I recently discovered an interesting pattern. You see, when everyone is bearish on a certain coin, it tends to surge suddenly, directly hitting the shorts; conversely, those coins that everyone is optimistic about tend to underperform, even pulling back. Is the market joking with us?



Think about it carefully, it's actually a psychological game. When retail investors are bearish, they tend to hold back, and short positions accumulate; institutions quietly accumulate, and when short positions reach a certain scale, a reverse rally can harvest profits. The opposite is also true: when everyone is optimistic, they tend to chase the highs, and the bulls become the harvested chives.

This is the charm and cruelty of the market—most people's consensus often signals a loss.
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MercilessHalalvip
· 1h ago
That's right, reverse operation is the key, but the problem is most people simply can't do it. This analysis hits the mark. I am the leek that gets chopped after chasing highs, every time like this. Institutions only push the price after they've finished accumulating, by the time we follow the trend, we're already the bagholders. A painful lesson.
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SurvivorshipBiasvip
· 12h ago
Here we go again with this set. Honestly, it's just reverse thinking to make money, I don't buy it. I've heard this theory a hundred times, and in the end, it's still a gambling mentality. Institutional eaters? Bro, how do you know when they eat? Reverse operation results in even bigger losses. I just want to ask, are you making money or just summarizing losses? Consensus = losing money. Can this logic be used to stabilize profits? I doubt it. But to be fair, the market does like to harvest in reverse, there's no denying that.
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CodeSmellHuntervip
· 12h ago
Damn, isn't this the ultimate secret of contrarian trading? The consensus among retail investors = a death signal, I've realized. Contrarian thinking indeed makes money, but the question is how to judge whether you're fooling yourself or not. If the smartest people think this way, then who is truly the chives (retail investors)? Haha. Bullish coins are falling, bearish coins are rising, so I might as well stop watching altogether. I've seen through the tricks of institutions to cut chives, I just don't know how to break the deadlock. Being slapped in the face for years has made me numb, honestly. Contrarian trading also requires capital, and I already went all-in before reaching a consensus. Basically, it's a gambler's mentality, always hoping to turn things around if you bet right. This analysis is excellent, but I will still keep losing money, haha.
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GasFeeTearsvip
· 12h ago
That's right, reverse thinking is the way out. What I fear most is seeing uniform voices across the entire network; that's usually when I should run.
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AirdropHuntervip
· 13h ago
That's correct, reverse operation is the key, but very few people can actually do it.
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