This week's "Black Monday" is indeed eerie, with the crypto world being pressed to the ground and rubbed—BTC plummeted below 86,000, and ETH was even more brutal, smashing through $3000. Many people bought the dip around the middle of the decline, watching the numbers in their accounts drop step by step, getting cut at the bottom. Don't rush to panic.
As someone who has been in this industry for years, I just want to say honestly: every coin you panic-sell is being stuffed into Wall Street bigwigs' pockets in sacks.
Look at the actual numbers. BTC is now at $85,890, down over 4% in 10 hours. The previously seemingly unbreakable support level of $85,000 was directly breached. ETH is even worse—current price $2,945, down 4.56%, RSI indicator has entered severe oversold territory. Even BNB, which usually resists declines relatively well, has weakened to $851. This wave of decline is indeed frightening, but those who understand the market know that the more intense the decline, the clearer the fundamentals become. Retail investors are cutting losses and crying at the bottom, while institutions are secretly "picking up bargains" in the dark.
Let's talk about BTC. Who's rushing in during this decline? Not retail investors, but whales and institutions holding heavy funds. Don't think that BTC is unwanted just because it fell; institutions have long regarded it as a "last resort" asset. Brazil's largest asset management company, Itaú, recently publicly stated that they plan to allocate 1%-3% of their investment portfolio to BTC. Think about it—what does this mean behind the entry of such large-scale institutions?
This is the duality of the market. On the surface, it's a panic sell-off, but underneath, institutions are completing their布局. Retail investors flee out of fear, while institutions enter because they see opportunities. History always repeats itself at such moments.
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DAOTruant
· 2025-12-19 14:46
Here we go again with this narrative: retail investors get shaken out, and institutions step in. It's always the same script, huh?
Speaking of which, I last bought the dip based on this kind of talk, and it kept falling for three more days. Reading this article now just makes me want to laugh.
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BankruptcyArtist
· 2025-12-19 14:24
Bought the dip again, this time really taking a loss haha
Institutions are eating the meat, we're drinking the soup, but at least there's still soup to drink
Wall Street folks are really ruthless, our small retail investors' money isn't enough to watch
I heard Itaú is planning to allocate 1-3% of BTC, I just comfort myself with this thought and hold on
Breaking below 85,000, to be honest, I can't really hold it together, but that's just how it is
Next year, looking at these prices, it'll definitely be another story. Why rush now?
I just want to know when institutions will finally pull us retail investors up
Anyway, since we've already taken losses, might as well lie flat and wait for a double, can't change it anyway
This round really taught me one thing: don't play with institutions, let's just wait for a share of the pie
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TokenCreatorOP
· 2025-12-18 03:53
It's the same old story again, institutions buy the dip retail investors get squeezed, I've heard this script so many times it's still the same.
Bought in the middle of the mountain again, this time I really need to learn my lesson, I can't be greedy anymore.
Regarding Itaú's BTC allocation, retail investors like us should just listen, their institutional time cost is right here.
This wave of decline was really fierce, but I still didn't dare to sell, just taking it as paying tuition for the future.
Institutions are eating the meat while we are drinking the soup, is this fate or choice?
When BTC broke 86,000, I knew this move was coming, it's so damn classic.
Those who sold at the low didn't withstand the mentality, us old chives are already used to it.
Still have some idle money in hand, waiting for another dip.
If this really is the bottom, that would be great, otherwise my old waist is about to be cut to pieces.
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PerennialLeek
· 2025-12-16 16:51
Damn, I got caught again, those who bought the dip are all bagholders
These institutional guys really know how to pick the timing, just when we're cutting losses, they're out shopping, how many times has this script played out
Looking at Itaú's move, it's really ruthless, retail investors crying and fainting on the testnet
Anyway, I’m not moving anymore, let’s wait until this wave passes
History loves to play us like this, vampires are really ruthless
Why is it always us who end up taking the loss
Sigh, gotta work overtime to top up my position again, my wallet is shrinking
Actually, the institutions are the happiest right now, we're just giving them warmth by cutting losses
Wow, BTC has already broken 8.6K, and some still dare to buy the dip? Courageous
This wave is really strange, feels like the market is being manipulated, retail investors are always the last to take the loss
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BearMarketSurvivor
· 2025-12-16 16:38
Once again, the supply line has been cut, and this time it's really ruthless. The cycle of history is like this—panic is the fate of retail investors, while strategic positioning is the hunting season for institutions.
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Brothers who buy the dip on the hillside, controlling losses is more urgent than buying the dip itself. Failure in position management is more deadly than the decline itself.
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Tired of this script, when retail investors start cutting losses, that's when I observe. No bottom fishing, survive first.
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What does the breakdown of 85,000 mean? Too many stop-loss orders are piling up. It’s time to clear them out, but it’s already too late now that you’re just realizing.
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That 1%-3% allocation in Itaú, doesn’t it look small? That’s how institutions gradually eat into it. When we’re anxious, they don’t even look at minute-level fluctuations.
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A 4% drop scares so many people like this. Just think about it—maybe your risk tolerance was never in the right place to begin with.
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Survival always takes priority over returns. Those who survive this round will be able to wait for the next cycle.
This week's "Black Monday" is indeed eerie, with the crypto world being pressed to the ground and rubbed—BTC plummeted below 86,000, and ETH was even more brutal, smashing through $3000. Many people bought the dip around the middle of the decline, watching the numbers in their accounts drop step by step, getting cut at the bottom. Don't rush to panic.
As someone who has been in this industry for years, I just want to say honestly: every coin you panic-sell is being stuffed into Wall Street bigwigs' pockets in sacks.
Look at the actual numbers. BTC is now at $85,890, down over 4% in 10 hours. The previously seemingly unbreakable support level of $85,000 was directly breached. ETH is even worse—current price $2,945, down 4.56%, RSI indicator has entered severe oversold territory. Even BNB, which usually resists declines relatively well, has weakened to $851. This wave of decline is indeed frightening, but those who understand the market know that the more intense the decline, the clearer the fundamentals become. Retail investors are cutting losses and crying at the bottom, while institutions are secretly "picking up bargains" in the dark.
Let's talk about BTC. Who's rushing in during this decline? Not retail investors, but whales and institutions holding heavy funds. Don't think that BTC is unwanted just because it fell; institutions have long regarded it as a "last resort" asset. Brazil's largest asset management company, Itaú, recently publicly stated that they plan to allocate 1%-3% of their investment portfolio to BTC. Think about it—what does this mean behind the entry of such large-scale institutions?
This is the duality of the market. On the surface, it's a panic sell-off, but underneath, institutions are completing their布局. Retail investors flee out of fear, while institutions enter because they see opportunities. History always repeats itself at such moments.