2025-12-11 08:20:35

Let's talk about something that doesn't get enough attention: the asymmetry in how certain institutional players interact with Bitcoin markets.

When large-scale accumulation happens through OTC desks, it bypasses exchange order books entirely. Zero upward pressure on spot prices. The coins just change hands in dark pools, away from retail's eyes. But here's the catch—if that position ever gets unwound, where do you think those coins will land? Straight onto exchange sell walls.

This creates a fascinating dynamic: all the buying happens off-market, while potential selling would hit lit venues directly. It's not exactly a symmetrical setup for price action. The accumulation phase stays invisible to most market participants, but any distribution would be immediately felt.

Something to keep in mind when evaluating whose buying actually moves the needle versus whose might just be setting up future supply overhangs. Not all BTC accumulation strategies impact markets the same way.

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All-InQueen

· 12-14 02:47

Damn, dark pool accumulation and openly dumping the market, this is the game rule.

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WalletWhisperer

· 12-13 19:00

otc accumulation being invisible while distribution hits public orderbooks straight up... yeah that's the asymmetry nobody wants to admit exists. whale psychology 101 tbh

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SoliditySurvivor

· 12-13 11:53

That's why retail investors can never see the truth; institutions have already finished eating all the dishes in the shadows.

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MondayYoloFridayCry

· 12-11 08:50

Everyone is quietly making big profits in the dark pools; only when it’s time to sell do they reveal their hand.

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HashRateHermit

· 12-11 08:49

That's why we're always getting cut. These institutions are playing a different game. They've spent hundreds of millions offline, and we're still wondering why the price isn't going up... Wake up, everyone. Who's really buying coins and who's setting traps? The difference is huge. I just want to ask, when will they start dumping on exchanges? How much longer do we have to wait? That OTC game has long been an open secret, just not knowing when they'll turn hostile...

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UncommonNPC

· 12-11 08:46

It's the same OTC dark pool game again, retail investors are still watching the order book, while institutions have already laid out their positions. --- To put it plainly, they're confident in our information gap... just waiting for them to smash the market. --- Dark pool players are really ruthless; they buy silently and sell by smashing through the floor. --- That's why I don't trust big buy news; the truly trustworthy ones are the ones accumulating invisibly. --- Got it, institutions are playing four-dimensional chess, while we're still looking at candlestick charts. --- This logic can also make money; just do the opposite when you know they're about to offload. --- OTC, dark pools, block trades... the more I hear these words, the more I feel that retail traders on exchanges are just a bunch of chives. --- No wonder sometimes large transactions don't elicit any reaction; it turns out they aren't looking at the visible order book at all. --- So the key is to figure out who is accumulating and who is selling off, but all the information is blackboxed—how can we see through it?

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ser_we_are_ngmi

· 12-11 08:45

Damn, that's why retail investors always get cut off --- The game in the dark pools, the buy orders we can't see, but when it crashes, it's definitely the exchange's turn --- So institutions quietly accumulate coins, the real dumping still depends on us to catch --- This move is brilliant, secretly accumulating in OTC, publicly dumping on the exchange... nice --- Wait, won't they keep accumulating all the time? Why do they still need to dump? --- No wonder every big order can precisely hit the support level, turns out it's been planned all along --- Basically, it's an information gap; institutions know something we always find out a step late --- This logic is a bit scary, no wonder retail investors are still watching the charts --- So what should we do? How the hell are we supposed to play this game

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MevWhisperer

· 12-11 08:42

OTC dark pool accumulation, exchange sell-offs, how long has this routine been played... Institutions' tactics are really clever, eating up retail investors' rebound opportunities. So, the most heartbreaking thing is invisible buy orders. That's why you'll never catch up with the market makers' rhythm. By the time they start selling heavily, we've already been taken out in the first round.

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