The most frustrating scenario for retail cryptocurrency investors: watching a coin soar, you can't help but jump in, only to have it plummet right after you buy. Gritting your teeth and exiting, it immediately rebounds, even reaching new highs. You think it's bad luck, but in fact, you've fallen into a carefully orchestrated rhythm trap by the major players (the "bankers" in the cryptocurrency market)—they profit by "buying low and selling high," and your actions just happen to fuel their profits.
1. The "rise" you see may be the main force "fishing"
There are no price limits in the cryptocurrency market, but the tactics used by major investors to drive up prices are even more ruthless than in the stock market. You might think that "more buyers mean more price increases," but in fact, most of the time, the price surges are actually caused by the major investors themselves:
The main force's "counter-pull-up" trick
A certain altcoin is currently priced at 0.1U, with only 1 million U in sell orders. A major player uses two accounts to trade against each other: Account A places a sell order for 0.12U, and Account B buys it with 120,000 U, instantly driving the price down to 0.12U. Retail investors, seeing this "high volume rise," believe a trend is emerging and rush in.
At this time, the main force's operation is more ruthless:
First place a small order of 0.13U and continue to push up the price to attract more people to chase the rise;
When the retail investor's order reaches 0.13U, suddenly 1 million U of inventory is sold out, and the price instantly drops back to 0.09U - the order you just bought just happened to be the one that took over.
Why does it fall as soon as you buy?
The main force's purpose in driving up the price isn't to "lift the sedan chair" but to "sell." They secretly siphoned off 100 million U chips between 0.05U and 0.08U, then began selling them in batches when the price reached 0.12U. Your buying opportunity is often the signal they're about to start dumping the market—just like fishing: the moment a fish bites, it's time to reel in the line.
2. The "bottom" where you panic sell your stocks is exactly the main force's "warehouse"
When the cryptocurrency market plummets, you see "the more people sell, the lower the price will be", which is actually the main force forcing you to hand over your chips:
The main force's "panic squeeze" routine
BTC fell from $30,000 to $28,000, and you held on. When it dropped to $26,000, you began to hesitate. When it dropped to $24,000, the social media was full of panic posts saying it was going to break $20,000, and you finally couldn't help but sell at a loss—and the ones who took your chips were the main force.
Their steps:
Selling to create panic: Using large funds to sell to trigger retail investors' stop-loss orders (especially forced liquidation of contract players). The further the price falls, the more selling will occur.
Secretly take over stocks: Place a large number of buy orders at key support levels (such as the 20-day moving average of $24,000) to catch retail investors' sell-offs and accumulate more and more chips;
Reverse pull-up: When retail investors have almost cut their losses, suddenly use a small amount of funds to push the price up, making it impossible for those who cut their losses to catch up - the moment you sell at the low point is when they start to build their positions.
Why does the price go up as soon as you sell?
The main force needs low-priced chips, and your panic is the best "chip harvester." They "buy" when the market is falling and "sell" when it's rising, while you are just the opposite - this is not a matter of luck, but the main force uses K-line and emotional manipulation to make you sell at a loss when it is most inappropriate.
3. The Cryptocurrency Market’s “Rhythm Trap” Is Even More Ruthless Than the Stock Market
The cryptocurrency market has 24-hour trading and no price limits, making manipulation by major players more covert and making it easier for retail investors to fall into traps:
1. Contract leverage magnifies your mistakes
You buy long SOL at 100U and set a 5% stop-loss (95U). The major player deliberately drops the price to 94.9U, triggering your stop-loss, and then immediately pulls it back up to 100U—you think it's a trend reversal, but it's actually a "precision harvest." 70% of liquidated orders in the cryptocurrency market are deliberately triggered by major players.
2. Project partners cooperate in the performance
The main force and the project owner collude to release "good news" (such as "listing on a major exchange" or "strategic cooperation") before the price rises. After you follow in, the good news turns into bad news (such as "delayed listing"), causing the price to plummet. After you sell your losses, the project owner releases "new good news" and the main force starts to push the price up again.
3. MEME Coin’s “Emotional Manipulation”
A certain MEME coin is driven up by community hype. You see "tens of thousands of people shouting orders" and rushing in, only to see the main force disband the community at a high point, blacklist retail investors, and the price plummets to zero overnight. This "pump up - shout orders - sell" routine is played out every day in the cryptocurrency world.
3 technical countermeasures to break the curse
Check the concentration of chips: Use on-chain tools to check the holding ratio of the top 10 addresses. Avoid any currency with more than 60% of the shares – the main players are controlling the market too tightly, and you won’t be able to compete.
Wait for "secondary confirmation": Don't rush to chase the rise. Wait until it breaks through the previous high and remains stable for 30 minutes (for example, after SOL breaks through 120U, it does not fall back to 118U within 30 minutes) before entering the market;
Turn "stop-loss" into "conditional order": Instead of setting a fixed stop-loss, look for "trend reversal signals" (such as falling below the 20-day moving average) to avoid being "swept away by the main force."
Finally, let me say this: the cryptocurrency market's "fall as soon as you buy, rise as soon as you sell" phenomenon is essentially the result of major investors leveraging their financial and information advantages to manipulate retail investors into trading at a completely opposite pace. What you perceive as "market rules" may actually be a trap set by others. To break this trap, first learn to "go against your emotions"—stay calm when others are frantically chasing gains, and observe when others are panicking and selling. Perhaps you can break free from this curse.
Which “rhythm trap” have you fallen into recently?
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