2025-12-24 13:27:01

I have observed a phenomenon: when the fundamentals of an asset haven't changed much, its price suddenly rises to 1.2 times the previous level, and then the market starts speculating about a shortage of spot supply. This is funny—was there no shortage half a month ago?

To put it simply, the market is always creating stories to justify the rise. First, capital enters to push up the price, and only then do people start looking for reasons to explain why it rose. Spot shortages, favorable policies, institutional entry... these "reasons" only appear after the price has been driven up.

The logic behind the price surge is actually very simple: capital flows in to push the price higher; after the price rises, someone has to buy the top, and when no one is left to buy, the capital has to run away. The question is, who is actually paying for this wave of increase? It’s always the latecomer retail investors who take the last hit.

Rather than believing those makeshift stories, it's better to understand the flow of funds. The true story of the market is hidden in the simple question of who is buying and who is selling.

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shadowy_supercoder

· 6h ago

Haha, this is the crypto world, stories are always made up afterwards --- Basically, it's the big players hyping themselves up while retail investors are left holding the bag --- Is there a shortage of spot? Laughs, why didn't anyone mention it before the rise --- Fund flow is the real truth, everything else is nonsense --- It's always the last to buy the bag who gets screwed, this rule has never changed --- Watch clearly who is buying and who is selling, don't be fooled by those reasons --- The fundamentals haven't changed, yet the price doubles; this trick is played out --- After a rise, they make up stories; this tactic is truly disappointing --- Retail investors always catch the last wave at the highest point, isn't that satisfying? --- Trusting news is worse than reading K-line charts; at least K-line doesn't lie

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BearMarketBarber

· 6h ago

I've seen this trick too many times: funds move first, stories are fabricated later, and retail investors are always the last to know.

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UnluckyMiner

· 6h ago

Ha, it's the same old trick, I've seen it too many times Stories are always armchair strategists after the fact; they say there's a shortage only after the price has risen. Isn't that just closing your ears to steal a bell? Funds players write the script, retail investors act as actors, and in the end, whoever takes the last baton is the one who gets unlucky Watching capital flow is much more reliable than trusting any news I just want to ask, how are those who bought in at high levels doing now? It's always the last baton that hurts the most; this saying hits right in the heart

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SigmaValidator

· 6h ago

It's ridiculous; the stories are only made up after the rise. Whoever believes it will take the bait.

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0xInsomnia

· 6h ago

It's the same old trick again, the fundamentals haven't changed but stories are flying everywhere, really played out. Retail investors are always the last to act, who doesn't know that? Just look at the capital flow, don't be fooled by those makeshift reasons. Who's manipulating and who's cutting? Don't you have a clear idea? Stories are always fabricated after the rise, it's really funny. The bagholders are always online, it's about time to learn how to read the capital behind the K-line.

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