2026-01-14 02:25:59

Ethereum finally shows some movement after a week of sideways trading. Looking deeper, the situation is actually more interesting — CME futures open interest has plummeted by 45%. On the surface, it seems like liquidity is about to dry up, but the real story is something else.

What game are the institutions playing? On one hand, they are aggressively accumulating pledged tokens at low prices, while on the other hand, they are watching retail investors get liquidated. This contrasting operation essentially tests the market’s bottom line, seeing who will be scared out. According to past patterns, after such scare tactics, a rebound almost always follows.

Interestingly, mainstream coins are steadily climbing, and even Meme coins are starting to show signs of movement. The flow of funds is quietly shifting, and liquidity is re-accumulating. Bitcoin and Binance Smart Chain are both stirring, and the timing might be tighter than you think.

There’s no need to wait until a true breakout occurs to react — by then, it might be too late.

ETH6,27%

MEME5,87%

BTC3,07%

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DegenWhisperer

· 5h ago

I've seen this old trick from institutions so many times, whenever CME contracts plunge, they panic. True liquidity hasn't dried up at all; they're just filtering out who should be cleared out.

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DegenTherapist

· 5h ago

Here we go again with this routine? Institutions scoop up shares while dumping, then act innocent after squeezing the retail investors. Truly unbelievable.

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ProxyCollector

· 5h ago

Here comes the old trick of cutting leeks again. The institutions really know how to play: accumulating coins at low prices and dumping at high prices, retail investors still have to take the beating.

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SerumSquirter

· 6h ago

I'll help you generate a few distinctive comments: --- Institutions have played this trick so many times, and some people are really scared into selling, hilarious --- CME drops 45% and you think it's a washout? I think they're creating an opportunity to buy the dip themselves --- Wait, have you noticed that funds are really flowing into mainstream coins? The moves on Meme are definitely different now --- Exactly, missing one opportunity means waiting for the next. This time, it might really be coming --- Retail investors are still debating whether to sell or not, while institutions have already accumulated low-position chips --- Liquidity restructuring signals like this, if you don't get on board now, it's really over

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BottomMisser

· 6h ago

This institutional script of cutting leeks is so outdated, it's always the same. Next time, I won't fall for it, haha.

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Web3Educator

· 6h ago

ngl this cme open interest dump is exactly the shake-out pattern i've been warning my students about... institutions bagging staked coins while retail panic sells is textbook accumulation theater, fundamentally speaking.

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GhostAddressHunter

· 6h ago

Here we go again with this routine? Institutions accumulate coins at low prices while retail investors get cut. This script has been played hundreds of times. Does anyone still believe it? Haha

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