2026-01-07 14:28:18

Take a close look at this wave of $RIVER market movement. The bulls have made so much profit but haven't exited the market. Do you know why? Frankly speaking, this is a tactic pre-arranged by the big players — waiting for the bears to enter so they can profit from the funding fees.

The data makes it clear. The huge whale position on the bullish side opened at 14.4U and accounts for a massive 4.95 million, making up 78% of the entire bullish positions. What about the bears? The same group of whales opened a short position at 17.34U with only 2.5 million, a huge gap. This is no coincidence.

The big players know exactly what they’re doing — they hold the majority of the long positions and are just waiting. Waiting for what? Waiting for retail bears to rush in. Without opponents, how can they harvest? The logic of this game is as simple as that.

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BlockchainGriller

· 01-09 15:04

The dealer's trick is really clever. The bulls keep holding just to lure the bears into the market, waiting to profit from the funding fees.

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just_another_wallet

· 01-08 08:58

Wait, 78% of the bulls have been eaten by whales? This is obviously a trap.

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Same old story, waiting for the retail short-sellers to come in and send money, unlimited subscription fees.

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Wow, the bulls entered at 14.4 and haven't escaped yet, clearly waiting to cut the shorts.

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So now entering short positions is just offering yourself as a sacrifice? I think this game is a bit risky.

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Whales are setting the trap here; retail entering short positions is just falling into a trap.

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MemecoinTrader

· 01-07 14:58

ngl the whale positioning asymmetry here screams pre-orchestrated liquidity trap... 78% concentration on longs at 14.4U while shorts sitting at 2.5M? that's not organic price discovery, that's a psyops playbook waiting for retail FOMO to cascade into the short side. classic sentiment manipulation architecture fr

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MerkleMaid

· 01-07 14:50

Hmm... 78% of the position is in the hands of the whales, which is indeed a bit outrageous. Retail short sellers really dare to take the bait, huh?

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DefiPlaybook

· 01-07 14:46

A typical fake move, retail investors are about to get trapped again.

Wait, how is this data calculated? 4.95m divided by 78% doesn't add up.

When funding rates are high, you should run. Those still hesitating are the ones caught.

It's the old trick again—longs locking in positions, waiting for the short positions. How much can they smash this time?

Tracking on-chain wallet flows is much more reliable than looking at these data.

Is the whale waiting for retail to enter? Then let's wait for the whale's position to get liquidated.

This logic is clear, but I don't know when they'll cut.

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MEVHunterLucky

· 01-07 14:31

Talking about the same old story of manipulators cutting leeks, when the market is good, everyone is a winner.

Wait, is the 14.4 to 17.34 increase really that easy? Why do I feel it's not that simple?

The data is indeed outrageous, 78% of the chips held by a single whale? How daring is that?

If it were so easy to predict, everyone would be financially free, and we'd be done watching the charts here.

Feels like armchair strategizing again; it would be even better if you could predict it in advance next time.

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