$LAB Anjlok from $24 to $5, then sharply surged to $16.

This extreme textbook-level manipulation rarely occurs even across the entire cryptocurrency market.
Negative news accompanied by selling triggers panic selling; when prices drop to a point where no one dares to watch, the price is driven up drastically from the lowest point.
The entire process perfectly manipulates retail investor sentiment.
In reality, there is no good trading strategy for such assets.
The only thing you can do is follow the trend.
Once an uptrend is established, take a long position, always use stop-loss orders, and prioritize risk management.
What about short positions?
Not at all.
Because your opponent is not an ordinary trader, but a market maker who controls most of the tokens and has absolute control over the market.
When the market maker holds nearly 99% of the tokens and has made huge profits, what makes small retail investors think they can make money in their territory?
Besides large institutions and big funds with resources to compete with market manipulators, reckless retail investors engaging in short selling are essentially gambling.
Many people can't resist short selling not because they understand the market, but because they are driven by the allure of quick profits, always dreaming of doubling their money overnight with a small amount.
But think carefully: can this really happen to you in the long run?
Even if you manage to make money from short selling this time, don’t mistake it for superior skill or advanced knowledge.
More often than not, it’s just luck on your side.
And the most dangerous thing in trading markets is mistaking luck for skill.
Because after making money this time, you develop a misconception: if you can make money this time, you can definitely do it again.
So you keep increasing your position and keep trading.
But when your luck runs out, the market often wipes out all your previous gains, including interest, with a devastating loss.
In dealing with heavily manipulated instruments like this, survival is more important than making quick money.