🐋 What is a whale?

A whale is an investor or entity that owns a huge amount of an asset (such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, stocks, or others), to the point that their movements can significantly influence the market.

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📉 Why are they important?

Because when a whale buys or sells, it can:

• Move the price sharply (due to volume).

• Scare or excite small investors.

• Create market traps (like fakeouts or pump & dump).

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📌 Practical example:

• A whale owns 10,000 BTC.

• If it starts selling large blocks on Binance or Coinbase, it can:

• Cause a price drop.

• Make the market think there is a correction or massive sell-off.

• Buy back cheaper.

This is called “liquidity manipulation” or “stop hunting.”

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🧠 How to identify them?

• Monitoring large wallets (in crypto).

• Analyzing the Order Book.

• Using tools like:

• Whale Alert (alerts for large transfers).

• Santiment, Glassnode (on-chain analysis).

• Unusual volume levels on exchanges.

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📈 What does a trader do with this info?

• Doesn't fight with whales: follows them or waits for their movements.

• Uses their behavior to detect key accumulation or distribution zones.

• Interprets their patterns to enter/exit at the right moment.

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🧨 Professional conclusion:

“Understanding whales is like knowing the shark if you’re in the water. You can’t prevent them from existing, but you do know when to stay away… or swim with them to win

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