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Re: Make even more profit on crypto trading with trade-mate.io
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mmilch
on 20/01/2020, 09:57:26 UTC
Pump&Dump in crypto: how it works and is it possible to make money on it


Pump and dump is a common method of price manipulation on the crypto market, which has existed since the birth of exchanges and trading. The scheme involves artificially inflating the exchange rate of an asset in order to attract new buyers, after which the asset is rapidly sold, leaving in the red traders who bought the asset at the peak of value.

How to determine that you're dealing with Pump & Dump

The first sign is a sharp and unjustified increase in the cryptocurrency price. After such an active growth, most likely, there will be a strong fall, which will return the rate to the previous mark, i.e. before the pump, or close to it. Usually low-liquidity coins that are not included in the top 20 list of CoinMarketCap are pumped.

But it also happens that there are fundamental prerequisites for pump - hot news, major updates or positive decisions of the regulatory authorities. Or when buyers decide that now is a favorable rate to buy for the long term and it is profitable to ”demolish" shortists' orders.

This is what the standard Pump & Dump diagram looks like.



And this figure illustrates the recent “rise” of bitcoin. The price after the pump phase went flat and kept at the same level, although there were no objective fundamental prerequisites for buying.


How to make money on crypto pump&dump

You can make a profit only when you notice the prerequisites for the pump in time. Buying cryptocurrency after a rapid rise in price is extremely risky and there is a high probability of losing money.

It is impossible to know about it in advance if you are not familiar with the organizers of the scheme. You can predict the pump if you notice an increase in trading volumes that usually precede it - so called Pre-Pump. Profits depend on how strong the effect will the pump produce. If buyers are inactive, the organizers will quickly get rid of the cryptocurrency and bring down the rate in a matter of seconds. But there are longer living pumps - continuing for hours or days.

Pampas are often held on exchanges such as Binance, BitMEX and Poloniex. In order to protect yourself when the cryptocurrency rate falls, you have to set stop losses. And advanced Smart Trade trailing mechanisms on the Trade-mate.io service will help you get the maximum profit during the pump, while insuring traders from the risks of a sharp price drop.

Another little insight

Usually, the coins are pumped repeatedly, so you can note the imminent approach of the pump with an increase in trading activity of the coin.

The figure below shows a graph of the classic pumping coin - Maximaine Coin.