“On top of people saying we’re in a bear market and the crash is coming, we have whales piling up large amounts of coins while everyone else is panicking,” Quinlivan said. Historically, periods of extreme fear and panic selling often provide buying opportunities for those who understand market cycles. Quinlivan emphasizes that crowd behavior can be the opposite signal. When retail investors sell in fear, whales take advantage, buying at lower prices.

This pattern is consistent with historical precedent, where large whale piling up during downtrends precedes price recovery