2026-01-17 10:33:22

Recently, traders watching $RIVER around me have generally reported a phenomenon: every time they think the trend is about to end and chase a short, they end up being forcibly pushed up and hit their stop-loss, while also bleeding from funding fees.

Looking at yesterday’s data, this coin’s contract activity is indeed terrifying. A major exchange alone has reached a daily trading volume of $1.27 billion, and the total market contract trading volume exceeds $3 billion, ranking 5th on the global contract heat list. Checking with Coinglass, this number is accurate.

Typically, a strong whale coin would settle after a few rounds of manipulation, but this coin keeps doing both short and long positions repeatedly. Every time it surges, some big V followers jump on the long side. This rhythm is indeed uncomfortable. There are already jokes online from foreign players saying "RIVER is faster than Jesus’ resurrection."

Interestingly, everyone in the industry knows that after the points redemption event, the concentration of chips has already been very high. But why does it still attract so many people to short? Looking at the current price of 21, the funding rate is still -0.127% per hour. That’s the answer — as long as there are always people competing with the whales, this routine can keep making money.

Going all-in to dump the market risks being regulated by exchanges and having funds locked, so why bother? Instead of making big moves, it’s better to play it like boiling a frog in warm water: the more they manipulate, the higher the attention, and the more retail investors enter, increasing the arbitrage space for the whales.

This operational logic is actually something many small-cap coins’ whales should learn from. It’s not uncommon to see shell coins with concentrated chips on Binance. Why is it that only this coin can do something special? It’s inseparable from the team’s operational strategy and their channels to connect with European and American traders through social media.

There’s no need to rush to buy the dip now. Chasing highs and selling lows is the easiest way to get caught. Wait for real trend reversal signals before following up; this kind of short squeeze risk-reward ratio will be better.

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0xLostKey

· 01-17 11:02

Damn, RIVER's approach of boiling frogs in warm water is really brilliant. Everyone who keeps falling into the trap should read this article. --- Honestly, this coin is now just an arbitrage machine. Retail investors are just giving money to the big players. --- Is the funding rate still negative? That means there are still people holding on, the game continues. --- Top influencers promoting this old trick are still convincing some people. --- RIVER recovering faster than Jesus' resurrection haha I can't hold back this joke. --- The chips have long been concentrated, yet so many people are still shorting. Just thinking about it is ridiculous. --- It's right not to rush into the bottom, wait for reversal signals. --- Contract trading is ranked 5th in global popularity, and this popularity itself is a risk signal. --- Boiling frogs in warm water is indeed more profitable than directly dumping, which is why the big players play like this.

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SolidityStruggler

· 01-17 11:02

Damn, this RIVER's harvesting strategy is absolutely genius. The boiling frog in warm water approach—I finally get it.

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NervousFingers

· 01-17 10:55

Oops, pulled up again, the funding fee causes blood flow for an hour --- 30 billion contract popularity ranking 5th, this number is indeed a bit crazy --- Boiling a frog in warm water is really the ultimate strategy, retail investors are still repeatedly gambling, while the big players have already made a killing --- RIVER this coin is indeed faster than Jesus's resurrection, it cracks me up haha --- Not bottom-fishing is correct, wait for reversal signals before acting, entering now is just giving away the vegetables --- Such high concentration of chips still attracts so many people to chase short positions, indicating retail investors still have to pay the IQ tax --- This operational logic works well on small-cap coins, but the key is still having popularity and European/American markets --- Funding fee -0.127%, this is the continuous printing machine for the big players

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BlindBoxVictim

· 01-17 10:51

Damn, got caught again, stop-loss hit three times RIVER, this coin is really tricky, it's always the same pattern Looks like I need to wait for a signal before acting again

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mev_me_maybe

· 01-17 10:47

Once again, it has been pumped up, stop-losses are gone, and the funding fee is still bleeding, this coin is really outrageous. It's the same routine every day, the big players are just eating up retail investors. With a daily trading volume of 3 billion dollars, this heat is indeed intimidating, but the hotter it gets, the more pitfalls there are. RIVER feels like a textbook case of boiling a frog in warm water; the more it twists, the more people come in. Why are there still people daring to short? The -0.127% funding fee is right there, and that's the answer. Influencers are setting the pace, retail investors are taking the bait, it's the old routine again. No rush to buy the dip, wait for a real reversal signal, right now it's just free money to get in. This coin's chips are too concentrated; the big players don't even need to dump, they can just slowly cut profits.

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