2026-01-03 02:22:46

Recently been watching RIVER's market trend, and it's quite interesting. From $1.6 all the way up to $15, everyone online is posting profit screenshots, and the voices of "Target $20, let's push again" are endless. It seems like buying RIVER can make you sit back and earn money, and financial freedom is just around the corner.

But honestly, behind this wave of excitement, I see signals of a new round of harvesting. Those retail investors who are envious now will most likely follow in the footsteps of the $11 buyers, repeating the same mistakes.

Having been involved in the crypto market for many years, I've seen too many of these "celebration traps." Why does this happen? It's quite simple—market madness is never a coincidence; there's always capital behind the scenes fueling the frenzy.

Take this RIVER rally as an example. The price rose from $1.6 to $15, seeming like a normal upward trend. But if you think carefully, you'll realize that during the drop from $11 to $1.6, the capital was already quietly accumulating. Now, suddenly pushing the price up is just to attract retail investors to enter, so they can sell at the high and complete another round of harvesting. Many people see others making money and can't sit still, blindly chasing the high, not realizing they're already at the top.

How can you tell when the market is about to turn? There's a relatively useful technique called "Volume-Price Divergence." Simply put, it means watching for the price to rise while the trading volume starts to shrink. If this happens, it often indicates that the upward momentum is weakening, and market participation is declining—usually a risk signal.

The difference between retail investors and capital is in information access and mindset control. Capital knows when to exit and when to enter, while most retail investors follow the trend—buying when prices go up and selling when prices go down—only to be completely harvested in the end. To survive longer in this market, the key is to stay rational and not be fooled by short-term fluctuations.

Every time there's a market celebration, you should actually be more alert. Because the frenzy often occurs right at the turning point.

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FreeMinter

· 2h ago

It's the same old script of cutting leeks again, tired of it... --- That's right, this kind of divergence between price and volume is indeed easy to fool newcomers; I've seen it too many times. --- It should have been sold at $15; those who are entering now are really just bagholders. --- It always happens like this, first sucking blood, then bleeding out; that's just the market logic. --- Honestly, retail investors just lack this calmness, eaten up completely by FOMO. --- This wave is a typical capital push, but the question is who can truly escape the top... --- Staying rational sounds simple, but executing it is extremely difficult; human weaknesses leave no place to hide. --- I've seen through the RIVER coin long ago; the cycle of cutting and cutting never ends... --- Divergence between volume and price still works; the key is discipline in execution, which most people can't do. --- Another story of a shanzhai coin, waiting for the next trap to fill this one.

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degenonymous

· 2h ago

It's the same manipulation script again. RIVER is a textbook-level market maker pulling the price up. The screenshot from when it was $15 has now become a memorial photo for the trapped investors. I've been tired of the divergence between volume and price; they always play this way. Retail investors are still calculating when they'll break even, but they've already sold out. This market is truly just a big casino—whoever acts faster wins.

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RugDocScientist

· 2h ago

It's the same old trick again. Those who bought in at 11 are probably feeling pretty bad now. The divergence between volume and price is indeed useful. I didn't understand it before and ended up losing out. I haven't touched any of the RIVER tokens at 15, feeling that this wave is a bit strange. When everyone was celebrating with screenshots, that's when I should have run. Lesson learned. That's why I don't dare to chase after highs anymore. I've learned to be smart. Funds are just playing retail investors like this—impossible to guard against.

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BoredRiceBall

· 2h ago

Here we go again with the same tricks... How do the brothers who bought in at 11 feel now? --- The divergence between volume and price is indeed effective, but unfortunately most people can't understand it or choose to ignore it. --- Basically, it's the market manipulators shaking out the weak hands, retail investors catching the bag—an eternal truth. --- When it was 15 bucks, everyone was shouting 20; now that it’s fallen back to 3, they start regretting... cycle repeats. --- I just want to know if those who post screenshots every day dare to hold until 20 bucks. I bet five dollars they’d have already run away. --- Sober people resonate with this article, but the ones who can truly do it... uh, are still too few. --- Those who are entering RIVER now will probably be regretting it to the point of pulling out their intestines by this time next year. --- I’ve used the divergence between volume and price before, and it’s quite accurate, but the fact that so many people know about it—what does that say? --- The phrase "on the edge of celebration" is perfect; it’s always the same rhythm. --- The worst are those who finish reading this article and still insist on chasing the high—deserve it.

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