2025-12-28 16:21:53

The cryptocurrency market has indeed been difficult to play this year. The reason, frankly, is one: the market rhythm has completely changed.

How did it used to be? Volatile for two or three months, then a month of consolidation, with hardly any major pullbacks, making entry and exit relatively smooth. And now? Bitcoin and Ethereum hit new highs every now and then, but as soon as a new high is reached, it crashes immediately, followed by about ten days of sideways consolidation, then another rally. It looks lively, but in reality, after two months, the mainstream coins are still stuck in the same place.

What’s the most heartbreaking? Altcoins are getting worse and worse. Whenever the big players push the market up, it’s as if no one wants the altcoins; the fluctuations become smaller and smaller, and prices keep falling. In the past, the big players and retail investors could share some gains together. Now, it’s completely the opposite — everyone is taking the hits together.

This is actually because the big players have changed their tactics. The manipulation methods have shifted from aggressive one-way surges to repeated shakeouts and harvesting. The rhythm has sped up, patience has worn thin, retail investors can’t keep up with this new pace, and naturally, they suffer losses. The market this year is different from previous years, and the biggest difference lies here.

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0xSherlock

· 2h ago

Basically, the big players are treating us like pigs to be raised, and now they're about to slaughter us.

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NotFinancialAdvice

· 2h ago

Honestly, the current gameplay is just playing psychological games with the market makers. Whoever has poor mentality will die. --- The altcoins are indeed being slaughtered crazily. Retail investors should wake up already. --- This pattern of smashing new highs and then dumping, repeatedly shaking people out, is practically an art. --- The market rhythm has indeed changed, but I think it's still a matter of technical skill; some people are still making money. --- After about ten days of sideways movement, anyone would go crazy. --- Used to make profits, now getting beaten up—that's the cycle of the crypto world. --- Market makers are getting smarter and more cunning. Ordinary retail investors simply can't keep up. --- Mainstream coins are stagnating, while altcoins keep falling. It's really impossible to play in this environment these days. --- Repeatedly shaking out and harvesting, just hearing it makes me uncomfortable. --- The pace has sped up, patience is gone. Isn't this just a new way to harvest the little guys?

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RealYieldWizard

· 2h ago

Really, this year the big players just don't want retail investors to have an easy time --- The routine of shaking out is becoming more and more skilled, we can't keep up --- The altcoin sector is really heartbreaking; in the past, we could still get some soup --- When the rhythm changes, you have to change your thinking; sticking to old methods only leads to getting beaten --- Sideways consolidation for about ten days, only those with strong mental resilience can endure --- To put it simply, the pace of institutional bloodsucking is becoming more and more intense --- A new high is the peak, this phrase has been especially effective this year --- Retail investors are collectively being harvested, who to blame? It's still because we can't keep up

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