My judgment is that a major negative event—such as an escalation of Middle East geopolitical conflict—will initially cause a sell-off, triggering market panic. But here’s the twist: some big whales might aggressively short during this decline, deploying nine-figure short positions, only to get trapped. Once these large short positions are liquidated, it can reverse and push the price back up. This kind of scenario repeatedly occurs in bull markets—the more seemingly bearish news there is, the more likely it is to trap those speculators chasing downside. The market’s counter-movement often hides in the most seemingly pessimistic moments.
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LayerZeroEnjoyer
· 2h ago
Basically, it's just a trick to trap retail investors, the whales are playing heartbeat🎢
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0xDreamChaser
· 01-07 20:05
I've seen through this trick long ago. Every time there's a bearish signal, it's just a feast for the whales' manipulation.
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OldLeekMaster
· 01-07 20:04
I've seen this trick too many times; someone always falls into the trap.
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NFTArtisanHQ
· 01-07 20:01
ngl the whale trap narrative is just another layer of the meta-narrative we keep constructing around market movements... but yeah, liquidity hunting in bear traps hits different when you're actually watching it unfold in real time
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MelonField
· 01-07 19:50
Haha, here we go again. Every time they say the market will crash, the whales get countered and retail investors just watch the show.
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Whenever there's a conflict in the Middle East, the market starts playing out this script. We've seen enough.
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Nine-figure short positions get liquidated? Luckily, it's not my money. Waiting for a rebound to buy in.
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I'm tired of hearing the "bad news is a trap" logic, but it does seem to work every time...
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The more pessimistic, the more opportunities there are. It's easy to say, but when it really crashes, how many dare to buy the dip?
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Whales can also get wrecked. What does that tell us? Having a lot of money doesn't guarantee safety.
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Alright then, let's bet on a rebound. Anyway, all the negative news has now become a buying signal.
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StableGeniusDegen
· 01-07 19:40
I've seen this trick too many times. As soon as the dump news comes out, the whales can't hold back and end up jumping into the pit themselves...
My judgment is that a major negative event—such as an escalation of Middle East geopolitical conflict—will initially cause a sell-off, triggering market panic. But here’s the twist: some big whales might aggressively short during this decline, deploying nine-figure short positions, only to get trapped. Once these large short positions are liquidated, it can reverse and push the price back up. This kind of scenario repeatedly occurs in bull markets—the more seemingly bearish news there is, the more likely it is to trap those speculators chasing downside. The market’s counter-movement often hides in the most seemingly pessimistic moments.