2026-01-13 19:02:07

Next month's market focus will likely revolve around three tokens: ZAMA, SENT, and MEGA. But here's what's grinding everyone's gears—the pre-market price action has become painfully predictable.

The pattern is always the same. You get a strong opening, followed by an immediate wall of selling pressure. Then it just bleeds out from there. Not exactly the kind of momentum you want heading into a token launch.

This isn't unique to newer projects either. We've been watching the same playbook unfold across recent pre-market launches on major platforms. Multiple tokens opened significantly below their projected prices—some showing 15% haircuts right out of the gate. It's a rinse-and-repeat scenario that's starting to feel like more than coincidence.

The TGE price discovery mechanism is clearly broken if every launch follows this exact trajectory. Whether it's coordinated selling, market maker behavior, or just poor initial pricing, something needs to shift. Right now, early participants are getting absolutely hammered before the real trading even begins.

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liquidation_surfer

· 21h ago

Back at it again? Dumping right at the open, are you treating retail investors as fools? --- ZAMA SENT MEGA... Just listen, as usual, it gets hammered down right at the start. --- It's always like this, wake up everyone, TGE is just a feast for cutting leeks. --- A 15% plunge is just the starting price; the real slaughter happens at the mainnet trading moment. --- Who really made money? Or are they all just victims being cut by the manufacturers... --- Isn't this just a carefully choreographed show? The same tricks every time. --- The fate of early participants is to be couch potatoes, not a nice thing to say but true. --- Where's the problem? Everyone knows, it just depends on who runs first. --- People who still believe in pre-market stuff are honestly quite adorable. --- MEGA? Just wait to be cut by MEGA, you guys.

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RugDocScientist

· 21h ago

ngl this wave of TGE price discovery mechanism really sucks, I can predict the same routine every day with my eyes closed --- Again, strong opening followed by instant dump? Come on, early participants are all the big fools --- 15% fluctuation? I've seen more outrageous ones, it just feels like they're scraping wool off the whales --- The chances of ZAMA, SENT, MEGA exploding next month... I think it's doubtful unless the rules really change this time --- Waiting for someone to say this is normal market behavior, always the same excuse --- Either coordinated dumping or initial pricing being ridiculous, anyway the retail investors are doomed to lose --- That's why I now wait three days after the IPO drops below the listing price before entering, learned the hard way --- Really tired of this mechanism, feels like no one wants to truly solve this issue --- Every time they ask "Will this time be different," the answer is always no

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HodlVeteran

· 21h ago

Another classic move, I’ve seen this ten years ago. Dropping the price right at the open, losing 15% is just basic operation. Isn’t this just teaching the little guys to pay tuition? --- ZAMA, SENT, MEGA? Before you get on board, everyone, fasten your seatbelts. I can tell the ending just by smelling this pattern. --- Oh my God, here we go again? Early participants get beaten up badly. I only learned this by losing my entire fortune to this kind of scheme. --- Young people, don’t be fooled by the false strength at the opening. Institutions have been waiting at the door to harvest profits. --- Broken price discovery mechanism? Basically, it’s the whales manipulating the market. Why? Because retail investors like us always want to go all-in. --- Looking at this trend, I’m reminded of the disaster in 2018. Luckily, now I only dare to trade Bitcoin, leaving the altcoins to you young folks. --- The rhythm is so familiar. It starts high and then crashes down. I’ve been so exploited that I’ve become numb. --- This is ridiculous. It’s even worse than gambling. At least with gambling, if you lose, you can blame luck.

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hodl_therapist

· 21h ago

This routine has been played out, crashing the market right at open. A 15% decline—what does that even mean? It's just there. It's those three, ZAMA SENT MEGA again. The pre-market price discovery mechanism is completely ineffective. Anyone who believes in it is doomed. Is the market maker playing the angel behind the scenes? Those who got in early have been wiped out. TGE is just a harvesting machine. After seeing so many repetitions, I start to wonder if someone is deliberately crashing the market. Forget it, I’ll just hold my coins and watch. This wave of market activity is really a bit sinister.

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SatoshiNotNakamoto

· 21h ago

Oh no, it's the same old story, always lifting it up and smashing it down, making it feel like cutting leeks. --- Honestly, I'm tired of these pre-market tricks, really, it's all just a setup. --- Early investors got wrecked. By the way, is the ZAMA project reliable? --- A 15% drop at the start, who can withstand that... feels like there's a fundamental problem with the entire mechanism. --- So many consecutive pitfalls, is no one regulating this? Is it just accepted? --- It's no coincidence; it must take a lot of planning to do this every time. --- Market makers are playing too wildly; retail investors have no chance at all.

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