2026-01-17 04:25:16

I’ve been saying it all along, this wave of $RIVER is not that simple. The price suddenly surges, seemingly calm on the surface, but behind the scenes there are tricks that players can’t see through.

Many people are now attracted to shorting, but that’s exactly falling into a trap. The market makers are not pushing the price up; they are harvesting the liquidity released by early staked users as subsidies, using this capital to repeatedly accumulate positions. If you keep maintaining a short position, you’re actually giving the market makers more opportunities to keep playing — they don’t care about your opinions and can continue to cut in rounds.

Think about that token called $pippin on a certain DEX, and you’ll understand. Over two months, the funds have been repeatedly eaten up countless times, with each fluctuation being a new harvest. Short-term traders follow the swings, only to find they can’t really make money, just stepping stones for the market makers.

The current situation of $RIVER is quite similar. If you keep chasing shorts or longs repeatedly, then continue to be harvested. What you should really be thinking about is how to protect yourself in this kind of market, rather than blindly betting on a direction.

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blocksnark

· 01-19 22:08

We've all been cut, stop blindly chasing longs or shorts, really. The market makers are just waiting for you to trade repeatedly; lying flat is the way to make money. I've seen this RIVER trick too many times, it's not interesting. Instead of guessing the rise or fall, it's better to learn to cut losses; that's the real way. I was also involved in that Pippin wave, and now I can talk about it with a smile. The fate of short-term traders is either to become smarter or to lose money. Protecting your principal is much more satisfying than chasing huge profits. People who trade on every fluctuation will eventually have to pay their debts. The most feared thing for market makers is when you do nothing, but most people just can't stay idle. The tricks of cutting leeks have been the same for many years; human nature hasn't changed. Instead of analyzing the market here, it's better to learn when to go to jail. I chose to hide this wave; if I can't make money, I won't lose either.

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just_another_fish

· 01-18 20:42

This wave is indeed a bit spooky, I still vividly remember the $pippin incident. --- It's the same old trick, traders are still stubbornly sticking to their directions, but they haven't thought about how they're just feeding the market. --- Why does the $RIVER chart feel like it's carved from the same mold as $pippin? --- Basically, don't chase after it. Accepting losses and exiting is the way to go. --- The market makers are playing this game; the more aggressive you are, the more money you give away. --- I'm afraid of getting cut, so now I don't dare to touch any coins. --- Staking subsidies are indeed a hidden minefield; many people haven't realized this at all. --- Instead of guessing the direction, it's better to learn to cut losses. That's the way to survive.

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ProtocolRebel

· 01-17 04:52

Another person saying "I told you so," speaking quite correctly, but I still want to short. Anyway, the loss is about the same.

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StablecoinSkeptic

· 01-17 04:49

The tricks used by the big players to cut the leeks are just these; I've seen them too many times. You should have learned to be more cautious by now.

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MetaMasked

· 01-17 04:45

Another market manipulator's harvest game, time to cut losses everyone.

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DegenMcsleepless

· 01-17 04:39

Is it the same old story, the market maker always wins? I'm already tired of it --- I was also there during pippin's time, and I really got numb from being cut repeatedly --- Instead of guessing what the market maker is thinking, it's better to protect your principal first --- Shorts fall into traps, and longs aren't doing much better, everyone is just stepping on each other --- There's nothing wrong with that statement, but no one can actually execute it --- Really, sometimes not trading is the most profitable --- The water in river is too muddy, I choose to watch from the sidelines --- No matter what, if you're always being harvested, what's the point of playing?

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