2025-12-31 10:20:55

The premium between spot and futures for the $RIVER asset has already widened to an unhealthy level. The market characteristics are very clear — it is clearly being tightly controlled by large funds.

For retail investors, the risks of participating now are really high. Whether going long or short, potential losses far exceed the profits that can be made. The price has deviated from fundamental logic, and both bulls and bears are now betting on the direction, essentially indistinguishable.

Finally, when large funds are ready to exit, it’s not hard to imagine the tactics of smashing the market. Sometimes it’s drawing a beautiful upward trend and then suddenly collapsing; other times it’s repeatedly creating false breakouts and震荡突破 illusions, only to be followed by a final sharp drop. The scripts may vary, but the ending is often the same.

In this situation, rather than wasting effort guessing the decline and timing, it’s better to remind yourself of one principle: stay away from those obviously manipulated assets.

The crypto market offers endless opportunities, but there’s no need to force yourself to catch that falling knife when the risk is already in front of you. Survive first, then wait for real opportunities.

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ForkThisDAO

· 7h ago

It's the same old story again, big funds dump the market and always draw a nice candlestick chart to trick retail investors into buying in. --- I haven't touched $RIVER for a long time. The premium is so outrageous that only fools are buying. --- That's right. Instead of betting on the direction here, it's better to wait for the next real opportunity. --- The spot contract premium has expanded to this extent, it's definitely time to run. --- It’s always like this. The upward trend at high levels always ends with a sickle; big funds are unbeatable. --- Getting out alive is much more important than earning that last point. There's nothing wrong with that.

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CexIsBad

· 7h ago

If you're sober, the premium is so exaggerated that you should have run long ago --- It's the same routine again, a show before big funds dump, so boring --- Are the retail investors who took the hit now already crying --- RIVER is just a cash machine, a cash machine for big funds --- Exactly, there's no need to stubbornly fight over this manipulated trash --- Those who still dare to go long or short on RIVER truly have courage --- Widening premium = big players are offloading, this signal is extremely obvious --- The tricks are just a few, but people still fall for them every time --- Living is more important than anything else, this phrase must be engraved in your mind --- Stay away from manipulated assets, it's much easier said than done --- Both longs and shorts lose, this is the most painful reality --- The level of big fund players is indeed high, they excel at creating illusions --- When the dump happens, retail accounts will disappear instantly

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PumpDoctrine

· 8h ago

I've seen it all along, $RIVER is just a slaughterhouse. Damn, it's the same old story, a big investor drops a needle and retail investors all fall. Well said, surviving is the real winner, there's really no need to get involved in this kind of game. With such a fierce premium expansion, who would dare to buy the dip? Once you see through these tricks, it's really hard to be fooled again, it's just a game of controlling the market. Stop doing these money-giving activities, wait for the real opportunity to come. This is a typical case of big funds raising pigs and slaughtering them, retail investors have no say at all.

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SybilAttackVictim

· 8h ago

Damn, it's the same old story. I can recite the script of big players dumping the market. --- I won't take the RIVER knife. Staying alive is the real winner. --- Exactly, jumping in now just means giving money to the whales. No need for that. --- After being trapped once, I learned to be smart. I really can't stand these obviously betting-related assets. --- Just stay away. There are plenty of opportunities; no need to flock to this one. --- With premiums expanding to this extent, some still dare to buy the dip—truly brave. --- Are you trying to make money or gamble? If you're unsure, better not to get involved.

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