2026-01-14 05:23:17

Recently, the price surge of some small-cap coins looks quite tempting, but the underlying tricks are actually old news.

Taking a recent example, from 0.16909 all the way up to 0.29656, it seems like a big move on the surface, but in reality, the market cap is light, and the main funds don’t need to spend much to push the price up. When retail investors are attracted by the gains and start to buy in, the big players begin quietly offloading at high levels.

You can see the clues just by looking at the order book—after reaching 0.29656, the buy orders suddenly disappear, and sell orders keep coming in. This isn’t a pullback; it’s outright distribution. Currently, the price is oscillating around 0.27880, looking like it’s stabilized, but in fact, the main players are still grinding the order book and haven’t fully exited. Once it breaks below the key level of 0.26, it’s highly likely to drop straight to 0.24.

Traders rushing in at this level, rather than being brave, are actually failing to truly understand the operational logic of this kind of market. Technical analysis, capital flow, and psychology—none can be overlooked.

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AirdropHunterKing

· 01-17 04:55

Bro, I've seen this trick too many times; it's just a scaled-up version of farming for rewards. I can draw candlestick charts for the coins I've lost money on. Never touch the 0.27 level, seriously.

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pvt_key_collector

· 01-17 02:49

Here we go again with this pattern. I saw through the 0.29 wave; it's a typical dump and distribute rhythm. Retail investors always get caught holding the bag a beat late.

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OnchainDetective

· 01-15 14:48

At the moment when the buy orders at 0.29656 suddenly disappeared, I knew this show was over... A typical fund manipulation tactic of walling off and dumping, you can see it clearly even without on-chain tracking. The main force started to throw smoke screens at 0.27880, and the real killer move is below 0.26. Some people just need real money to truly understand this logic. Are there still people buying before breaking below 0.24? I really can't understand, unless it's a gambler's mentality. From the perspectives of funds, technical analysis, and psychology, this pattern is just the old routine, no new tricks... Watching this kind of play too many times has become a bit boring.

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OnchainHolmes

· 01-14 10:46

Here we go again? I've seen this too many times. The game of pumping small-cap coins is always so lousy. The big players are greedier than each other, still trying to lock in positions and deceive people into holding, it's hilarious.

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GasFeeVictim

· 01-14 05:52

Here we go again, retail investors are doomed, as soon as they get in, they're just being harvested.

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PessimisticLayer

· 01-14 05:48

Is it the same old story? I'm already tired of it. It's always the same routine of pumping and dumping. The main players only use these three tricks, and retail investors keep rushing in. Serves them right.

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OnlyUpOnly

· 01-14 05:42

Coming with this again? I'm already tired of it. A small market cap means the main players are just puppets, and retail investors are always the bagholders.

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SilentObserver