In early 2026, shortly after the start of the year, a major exchange's market maker account was hacked. The hacker used 10-20 million in funds to violently pump $BROCCOLI714 spot price over 10 times, attempting to wash trades to transfer funds. However, the risk control system directly pushed the price back, and retail investors still ended up as the background. But some people managed to make millions of dollars from this operation. What’s the secret?

Actually, this "profit from anomalies" mechanism is not mysterious; it relies on proactive planning and quick response.

**Step 1: Warning systems must be in place first**

For low-cap meme coins or potential risky tokens, you need to set up price surge alerts—for example, notify you immediately if the price jumps over 30% within 1800 seconds. Also, monitor the price difference between spot and futures markets; if this spread suddenly widens, the system should wake you up. You can use alert functions in chart tools, write scripts to connect to APIs, or even use third-party alert services. The key is reaction speed—being awakened in the middle of the night versus sleeping through it can mean a hundredfold difference in gains.

**Step 2: Learn to identify anomalies from order book depth**

When you see a coin being aggressively pumped, don’t rush to follow. First, check the order book depth: if there are tens of millions of USDT buy orders on the spot side, but the futures order book is extremely shallow, you can generally judge—this isn’t normal market manipulation by a whale; it’s probably a hacked account or a bug in the program. How would a normal market maker ignore the spread and desperately pump the spot? If you see such illogical phenomena, it’s likely a hacker trying to wash funds through wash trading.

**Step 3: The three-wave rhythm of practical operations**

The first wave is closing existing arbitrage positions—if the spot price rises but futures don’t move, you can instantly lock in profits of 300,000 or more. The second wave is to look for opportunities: when a certain exchange’s futures trigger a circuit breaker, switch to other platforms to open long positions,抢筹 (grab orders) with the hacker, and eat the pump. The third wave is the harvest moment: closely watch order book changes, and once the hacker’s large orders are cleared by risk control, go all-in on shorting, reverse the position, and eat the dumped orders. This way, both long and short positions can maximize profits.

**Step 4: Mindset and capital management are equally critical**

No matter how good the opportunity, don’t FOMO chase highs. You must first verify that it’s truly an anomaly. Use small positions to test the signals, and only commit large funds once confirmed. Currently, meme coin markets will continue to see such sudden events. For low-cap tokens with good liquidity, keep an eye on them in advance—next time an anomaly occurs, it might be your chance.