In every market there is a manipulation or manipulator its either an individual or a group. We have to understand what the real manipulation is. What we need to know is how can we get into the manipulation and make profits along with their big pumps and dumps. We have to be genuinely careful about what coin or token they are going to pump and ofcourse to protect our funds.
As you said things like this can not be avoided. However, sometimes people with limited information will clearly find it difficult to benefit from this situation. I myself have never been able to profit from this situation. How about you sir?
What a direct question...
For the current market situation, I never think that we are more profitable than 2017.
Manipulation is some kind of market virus eating up those blind minds not knowing what they are doing. Then when they lose, they usually say bad things about crypto or even call it a scam.