2025-12-24 21:23:26

Want a coin to explode in the market? Actually, you don't need any technical breakthroughs — a clever psychological game is enough.

Here's how the scheme works:

**Step 1: Lure with bait.** Large traders prominently display massive short positions on exchanges, seemingly aiming to short to the bottom. In reality, they have already completed full hedging off-chain or through other channels, bringing their account risk to zero (this is called Delta Neutral).

**Step 2: Ignite emotions.** A wave of capital influxes, mindless dumping, causing the coin price to rise sharply. The profit-making effect instantly triggers a frenzy, and small retail investors watch their paper profits glow with excitement.

**Step 3: Illusory fermentation.** Now the key moment — the market watches the large traders' accounts, seeing floating losses grow bigger and bigger, and retail investors get a thrill: "This time, we're going to crush the market maker." This illusion of a short squeeze drives them to buy madly, spontaneously acting as liquidity providers.

**Step 4: Full retreat.** The large traders' principal remains safe (hedging protection), while the project team takes advantage of retail investors' greed at the peak to offload their holdings. In the end, only retail investors are left with losses.

Stories like this are replayed every week in the market. Recognizing this logic can at least help you avoid falling into a few more traps.

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OffchainOracle

· 7h ago

I think this trick is really brilliant; someone always falls for it every time. Retail investors will never learn.

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LiquidatedNotStirred

· 7h ago

It's the same old trick again, retail investors eagerly jumping into the trap every time.

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SelfSovereignSteve

· 7h ago

It's the same old trick again, someone always falls for it every time. --- I'm exhausted, retail investors will always be the last bagholders. --- I'm tired of hearing the term Delta Neutral, basically it just means tricking you into buying in. --- Knowing it clearly doesn't help, you still end up losing money, that's just fate. --- Damn, I knew why I get cut every time, turns out the tricks are so deep. --- A new story every week, a wave of retail investors each week, the cycle just keeps repeating, everyone. --- Psychological warfare wins, technical analysis is completely lost, that's how the crypto world works. --- If I had known earlier, I might as well have gone gambling, at least losing is quicker. --- Big players happily sell off, retail investors crying as they take the bag, always the main characters and side characters. --- No matter how clearly this article explains, next time someone still rushes in, I'm just that kind of idiot.

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GasGrillMaster

· 7h ago

It's always like this, retail investors are just used as liquidity to be cut. Another round of psychological warfare, can we dodge it this time... Well said, but when it comes to the moment of profit effect, who can still hold back. Delta hedging is played so skillfully, but we haven't even understood the basics. History keeps repeating itself like this, the tricks can't come up with new tricks.

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GateUser-2fce706c

· 7h ago

I've said it before, the essence of this psychological warfare is cognitive disparity. The big players have long since hedged in the shadows, clearing all risks, while retail investors are still dreaming of "squeezing out the market makers." Opportunity knocks, everyone. The most important thing now is to learn how to read people and situations—that's the real secret to wealth.

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DustCollector

· 7h ago

It's the same old trick, every time they swear it will be different this time, but in the end, they're still trapped. --- I'm speechless. After watching so many times, there are still people jumping in. I just don't understand. --- Delta neutral sounds fancy, but basically it's just free money without risk. --- Really, the biggest enemy of retail investors is greed. Every time they think they are the chosen ones. --- This logic makes sense, but no one listens, or even if they do, they can't change. --- Wake up, everyone. The floating losses you see are not their real situation at all. --- Replaying every week? I think it's happening every day, just with different coins.

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pvt_key_collector

· 7h ago

Another classic scam to trap new investors, and every time someone falls for it. I'm really speechless.

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