Did you lose or win today? Do you know who you're competing against?
First you compete against one or several computers at a time, then you compete against a human, and finally you compete against yourself.
It's a common situation that may seem frustrating or even suspicious, but there are several reasons why it happens.
1. Cryptocurrency Volatility Cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile, and their prices can change in a matter of seconds. That drop could simply be a typical market reaction and not necessarily a coincidence with your purchase.
2. Bots and Algorithmic Trading Many exchanges use trading bots that operate automatically and can react in milliseconds. These bots detect trends and adjust prices quickly to take advantage of any opportunity. Thus, your purchase can trigger a sale by the bots, causing a small drop in price.
3. Slippage When you buy in a low-liquidity market, your purchase may push the price up slightly, and then it may go back down or even down when you complete your order. This phenomenon is called slippage and is common in lower-volume assets.
4. Market Manipulation Some traders or "whales" use tactics like "stop hunting," placing large orders to move the price and take advantage of the temporary drop. This can cause the price to drop right after your purchase.
How to Avoid It? Set Limit Orders to control the purchase price and avoid slippage. Trade in Liquid Markets where there is enough volume to reduce the impact of your purchase. Avoid FOMO: Instead of entering on a sudden rise, wait for the price to stabilize. Understanding these dynamics and being patient will help you have a better experience when trading cryptocurrencies.
Cryptocurrency exchanges, especially the larger and more regulated ones like Binance, Coinbase or Kraken, do not directly manipulate prices, as their main function is to facilitate buying and selling between users and earn revenue from commissions. However, there are certain market practices that can affect prices, and below I explain how some exchanges can influence them indirectly or through certain market mechanics.
In short, large exchanges do not directly manipulate cryptocurrency prices on their platforms, as their business model is based on earning revenue from transaction fees. However, some practices such as wash trading, futures liquidation, spread management in low-liquidity markets, and order book manipulation have been reported on less regulated exchanges and can affect the price. To minimize these risks, it is best to operate on regulated exchanges that offer transparency and security in their transactions.
If you are in spot, just wait for your investment to increase the % you want and get the profit, it doesn't matter if you are in loss right now, at some point it will go up.
If it is not spot then close even with a loss or profit if you cannot be on the screen at any time, this is so volatile that you will lose the currency that decides it.
Before, I lost the same or more than you, then I asked myself, Why? and I found the following answers: - Market volatility - Massive sale or purchase (whales) Danger! - News and rumors - False signals or manipulations Danger! - Stop-loss and margin calls Danger!
And all this happens when they are not online and even when online you will not have time to close generating losses (everything happens, no signal, platform failure, etc..etc..)
Oh and it happens in minutes (1m or 5m or 15m or 1h or 4h)
How did I solve it? I had to stop injecting more and more USDT, and I preferred to investigate to understand and learn.
And I found many realities and truths !!!! I will write them to you soon.
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#gotosleep There is a lot of volatility and manipulation, close positions even with a loss or gain before going to sleep, tomorrow you will know that you did not lose everything, or that you won.