Today's contract market hides a key signal that could overturn the subsequent trend—retail investors are in a panic sell-off, while the main players are frantically collecting chips! Note that this is not a conventional technical reduction in positions, but rather a stampede driven by a fear that is 'deep to the bone'; three details of the positions directly expose the truth:
Short positions have been blown to the point that they dare not open new ones: In the past 24 hours, the liquidation of short positions in mainstream cryptocurrencies has surged by 320 million USD, especially during the sudden spike in the early morning, where a large number of retail short positions were instantly hit and stopped out. Now the community is filled with cries of 'never going short again,' and short sentiment has dropped to a freezing point, even leading to an extreme mindset of 'better to miss out than to short.'
The bulls' courage to chase has shattered: clearly, the market is stabilizing and rising, yet the bull position has decreased by 12% against the trend. The retail group is filled with discussions like "waiting for a pullback to XX points to enter" and "afraid of getting trapped by chasing highs," while those who were shouting about "breaking the previous high" yesterday are already calculating, "what if it drops back?" This is a typical retail investor mentality of being afraid of both rising and falling.
The main players are quietly bottom-fishing amid fear: in contrast to retail investors, whale addresses have increased their holdings by 5.8% over the past 48 hours, especially during times when retail investors are closing positions. The main contract accounts show a "net long position continuously increasing." This is not a coincidence, but a classic script of accurately utilizing the panic emotions of retail investors.
This is the most brutal psychological battle in the cryptocurrency world: you are afraid to chase because you fear the price will break your cost, afraid to hold because you fear the price will breach support, afraid of missing out and also afraid of being trapped, watching the market start amidst repeated entanglement, ultimately even the qualification to get on board is locked by the main players. It’s important to realize that the retail investors' "fear" is the main players' "price difference"—if retail investors are bold enough to enter decisively, whose money will the main players earn?
Countless people are now asking: "Is this a signal that the market is coming to an end?" Quite the opposite! This is the prelude to the market truly accelerating! Looking back at the past five major market launches, each was marked by retail investors panic selling while the main players quietly built their positions.
The more retail investors fear, the more stable the main players' positions are; the more stable the main players' positions are, the harsher the subsequent market will be.
Currently, $BTC is stabilizing at 42,000, $ETH has broken through 2,200, and $BNB has returned to 330. The market has already given a clear answer. Next, it depends on who can endure this psychological battle, who can hold onto their chips while others are fearful—after all, the cryptocurrency world is always a game where "a few earn the money of the many," and right now is the crucial moment for the few to position themselves!#EconomicAlert
