2026-01-10 17:26:25

Recently, there is a phenomenon in BTC that players should be alert to: many new coins tend to reach short-term highs as soon as they appear on spot trading platforms. Even more heartbreaking is that those projects with the highest popularity and launched on multiple major platforms tend to fall the hardest.

Thinking about it carefully, it becomes clear—so-called "good projects" essentially mean that enough marketing expenses have been spent. These promotional budgets will ultimately be paid by someone, and that person is usually retail investors. There are no free lunches in the market.

Based on this logic, my strategy is: for any coin that immediately jumps into the spot trading section upon launch, I will observe its trend for about three days, then decisively open a low-leverage short position. Because the difficulty of doubling a price is often much higher than halving it—this is an inevitable result after liquidity exhaustion.

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CrossChainBreather

· 23h ago

Here comes another new coin to harvest the little guys. Let's wait and see the disaster three days from now.

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P2ENotWorking

· 01-10 17:56

I’ve been saying why every time a new coin launches, it’s just a routine of cutting leeks. Turns out marketing costs are originally paid by retail investors. I’ve seen through it long ago. The trick of launching at a high point—when both bulls and bears find it hard to trade—just lie flat. This logic makes sense. Waiting three days before acting is indeed more secure. I do the same. That hits home. After liquidity dries up, the decline is much faster than the rise. That’s the reality. Another project launched after being brainwashed by marketing. I bet it will halve within two weeks. I see this kind of routine every day. I’ve gotten used to it.

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ChainDetective

· 01-10 17:50

Ha, it's the same old tricks of those marketing coins. I'm already tired of it. Don't be fooled by the hype; the pattern of hitting a high right after launch has been proven time and again. Low-leverage short positions can work, but I usually just watch and let the retail investors take the initial hit. I'm waiting to see the show during the plunge after liquidity dries up. The bigger the platform that launches a coin, the bigger the red flag. If you don't believe it, look at the history. Retail investors buying in—I've really had enough of seeing this happen over and over again.

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GasFeeLover

· 01-10 17:49

Having sufficient marketing expenses means a good project, lol. Who hasn't seen this trick before? --- Another moment of "I discovered a pattern." Let's see how long I can stick with it. --- Low-leverage short positions, huh? Remember to take a screenshot next time. --- I really don't touch any new coins in the spot market, lost so much I doubt my life. --- This theory sounds good, but can it really guarantee profits, or is it just another survivor bias? --- Wait, are you saying that the projects launched by big platforms are actually the biggest traps? --- The liquidity exhaustion part really hits the point. Too many people are trapped. --- I just want to ask everyone, does anyone really make money with this trick? --- Short-term peaks are dumped, this pattern is too heartbreaking. --- So the current strategy is to operate in the opposite direction, don't follow the trend and buy.

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JustHodlIt

· 01-10 17:34

I've seen through this trick a long time ago; in the end, marketing costs are always covered by retail investors. The moment multiple platforms go live is actually the window for selling, and you need to exit within three to five days.

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