The market maker can take you to the sky, but can also make you flip over instantly. The key is whether you can see through their rhythm.

Rather than passively following the trend, it's better to actively identify the true intentions of the main players. Here are five practical methods to help you catch abnormal movements earlier.

**1. Beware of the strange rise of "Slow Push Without Falling"**

Genuine main players never flaunt their accumulation. What is their routine? Gradually pushing the price to create a false impression of "continuous rise and no fall."

How to identify? Look at these points: consecutive small bullish and bearish candles alternating upward, each pullback stopping at key support levels, with trading volume gradually increasing but without sudden spikes. This lukewarm rhythm actually indicates funds are quietly building positions. Once you spot this pattern, it’s likely that big players are quietly accumulating.

**2. Seize the "Fake Drop and Shakeout" Escape Opportunity**

Main players are playing psychological warfare. They often suddenly dump the market to scare retail investors out, then quickly lift the price.

Details for recognition are crucial: first, a rapid decline, then an immediate recovery, leaving a long and obvious lower shadow. Meanwhile, trading volume at low levels suddenly explodes, but the price does not continue to fall. The candle finally stabilizes in the previous steady zone. This is the main players collecting chips amid market panic, and that lower shadow area is often the biggest opportunity.

**3. Observe the "Eerie Silence Before the Breakthrough"**

Before a major move, the market often falls into extreme calm. Bulls and bears exhaust each other, and no one can dominate.

Look carefully: volatility narrows sharply, trading volume shrinks to the lowest in recent weeks, and selling pressure above gradually diminishes. When a gentle volume-increasing attack appears, it’s a signal of initiation. This "accumulation" state often harbors a big trend.

**4. Follow the "Supportive Pullback" for Certainty**

What are the characteristics of the main upward phase? The main players will not easily let the trend break. They will perform a supportive pullback at key levels.

What’s the focus? The first pullback after a rise must stabilize quickly. During the correction, trading volume clearly shrinks, indicating no panic selling. Then, during the second attack, volume and price rise together with greater force. This usually means the main players are still maintaining the trend, and the market is far from over.

**5. Recognize the "Deceptive High Push" Warning Signs**

Not all rises are true breakouts; sometimes, the main players are just pushing up to offload. This is the most dangerous.

Watch out for these signs: after a volume breakout, a long bearish candle suddenly appears, swallowing the previous day's gains. High-volume continuous rises that fail to move higher, with obvious dispersion in chip distribution. This often indicates the main players are pushing high at the top to exit, and you must cut losses or reduce positions promptly.

**Final words**

The market is never a one-man game. Mainstream coins like SOL and BNB are even more battlegrounds for market makers. Rather than blindly chasing short-term gains, understanding the rhythm and intentions of the main players is the true secret to survival in this market. The path is already laid out, but every trader must learn to see the direction clearly.