2025-12-31 00:23:32

After the rain, you see the rainbow. The crypto world is never short of opportunities; what’s lacking is patience and the vision to see through the fog.

The recent movement of ZEC has been more volatile than a roller coaster. The price plummeted from a high of $750 directly down to $533, a drop of over 28% in a single day. The entire crypto circle was caught off guard by this wave of market action.

When the green candlesticks fill the screen, most people's first reaction is to cut their positions and run. But having experienced many bull and bear cycles in the crypto world over the years, I want to discuss from another perspective—behind this sharp decline, the main players are actually making a big move.

**Retail investors' panic is written all over the hot searches**

Check the major search rankings, and ZEC’s popularity has exploded, with search volume soaring over 300%, directly topping the hot search charts. It seems to attract everyone's attention, but the source of this hype is actually quite painful—it’s driven by retail investors’ anxiety.

What are the true main players and big whales doing right now? Quietly watching the market, as steady as a rock. And retail investors? They are frantically searching "Will ZEC go to zero?" This stark contrast says it all: those who chased high at $700 are panicking and selling at $550; those who just bought the dip at $550 are now scared to death after being pushed down to $533.

A set of numbers is particularly interesting: in the past 12 hours, ZEC spot trading volume has exceeded $800 million, which is 2.5 times the average daily volume over the past 30 days. Such massive trading volume cannot be the result of disorderly retail operations. It clearly indicates organized, large-scale chip rotation with rhythm.

**The futures market is the real key**

Looking at the perpetual contracts, the logic becomes even clearer. Behind this sharp decline, the main players are not dumping their holdings; they are "disarming the bomb."

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0xInsomnia

· 10h ago

It's the same old story, big players make moves and retail investors take the fall. I've heard this too many times. --- 750 to 533, I really want to know who the hell bought at 533. --- Staying calm? Bro, I've been so angry I've sunk to the bottom of the ocean and I'm still in the red. --- A surge in search volume means big players are making moves? That's hilarious, this logic is just perfect. --- An 800 million trading volume is big players disarming the bomb? What about the previous 750 volume? Is that also disarming the bomb? --- I just want to ask, if you can really penetrate the fog, why are you still analyzing? You should have already won by now. --- Massive transactions = organized chips turnover. How did you come to this conclusion? That's a bit far-fetched.

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ProofOfNothing

· 11h ago

Again with the same rhetoric, the big players are dismantling the bombs for the retail investors to take over --- Basically, they’re just waiting for us to cut our losses—interesting --- Those who buy the dip are brave, those who sell at a loss are cowards --- Wait, why does this logic sound more and more like a story? --- Hot searches up 300%, but I just lost money in a counterattack—what kind of opportunity is this? --- Can you stay calm? My account is already sinking to the bottom --- The big players are playing chess, retail investors are being eaten—old tricks, everyone --- This ZEC wave really got me exhausted, from 750 to 533, it’s that simple --- No, why does every crash say the big players are laying out their plans? What about making money? --- I don’t believe you at all—those who ran early got rich early, what’s with this talk about vision now? --- It’s a chip turnover, huh? Then I’ve just turned into a negative number

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DegenWhisperer

· 11h ago

Retail investors are all searching for zero, while big players have already been lurking. The gap is truly incredible.

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SpeakWithHatOn

· 11h ago

$750 chasing high and cutting at $55, laugh out loud, this is the fate of retail investors. Exactly right, behind the massive volume, there are indeed people manipulating, but only a few can really profit. The trending searches are all panic, but this is actually an opportunity. Big players have already taken profits. Being able to hold is what makes a winner; most people just have poor mentality. During the dip to 533, how many people were shaken out? The main force has used this trick so many times. This wave truly tests psychological resilience. Those who can't stay calm shouldn't play in the crypto space. Human nature is greed and fear, always cycling—chasing high and cutting low, ending up with nothing. It seems reasonable, but who can really predict the main force's next move? Let's wait and see. Whether ZEC can rebound this time depends on whether retail investors have learned.

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ChainMemeDealer

· 11h ago

Here we go again with the story of the main force detonating the bomb and retail investors catching the knife. I'm already tired of this explanation. --- A 28% drop is simply cutting leeks; stop making up stories. --- A 300% surge in search volume precisely indicates that everyone is fleeing. Is this called "as steady as a rock"? --- An 800 million trading volume is indeed fierce, but who is the one whose mentality first explodes? It must be retail investors. --- I just want to know why those "penetrating the fog with their eyes" haven't cut their positions after chasing from 750 to 533. --- Main force playing chess is fine, but don't make your own cut-losses sound so sophisticated. --- Rainbow after the rain? All I see is a mess after the rain. --- Is the logic of perpetual contracts clear? Clear enough to get liquidated? --- Buying the dip at 550 and getting stabbed at 533, is this the result of "staying calm"? That's hilarious.

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