Behind every turning point of the Candlestick Chart, there are carefully calculated strategies by those with intention. It took me many years to gradually see through these traps.

An experience in 2018 changed my perception of the crypto world. A token had been consolidating around $1 for several weeks when suddenly there was a wave of selling—large orders were executed, driving the price down to $0.95, and the next day it even dropped below $0.90. The community exploded, and new users, seeing the red Candlestick, panicked and sold off indiscriminately.

But what did I notice? On-chain data shows that those chips that were dumped were picked up by another batch of funds at a low level. The same group of people creates panic while quietly accumulating. This is the classic "self-buying and self-selling"—using Account A to dump and Account B to accumulate. So clever.

Human nature is inherently fearful of uncertainty, and the market makers exploit this fear.

**What is the most insidious technique? Range oscillation.**

I have seen a coin being controlled between $0.85 and $1 for a full 11 trading days, jumping up and down. Today it surges, tomorrow it plummets, and so on. This kind of torture is not a quick death, but a slow roast—like boiling a frog, the temperature rises little by little, and your patience is worn away bit by bit.

At first, you can still tell yourself, "Stay calm." But watching other coins rise while your holdings remain stagnant or even drop in value, that feeling is enough to crush any belief. You start asking yourself: Did I make the wrong choice? Should I switch to another coin? This is exactly what the manipulators want— to make you anxious about "missing out on other opportunities," ultimately leading you to choose to cut your losses.

By the time you finish selling, the price has rebounded. And those chips have long been eaten by others.