Blood loss warning! 7 deadly tricks whales use to harvest retail investors, a must-read for beginners:
In the cryptocurrency market, the "whales" holding massive amounts of chips have thoroughly understood the greed and fear of retail investors. With 7 ruthless tactics, beginners are caught off guard and can easily become the ones to be harvested!
"False Breakout" Luring Longs to Kill Shorts: Whales first dump money to push the coin price to a key resistance level, creating the illusion of "a surge is coming," waiting for retail investors to chase in, and then immediately dump their holdings, with a drop of 20% being considered gentle. Many end up trapped at the peak after chasing the high.
"Panic Selling" Forcing Chip Liquidation: Suddenly throwing out chips worth tens of millions, causing the coin price to plummet more than 10%, creating panic of a "crash," forcing retail investors to cut losses and leave the market, while whales buy back at low prices, completing the accumulation.
"False Good News" Drawing in to Harvest: Spreading false good news through anonymous accounts like "a certain coin will go to a major exchange" or "will cooperate with giants," attracting retail investors to follow and buy in, while whales take the opportunity to sell at high prices, leaving retail investors trapped once they realize the good news is fake.
"Contract Liquidation" Two-Way Harvesting: In the futures market, concentrating on opening long or short positions, then manipulating the spot price to trigger retail investors' stop-loss or liquidation lines, whether it’s a long or short position, whales can precisely harvest them.
"Address Drama" Misleading Follow-Up: Using associated addresses for large transfers, creating the illusion of "institutions entering" or "large funds are optimistic," retail investors follow and buy, unaware that it’s a self-directed act by the whales.
"Liquidity Trap" Closing the Door to Hit the Dog: In low market cap coins, whales first pump the price to attract retail investors, then suddenly remove their sell orders, leaving retail investors unable to buy or sell, helplessly watching the coin price free-fall.
"Emotional Manipulation" Long-Term Brainwashing: Long-term instilling the atmosphere in the community of "holding will surely make you rich" and "if you don’t buy now, you won’t have another chance," distorting retail investors' perceptions. Once retail investors heavily enter the market, whales activate the harvesting mode, trapping them while still allowing them to hold onto the fantasy of "it will rebound."
