2025-12-25 15:21:52

Some investors have leaked information claiming that the price fluctuations of certain small coins show obvious signs of manipulation. The market makers seem to be playing a double game—appearing to attract retail investors to participate, while actually harvesting their funds.

The tactics are not complicated. Investors who want to go long are optimistic about the momentum and try to follow the trend, but as soon as they enter the market, they face a sharp decline and get washed out, with the bulls directly trapped. From another perspective, retail traders trying to buy the dip on a short position see their positions immediately pulled up, with funding rates skyrocketing, forcing them to be burned out. No matter which direction you choose, it seems you cannot escape the fate of being harvested.

This is a typical market maker’s monopoly situation. The market is in their hands, like a carefully designed ATM. It is recommended that investors be especially cautious of assets with obvious abnormal fluctuations, and protecting their principal should always come first.

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ImpermanentPhilosopher

· 5h ago

Really, I've seen too many tricks with small coins; once you get in, you're doomed to be exploited. --- Bidirectional trapping: going long gets crushed, going short gets pumped. Isn't this just the basic operation of the whales? --- Protecting your principal is the key; don't chase after quick gains. --- It's always the same story: entering the market as a bagholder. I'm convinced. --- When the funding rate soars, you know something's going to happen. This time, I got burned again. --- Small coins are just casinos; don't expect to make money. --- Looking at this volatility pattern, it's obvious someone is manipulating the market. How can retail investors compete?

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rekt_but_not_broke

· 5h ago

It's the same old trick, I've seen it all before. Retail investors really should learn from this. --- Double-sided weed cutting, this tactic is indeed brilliant, I have to admit. --- So it's just a casino, no one can expect to win? --- Oh my, I got caught again, this wave of losses is quite big. --- Don't even touch small coins, a bloody lesson learned. --- The funding rate part is really ruthless, burning until liquidation. --- Always caught in a trap, truly invincible losses. --- Wake up everyone, this is the real face of web3. --- Protecting the principal is real, everything else is nonsense. --- Every time I say be cautious, someone still falls for it, me included. --- A classic double kill, both longs and shorts are fully understood, clever.

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AlphaWhisperer

· 5h ago

That's why I only trade major cryptocurrencies; small coins are a trap. --- It's the same old trick, get squeezed in, get pulled out, really ridiculous. --- This is how the big players operate; retail investors have no chance. --- I'm just asking who hasn't been cut like this... raise your hand. --- The funding rate part is explained perfectly, it directly burns people out. --- Every time I want to take a gamble, I end up stepping into a trap; I've learned my lesson. --- Don't touch small coins at all, a waste of time and money.

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SoliditySlayer

· 5h ago

Dear seasoned crypto veterans, this move is really fierce. I've always said that small coins are the playground for big players; once you get in, you're destined to be slaughtered.

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WenMoon42

· 5h ago

Here we go again with this set? I'm already tired of it. Small coins are just the playground for whales.

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