BTC's market chart indeed looks somewhat fragile. In this weak market environment, it's likely performing a final cleanup—shaking out retail investors and floating chips—before the market truly starts to move.
From a technical perspective, shorting seems to be a good option in the short term. The market is still repeatedly testing the bottom support, with no clear signs of an upward breakout. As long as this weak pattern persists, continuing to look for a downside may present opportunities.
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AlphaBrain
· 12-21 00:25
It's the same old story, clearing retail investors, shaking the market, then breaking through... After all these years, it still sounds the same.
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ExpectationFarmer
· 12-20 21:34
I've heard the phrase "chip cleaning" too many times. Every time they say it's the final cleanup, but it still keeps falling.
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PerennialLeek
· 12-19 07:41
Retail investors are about to be trapped again, this cleaning method is played out.
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Blockwatcher9000
· 12-18 11:08
Retail investors are getting cut again, huh? This set of excuses is always so slick.
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BearHugger
· 12-18 10:00
Retail investors are going to get washed again; this trick is old.
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BlockchainArchaeologist
· 12-18 09:57
I've heard the phrase about "cleaning up chips" quite a lot, and it feels like every dip is just cleaning up, haha.
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ChainWallflower
· 12-18 09:57
Cleaning? Laughs. Every time they talk about cleaning, but quite a few still hit the limit down directly.
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SwapWhisperer
· 12-18 09:53
Are retail investors going to be washed again? I've heard this set of rhetoric countless times.
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ZKSherlock
· 12-18 09:49
actually... this "shake out retail" narrative is just copium tbh. like, have you considered that maybe the market dynamics don't fit your predetermined proof structure? the weakness could just be weakness, not some cryptographic inevitability lol
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bridgeOops
· 12-18 09:47
Retail investors are about to get cut again, same old story.
BTC's market chart indeed looks somewhat fragile. In this weak market environment, it's likely performing a final cleanup—shaking out retail investors and floating chips—before the market truly starts to move.
From a technical perspective, shorting seems to be a good option in the short term. The market is still repeatedly testing the bottom support, with no clear signs of an upward breakout. As long as this weak pattern persists, continuing to look for a downside may present opportunities.