2025-12-30 14:29:05

Recently, I noticed a phenomenon that is quite worth warning about—some hotly promoted coins can drop over 50% within 5 minutes, leaving no time to add to positions. Even more heartbreaking is that after the drop, some people are shouting to buy the dip at the bottom, only to get trapped even deeper.

Looking at the coins that experienced a surge not long ago, they are now all entering the harvesting phase. This pattern seems to have become a common routine in a certain cycle—first creating FOMO sentiment to attract retail investors, then quickly dumping the price. The problem is that many people can't react in time; before they can set stop-loss or take-profit orders, their accounts have already shrunk.

This actually reflects issues with liquidity and market depth. For some low-liquidity coins, as soon as large sell orders appear, prices will fluctuate violently. For traders, choosing sufficiently active trading pairs and setting reasonable risk controls is much more rational than blindly chasing highs.

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DaoDeveloper

· 9h ago

the liquidity depth thing is actually the crux here—low float tokens are just asking to be exploited. it's almost like a broken smart contract audit waiting to happen, except the "vulnerability" is baked into the tokenomics design itself.

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GateUser-a606bf0c

· 9h ago

50% drop in 5 minutes, this is basically a slaughterhouse Why haven't the guys trying to catch the bottom learned yet Avoid coins with low liquidity at all costs, it's a blood and tears lesson Those calling the bottom should be disconnected from the internet Playing with these coins is just gambling with your life, really Dump the sell orders if you want, I already cut my losses and ran Stop-loss? I haven't even issued the order and it's already wiped out haha This round of harvesting is just incredible, one round after another Instead of trying to catch the bottom, it's better to learn how to read the charts, so you don't get eaten Many people are dying from FOMO, so why are some still jumping in

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SelfMadeRuggee

· 9h ago

50% drop in 5 minutes? Bro, this is just a spot rug pull. All the dip buyers got buried, I don't believe anyone still dares to buy. Low liquidity coins are basically harvesters, it hurts just looking at them. This time I learned my lesson and got smarter, only sticking to major market coins, no other talks. FOMO really is poison, it's always the same trick. Setting stop-losses sounds simple in theory, but actually executing them is really hard.

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HalfBuddhaMoney

· 9h ago

A 50% drop in 5 minutes? Man, this is just a rookie move, don't really touch it. Bottom-fishing is just catching bagholders; I've seen it happen too many times. Coins with poor liquidity should be avoided; isn't this gambling? FOMO can kill people. Is setting a stop-loss really that hard? I've said it before, chasing highs ends with a bloodbath. Wake up, everyone. It's all caused by low liquidity. When big players sell off, it's game over. After this round of harvesting, how long will it take to break even again? Honestly, you still need to choose mainstream coins. I've been burned by these altcoin tricks.

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HashRatePhilosopher

· 9h ago

A 50% drop in 5 minutes, I can't even react to that. This is the true skill of low-liquidity coins. Those calling for a bottom to buy the dip are just sending blessings for wealth, really. This wave of cutting leeks has become more and more sophisticated. It's still best to honestly choose top-tier coins; liquidity is the life-saving charm.

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