I’ve noticed something quite clearly in recent times: the futures market on Binance has been moving extremely fast, especially for smaller-cap coins.
Many opportunities would explode, and then get dumped almost immediately.
For example:
• $IN surged very strongly; at one point the profit was many times higher, but it quickly reversed.
• $VELVET saw an extremely strong first leg; the next leg still had momentum, but it also couldn’t hold the drive.
• $NFP, $TAIKO , and a whole bunch of other top gainer coins were only “hot” for a very short time before getting hammered with strong take-profit.
In my view, market sentiment has changed a lot.
Retail is now too used to sudden pumps, so whenever they see a big green candle, they rush to go Long. That means the wave-making teams can’t easily push the price as high as before, because the more they push, the more people FOMO and follow along. As a result, they choose to dump early to lock in profits instead of maintaining a trend for days.
In this context, I think everyone should be more flexible instead of only focusing on finding Long setups. After those hot surges, being patient and waiting for signals to set up a Short sometimes brings a better profit-to-risk ratio.
Of course, there are exceptions. Like $LAB—it’s a rare example where the uptrend can’t be sustained for a long time without getting dumped right away.
The current market isn’t short of opportunities, but the turnover of capital is happening far too quickly. Anyone who reacts slowly or FOMOs off the green candle usually ends up buying at the top zone.
During this period, I’m prioritizing risk management, trading selectively, and limiting the urge to chase pumps that have already risen too much.
Many opportunities would explode, and then get dumped almost immediately.
For example:
• $IN surged very strongly; at one point the profit was many times higher, but it quickly reversed.
• $VELVET saw an extremely strong first leg; the next leg still had momentum, but it also couldn’t hold the drive.
• $NFP, $TAIKO , and a whole bunch of other top gainer coins were only “hot” for a very short time before getting hammered with strong take-profit.
In my view, market sentiment has changed a lot.
Retail is now too used to sudden pumps, so whenever they see a big green candle, they rush to go Long. That means the wave-making teams can’t easily push the price as high as before, because the more they push, the more people FOMO and follow along. As a result, they choose to dump early to lock in profits instead of maintaining a trend for days.
In this context, I think everyone should be more flexible instead of only focusing on finding Long setups. After those hot surges, being patient and waiting for signals to set up a Short sometimes brings a better profit-to-risk ratio.
Of course, there are exceptions. Like $LAB—it’s a rare example where the uptrend can’t be sustained for a long time without getting dumped right away.
The current market isn’t short of opportunities, but the turnover of capital is happening far too quickly. Anyone who reacts slowly or FOMOs off the green candle usually ends up buying at the top zone.
During this period, I’m prioritizing risk management, trading selectively, and limiting the urge to chase pumps that have already risen too much.