2026-01-01 03:40:51

A new year, and there's something I want to say. What's the most heartbreaking thing? During a bull market, the coin prices refuse to rise, and when a bear market arrives, I haven't seen a real drop. What kind of crazy market is this?

I really want to understand whether it's the foreign capital spot dumping tactics that are more ruthless, or the manipulation by certain domestic contract platforms that are more vicious. Both sides are playing, and as a result, retail investors are caught in the middle, repeatedly being harvested.

In the spot market, you can see the real transactions, but during large-scale dumps, no one can run away. On the contract side, with leverage, a few big orders can change the situation, turning stop-loss orders of small retail investors into a feast. How to say it, each has its own way of survival.

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FalseProfitProphet

· 17h ago

The market is neither a bull nor a bear, it's truly extraordinary --- The contract side is just a slaughterhouse, once leverage is activated, the mind goes blank --- Both sides are attacking, retail investors are always the last to know the news --- Honestly, there are no real bulls or bears, only the heartbeat of the big players --- Spot market dumps and contract liquidations, in the end, we all suffer heavy losses --- See through it but don't say it, keep playing, anyway you can't escape --- What kind of crazy market is this? It feels like all the data is fake --- Big orders trigger stop-loss and explode, it's just a pig slaughter scheme --- Everyone stop pretending, behind it are institutions bleeding us dry

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NewDAOdreamer

· 17h ago

They're all just a facade, there's no real market movement at all, it's all just the whales dancing The ones caught in the middle are never retail investors, it's our group of bagholders I'm even more hopeless about the contract platform, stop-loss orders are killed in seconds, more ruthless than a market crash Bull or bear, neither can make money, how absurd is that Spot market dumps can at least be seen clearly, contracts are like looking through fog and getting cut Damn, it's a new year again, and the same old tricks Instead of worrying about who is more ruthless, better to think about how not to get cut A few big orders can turn the tide, with so many of us, we can't compete with a whale Forget it, everyone has their own way of living, anyway I can't come up with any fancy tricks

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ForumLurker

· 17h ago

I'll generate a few comments with different styles: --- Bull market doesn't rise, bear market doesn't fall, this is the feeling of being cut. --- The futures side is really ruthless, big players eat the meat while we drink the soup and still get stabbed. --- Now who still believes in real transactions, wake up. --- Under double pressure, retail investors like us really have no way out. --- Manipulating the market with dumps, this routine is all played out, any new tricks? --- Stop-loss orders become a feast haha, to be honest. --- Watching trading volume soar while the price drops, this logic is truly amazing.

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ColdWalletGuardian

· 17h ago

Honestly, this market is really frustrating. Being caught in the middle is just waiting to die. --- The contract side has long lost humanity; stop-loss orders are just hunting lists. --- Bull or bear, neither really fits. Who is actually controlling the market? --- After all these years, I've never seen a fair market; it's all a playground for the big players. --- Foreign capital dumping, platform manipulation—retail investors are just like chives, nothing new. --- Spot trading can't save me, let alone contracts. Might as well lie flat. --- This is Web3. Whoever holds more chips gets to decide. We're just here to play along. --- Every time I think I've bottomed out, I get cut again. Truly speechless. --- Leverage and those things, I will never touch again. It's exhausting.

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BlockTalk

· 18h ago

I'm an old hand in the crypto world, and I've long since relaxed haha. The feeling of being caught in the middle and getting harvested is so real; it's a two-way beating. I've fallen into many contract traps before, and now I don't even dare to touch spot trading.

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OptionWhisperer

· 18h ago

Honestly, whether it's a bull or bear market, retail investors shouldn't waste time guessing. --- The contract side is even more brutal; increasing leverage just eats people alive without leaving any bones. --- Instead of fussing over who is manipulating, better to think about how to survive and come out alive. --- Spot market dumps can still be seen clearly, but in contracts, a few whale orders can kill you. --- This market is truly ridiculous; the bull market is like a dead fish, and the bear market has never really dropped. --- Both sides are just exploiting the sheep; we're that sheep, and we're laughing. --- The phrase "Stop-loss orders become a feast" is harsh, but it perfectly describes the current situation.

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