I used to be one of those who chased the highs and sold at the lows. Every time I thought I had caught the trend, I ended up buying at the top and selling at the bottom. Later, after studying countless charts, I finally figured out a few of the main strategies the big players use that they’re most afraid of being exposed. Let’s start with the first one—the fake sideways trap. The price appears to be oscillating within a certain range, not fluctuating much, so many people let down their guard. But if you look closely at the trading volume, you’ll notice it keeps shrinking, and the support level is never breached. During this time, the big players are actually quietly locking in their positions, waiting for retail investors to lose patience and exit, then suddenly pumping the price. AIA followed this pattern before: it moved sideways for two weeks, then shot up with a single big green candle. The second one is even sneakier—a fake breakdown to trigger panic selling. The price suddenly drops below the support line, panic selling floods in, and retail investors rush to cut their losses. But if you look at a few more candlesticks, the price miraculously bounces right back. This is the big players deliberately creating panic. When a coin is really about to crash, it won’t give you a chance to get out—it just plunges straight down. The third and most deadly—three-step distribution at the top. After the price hits a new high, it starts to weaken, with candlesticks frequently showing long upper wicks, and trading volume actually increasing. This indicates heavy selling pressure at the top, with the big players offloading their positions. XRP in February this year was a textbook example: after peaking, it dropped within three days, and over the next month, it plunged 38%. Many people thought it was just a pullback but ended up catching falling knives all the way down. If you can read these signals, you can at least avoid most of the traps. The market never lacks opportunities; what’s lacking is the insight to see the situation clearly. Right now, quite a few coins are entering a sideways accumulation phase again, which is the perfect time to observe the moves of the big players.

$XRP is stuck inside a massive triangle ! 🤔 #XRP has been moving sideways for days, trapped perfectly between the triangle’s support and resistance. This kind of price compression usually means one thing: a big move is loading. Price tried to push higher today but got rejected exactly at the upper trendline — showing sellers are still guarding the breakout zone. What the chart is telling us 🔍 Support sits near 2.00–2.05, and buyers are defending it well. Resistance remains at 2.22–2.25, the major breakout line. The tighter this gets, the sharper the move when it finally breaks. 📌 A breakout above 2.25 could send XRP quickly toward: ➡️ 2.32 ➡️ 2.40+ 📌 A breakdown below 2.00 shifts momentum toward: ➡️ 1.92 ➡️ 1.85 (major demand) Right now, XRP is coiling… the market is waiting… and the next candle that escapes this triangle will decide the direction. Stay ready — volatility is coming. 🚀

Friends watching the market late at night may have noticed—the short-term rebound of major coins is quite interesting this time. Let’s start with the big brother BTC. It’s now hovering around $91,300, and the price has already climbed above the EMA15 trend line at $90,800. The previous day’s candlestick was swinging between $87,700 and $91,700. Now, MACD is starting to tick upward, and the middle Bollinger Band at $89,500 has been left behind. The next key level to watch is whether it can break through $92,600; if it does, this upward move might have more room to run. If not… the previous low at $85,000 could be revisited. On the upside, keep an eye on the resistance levels at $93,600 and $94,200. ETH is following BTC step by step. When the market was volatile in the past couple of days, it dropped more than 7.5%, hitting as low as $2,825. Although the Fusaka upgrade is a long-term positive, in the short term, it still depends on BTC’s performance. If BTC can hold steady and rebound, there’s a good chance ETH will recover as well—just keep an eye on the $3,100 resistance and $2,800 support levels. XRP’s drop at the beginning of the month was even harsher, falling directly to $2.027, a pullback of over 8%. Its current trend basically mirrors the "major coins indicator": if BTC and ETH are stable, so is XRP; if not, it might test the support at $1.90. Overall, short-term bullish sentiment is picking up, but there are resistance levels one after another overhead. Plus, with the Fed’s interest rate meeting coming up, the market could turn sharply at any moment due to some data or news. At times like this, don’t just focus on technicals—keep a close eye on macro developments too.