$TROY How Futures Traders Manipulate Prices—But Hodlers Hold the Power
Futures traders often play games with the market, using longs and shorts to manipulate price swings and create artificial momentum. In the short term, they can push prices up or down within minutes, giving the illusion of a trend. But here’s the truth: they can’t fool real momentum, which is driven by the broader market’s sentiment and activity.
For hodlers, this volatility means nothing. As long as they hold and don’t sell, they deprive futures traders of the liquidity needed to profit. The price may spike or crash within a 24-hour window, but for hodlers, it’s all noise. By refusing to play into the hands of manipulators, hodlers maintain stability, ensuring that these short-term moves don’t impact the bigger picture.
The lesson? Ignore the noise, stay focused, and remember that holding your position weakens the grip of futures manipulation over time.
