The recent decline of AT has attracted quite a bit of attention. Dropping from 0.1948 all the way down to 0.1581, it initially looks quite fierce, but a closer look at the candlestick patterns suggests this is more of a carefully orchestrated shakeout rather than a true crash.



Look, the 0.1581 level is interesting—right below a key psychological support line. Many retail investors were shaken out here, and those holding the chips should be aware of who ended up with them. The purpose of this violent sell-off is simple: to create panic and facilitate the transfer of chips.

Now, the price has started to stabilize around 0.1607. This signal is very important. Shakeouts usually don’t happen overnight; the likely next steps are: sideways consolidation → short squeeze and upward movement. Many will continue to be bearish near the support level, only to watch helplessly when a real rebound begins.

From a technical perspective, now is indeed a good time to enter in stages. As long as the 0.1581 support holds, a rebound back above 0.18 is a reasonable expectation. The key is to be patient and not be scared out by short-term fluctuations.
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TestnetFreeloadervip
· 01-01 07:29
Retail investors have been taken advantage of again. I've seen this trick too many times; the chips have long been in the hands of the big players.
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GhostInTheChainvip
· 2025-12-31 06:51
It's the same trick again—after hitting the psychological level and stabilizing, retail investors get cleared out, and the chips are just shifted away.
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TommyTeacher1vip
· 2025-12-29 18:52
It's the same trick again—retail investors get shaken out, and the chips go into the hands of the big players. This is all too familiar.
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down_only_larryvip
· 2025-12-29 18:52
It's the same old trick again. Retail investors get shaken out, and the big players scoop up the chips. I've seen this happen too many times.
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SocialAnxietyStakervip
· 2025-12-29 18:51
It's the same old washout theory again; every time it drops, someone says the same thing.

Retail investors should wake up and not get cut too badly.
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MetaverseHomelessvip
· 2025-12-29 18:48
Same old trick again, smashing the market to shake out weak hands. Retail investors have figured it out but are still getting cut.
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bridge_anxietyvip
· 2025-12-29 18:42
It's the same old manipulation theory again, always predicting so accurately. I just want to know if there will really be a rebound this time.
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ParanoiaKingvip
· 2025-12-29 18:37
It's the same old washout theory again, someone always says this... Can hold at 0.1581?
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PensionDestroyervip
· 2025-12-29 18:28
It's the same old story of shakeout theory. Every time it drops, they say it's a shakeout; when it rises, they hype up the liquidation. Are the retail investors' trapped chips really going into the manipulators' pockets? Is there any data?
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