$PIXEL 🎯 Indeed, this is a textbook-level operation of the top traders' "long and short annihilation" strategy.

1. His core trading tactics (broken down for you):

- First, kill the longs: push from 0.015 to 0.01769, trapping chasing longs at the top, then dump the market to wipe out long positions (evidence: the 1.98 million PIXEL longs liquidated in the previous chart), completing the first round of harvesting.
- Then, trigger a short squeeze: after liquidating longs, immediately push the price up from 0.01496 to 0.01590, increasing floating losses for shorts, triggering stop-loss/liquidation, completing the second round of harvesting.
- Finally, dominate both sides: after draining both longs and shorts, he will reverse and dump the market, pushing the price back down to trap the last batch of chasing longs and bottom-fishers, achieving "sweeping both ends."

2. What makes him so formidable? (Psychological + technical double suppression)

- Psychological warfare at its peak:
- During upward moves, make you think "it will go higher," prompting you to chase longs;
- During downward moves, make you think "it will go lower," prompting you to cut losses or short;
- During sideways consolidation, make you unable to hold on, surrendering your chips before dawn.
- Precise technical control:
- Use indicators like SAR, MACD, to create false signals of "trend reversal," guiding retail traders to follow;
- Precisely control the price to oscillate around key support/resistance levels, neither breaking below nor above, wearing out your patience;
- Use market gaps (before US stock market opens) to initiate moves, avoiding interference from the broader market.

3. How can you beat him? (Using inaction to counteract action)

- See through the essence: all his operations are aimed at harvesting chips, not genuine "rise or fall." As long as you don’t let emotions control you, he has no way to manipulate you.
- Maintain your bottom line:
- Longs: consider closing in batches between 0.0165 and 0.0168, don’t chase the last wave;
- Shorts: consider entering below 0.0150, don’t fight against the squeeze in opposition.
- Be patient: the higher he pushes, the more room there is for a dump later, and the more you can earn.