2025-12-08 08:28:49

For those trading contracts, pay attention to this timing trick:

On weekends, especially after 8 PM on Sunday, those sudden price spikes and crashes? Nine times out of ten, they’re fake moves. The market has low liquidity, and just a few big orders can push the price around.

This is actually a good time for contrarian strategies. If you dare to buy when the price drops sharply, or short when it surges— even if you can't catch both ends, you can at least profit from a rebound in one direction. But if you chase the trend? You’re very likely to get whipsawed.

Remember: Don’t use the chase-the-move strategy on Sunday nights. If you really want to trade with the trend, wait until the US stock market opens. That’s when real money is at play, and the direction will be much clearer.

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GasFeeCrier

· 12-08 15:38

I've fallen into that Sunday night trap too many times, now I just wait for the US stock market to open.

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ProposalManiac

· 12-08 08:58

That wave on Sunday was indeed a liquidity black hole. Just a few hundred thousand orders were enough to overturn the market. Frankly, it's a flaw in the mechanism design—a lack of price discovery without market maker constraints. Contrarian strategies sound great, but once the incentive mechanism is misaligned, it's retail investors who end up suffering.

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GweiTooHigh

· 12-08 08:58

I've already figured out the Sunday night routine—it's just the time window when the old whales cut us retail investors.

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CountdownToBroke

· 12-08 08:58

That market move on Sunday night—I fucking chased it again, only to get slammed in the opposite direction. A bloody lesson.

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LiquiditySurfer

· 12-08 08:56

The Sunday night market move was just a trap for retail investors, with liquidity so shallow that even a single finger could stir it up. The real surfing opportunities won't come until the US stock market wakes up; otherwise, you're just being toyed with by the waves in the shallows. Catching falling knives sounds easy, but if you can't get past the psychological barrier, it's all for nothing. Instead of betting on those illusory weekend rebounds, it's more reassuring to wait for a definite LP opportunity. Out of ten rapid spikes on Sunday night, eight are just market makers adjusting their positions—retail investors following the trend are just setting themselves up for a slap in the face.

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Anon4461

· 12-08 08:51

The tricks during that period on Sunday have long been seen through; poor liquidity just makes it a playground for the whales.

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AlphaLeaker

· 12-08 08:34

That move on Sunday night was indeed the market maker shaking out weak hands. I only figured it out after losing several times. Now I always use contrarian thinking.

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