A sudden, significant price drop usually caused by large sell-offs. When whales or team members dump their holdings, retail investors often get left holding the bag. 'Pump and dump' schemes are illegal in traditional markets but common in unregulated crypto.
A rapid price increase, often coordinated by groups to artificially inflate value before dumping on latecomers.
Someone who holds a large amount of cryptocurrency, enough to move markets with their trades.
A period when smart money quietly buys up an asset before a major price move.
The average yearly return on an investment, calculated to account for compounding.
Profiting from price differences of the same asset across different markets.
The lowest price a seller is willing to accept for an asset.
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