🐋 Whales in the Market: Who Are They and How to Monitor Them?
In the crypto market, “whales” refer to investors who own large volumes of tokens. Their actions can influence the price: a large purchase leads to an increase, while mass selling causes a drop.
📊 What Whales Do:
- Accumulation: they buy tokens during periods of low activity.
- Dumping: they sell assets during an increase, locking in profits.
- Manipulation: sometimes, the movement of tokens is used to create panic or euphoria.
🔍 How to Monitor:
- Whale Alert — a bot and website that tracks large transactions.
- Glassnode, Arkham, Lookonchain — analytics for wallets.
- Blockchain explorers — you can manually check addresses and movements.
💡 Tip: the actions of whales are not a signal for blind buying, but a reason to study the situation more deeply. Sometimes it’s better to swim with the whale than against it 🐬