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Greed and fear—these two things are the easiest for the market manipulators to exploit.
A few days ago, a friend came to me saying he lost a lot on a certain coin. I asked how he analyzed it, and he rattled off a bunch of K-line charts and positive news. After listening, I understood—he fell into the manipulators' trap again. This kind of thing happens all the time. Today, I’ll reveal the tricks of the market manipulators.
**First Trick: News Bombardment**
A certain coin suddenly has news flying everywhere, and the group is shouting "About to Take Off." You see the price is indeed rising, and not wanting to miss out, you follow in. What happens next? The price starts to fall as soon as you enter. The manipulators have long been lying in wait, just waiting for retail investors to take the bait. A while ago, MMT was like this—before opening, they claimed airdrops were coming soon, encouraged everyone to go short to hedge, and once retail investors all opened short positions, the manipulators suddenly pushed the price up with a big spike, causing many big players to get shaken out.
**Second Trick: Fake Breakout**
A coin has been consolidating at a key level for a long time, then suddenly a large bullish candle appears, breaking through all resistance levels. You see the trend is established and quickly chase in. But within two minutes, the price drops like a free fall, leaving a long upper shadow. Only then do you realize—the breakout was just a deliberate false move by the manipulators.
The reason manipulators can succeed is because they understand retail investors’ psychology: seeing a breakout makes them want to chase, seeing news makes them want to buy in. These two scythes—one cuts greed, the other cuts fear.
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That wave of MMT was really awesome. I almost fell for it too, but luckily I cut losses in time.
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That's right, greed and fear are the deadliest traps for retail investors. The big players thrive on these.
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I've seen too many false breakouts. Now, whenever I see a big surge, I stay calm for three seconds.
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Friends, when news is flying everywhere, that's actually when you should be cautious. The more noise, the more fake it is.
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Long upper shadows are signals; you need to learn to recognize them.
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This kind of psychological game is really brutal. Many people simply can't react in time.
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The key is to control your desires. chasing the rally is always the fastest way to lose money.
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So I have one principle now: during the peak of news, it's better to reduce positions.
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No matter how fancy the candlestick patterns are, they can't change the fact that the big players want to harvest the retail investors.
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The common problem with retail investors is that they trust their analysis too much. In reality, they've already been seen through.