2025-12-17 00:39:08

Markets dip and traders pile in. That's the easy part. Then sideways action kicks in—volume dries up, the hype fades, and everyone's just watching their screens waiting for something to happen. Fatigue sets in. That exhaustion period? It's actually the setup. Because when prices crack lower and the retail crowd finally gives up, that's your window. That's when serious entries happen.

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MoonRocketman

· 2025-12-17 22:27

Be patient. This consolidation phase is just fueling before the launch. Once retail investors admit defeat, our launch window will arrive.

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GasFeeSobber

· 2025-12-17 19:46

Wait, isn't this just the strategy of the big players cutting the leeks? I'm exhausted and still have to keep staring at the screen.

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YieldHunter

· 2025-12-17 01:08

ngl this is just survivor bias wrapped in hindsight, seriously. everyone thinks they're spotting the "setup" until they realize they're bagholding at -40%. the data doesn't actually support this narrative—correlation coefficient between exhaustion periods and real breakouts? way lower than people think. degens gonna degen tho lol

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ApeWithNoFear

· 2025-12-17 01:08

Consolidation is the most torturous, but this is when the true hunters are lying in wait.

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GasFeeDodger

· 2025-12-17 01:03

The real bottom-fishing time is when retail investors give up. I know this trick too well.

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