2025-12-28 14:22:23

Some trending altcoins are playing out classic pump-and-dump schemes. Recently, those who were shorted were forcibly pushed up to stop-loss, creating an illusion of "the market maker's strength surpassing expectations, about to push the small cycle higher." Now, the market is filled with such voices: since they can earn funding fees and use large traders' counter-orders to manipulate small cycles, why not do it?

But this is precisely the most dangerous moment. When everyone is trying to profit from the same arbitrage opportunity, the chips held by retail investors become the perfect target for market makers to take over. No matter how much the market maker dumps, there are always people willing to buy.

The small gains from funding fees are not worth risking your principal. Many people end up with the result: in order to earn a tiny funding fee, they end up losing their account principal. In such an extremely euphoric market sentiment, maintaining rationality is more important than chasing profits.

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MEVSandwichVictim

· 4h ago

Here we go again, I've seen this trick too many times. Is the small amount of funding fee really worth risking your principal? It happens every time, thinking you've found an arbitrage opportunity, only to end up as the one holding the bag. Wake up, everyone, the market makers are way more ruthless than you think.

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SneakyFlashloan

· 4h ago

Again, the same old trick, someone always falls for it --- Is the amount of funding fee really enough to lose a wave? --- Watching everyone try to scalp, in fact, you just become the scalp --- Forcing a pump to stop loss is outdated, but some still believe it --- Modest gains combined with liquidation risk, this deal isn't worth it --- Being rational is really harder than making money, that's the difference between retail investors and whales --- The bagholder never knows he's holding the bag, it's tough --- After eating the small cycle, it's time for the big cycle, whose turn is it? --- Using principal to gamble on funding fees, this logic is reversed, everyone --- When the market is euphoric, you should stay calm; operating counter to the trend can help you survive longer --- When everyone sees arbitrage opportunities, it's no longer an opportunity --- Forcing a pump to stop loss is indeed ruthless; how many people were forced to buy in

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MechanicalMartel

· 4h ago

It's the same trick again, someone always falls for it every time. --- The tiny profit from funding fees is really not worth it. --- A bunch of people are fighting to take over, the market maker is the happiest. --- I've seen many cases of stop-loss being hit; it's just an illusion. --- Rationality? In this kind of market, it's the most valuable. --- Trying to make a small profit without any principal, I've seen too many cases. --- All just want to earn that little funding fee, but end up dead on the road.

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ContractCollector

· 4h ago

Here we go again with this set? Every time it's just a bait with funding fees, and a bunch of people follow suit, just feeding the fish. --- That's right, this wave is indeed a gathering place for bagholders. --- It's not worth losing your principal over just a few tens of dollars in funding fees. --- The market makers love moments of collective greed; no one can escape. --- Calm down, everyone. Entering now is just gambling on the market maker's mood. --- Funding fees are just sugar-coated shells; eating them will eventually wipe out your principal. --- There's always someone who falls for it, and I don't think this time will be any different. --- Instead of thinking about arbitrage, think about how to survive longer. --- That's why most people end up losing everything in the end. --- When everyone wants to eat the same cake, it's time to consider exiting.

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