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Dump

A sudden, significant price drop usually caused by large sell-offs.

Definition

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.

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Pump

A rapid price increase, often coordinated by groups to artificially inflate value before dumping on latecomers.

Whale

Someone who holds a large amount of cryptocurrency, enough to move markets with their trades.

Accumulation Phase

A period when smart money quietly buys up an asset before a major price move.

Annualized Return

The average yearly return on an investment, calculated to account for compounding.

Arbitrage

Profiting from price differences of the same asset across different markets.

Ask Price

The lowest price a seller is willing to accept for an asset.

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