback, I'll just close my eyes and pretend I didn't see it.

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0xSoulless

· 3h ago

Another set of brainwashing rhetoric. It sounds nice to call it "rules," but it's just an excuse for themselves to avoid getting chopped by the market. We are all destined to be cut, so stop with these "discoveries." 4.41 billion liquidated? That's other people's money, not much to do with us. Anyway, we're going to lose in the end. Main players? Whales? Just listen, don't really believe in these legends. It's 2024 and you're still studying K-line psychology? Might as well go all in and wait for death. Honestly, it's all about luck. Whether there are main players or not, it doesn't matter—when it drops, it drops. This article is well written, but unfortunately, it can't change our fate.

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SocialAnxietyStaker

· 3h ago

Hitting me once is okay, hitting me twice I should wake up, but unfortunately, people in the crypto circle love to keep paying tuition. --- I'm already tired of the main player's script, the problem is that every time someone still falls for it, including myself hahaha. --- $441 million, just hearing it makes people feel cold, how many people's hard-earned money is that. --- Basically, it's big fish eating small fish, everyone understands, but I don't know how to avoid being that small fish. --- I think the cruelest part isn't this, but that you know it's a trap but still have to gamble because the opportunity to make money is indeed there. --- After reading this, I suddenly regret not buying more at the bottom, but isn't this thought itself also brainwashed? --- The detail of a 25% increase in holdings is brilliant; they've already calculated when you'll cut your positions. --- It's hard to hold on; retail investors collectively become the chives, the main players are just harvesters, cycle after cycle, never-ending. --- Rather than studying the tricks, it's better to study your own psychological defenses, but that's probably the hardest part.

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