Did you catch what happened with $LAB this week? It's a textbook example of how quickly things can flip in crypto, and it's a lesson we've seen play out before across various tokens, even
$BTC and
$ETH in their more volatile days.
We watched it plummet from $24 all the way down to $5.76 in just a few short hours, wiping out an astonishing $6.8 billion in value. Just like that, poof.
This kind of flash crash really underscores why seasoned traders constantly preach about taking profits when euphoria is at its peak. It's tough to do when everyone around you is screaming about $50 or even $100 next, convinced it's never coming down.
Social media was absolutely buzzing with predictions of parabolic moves and pledges of 'never selling' right up until the very end. Then, reality hit like a freight train.
We saw a brutal 77% crash, leading to widespread liquidations and a wave of panic selling. Suddenly, all that 'exit liquidity' that people usually talk about needing was very much in play, but often at the worst possible prices for those caught in the storm.
The truly sobering thought is how many people likely didn't manage to sell, holding on through the belief that 'this time it's different'.
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