Analyst Warns About XRP Trap — "You Are Being Deceived"

The latest market summary from CryptoInsightUK comes with the sound of a hammer banging right next to it, an incidental soundtrack to the beating that he expects traders will have to endure before the next bullish move. In a thirteen-minute guide on the liquidity maps of XRP, Bitcoin, and Ethereum, the British analyst argues that the market is staging what he calls "an intentional trap" designed to shake out weak hands, harvest stop-loss orders, and maximize bullish leverage for larger players—leaving retail investors "screaming, 'Yay, we're going bullish', ... only to realize they've been played." The trap has been set, warning from the XRP trader. He started with XRP's five-month downtrend channel starting from the New Year's peak, noting that the price continues to cling to the lower side of the declining trend line. "We are stuck below that trend line basically looking to see if this liquidity will be pushed below us or not. My clear opinion is yes," he said, emphasizing his belief that a series of resting bids below are still the path of least resistance. He suggested that the sell-off will "make our journey up much better and much easier to navigate," as it would reset funding, shake out long-term buyers, and reload the order book for what he still calls "the next parabolic expansion that could reach the $8 to $12 range." However, the trap may not be a simple vertical collapse. He reminded viewers that the chart "likes to do something like" an initial breakout of a 15-20% increase, convincing traders that the bearish period is over, and then suddenly reverses into the deep pockets of liquidity below. "That's exactly how higher-up and higher-bottom-type situations are supposed to let you down," he said, openly acknowledging that the model seems designed. The phrase he never uses—manipulation—hangs in the way of analysis, but his words leave little doubt: "This is how they challenge people." Bitcoin, in his narrative, can serve as bait to set a trap. The benchmark asset has escaped consolidation like its own wedge, and, he observes, "likes to do things like this" by staging early bullish moves. He outlines a journey that could head towards $115,000 that will "delay the inevitable" and then make way for its own liquidity hunt. Nevertheless, the price range during his cycle for Bitcoin remains $150,000 to $220,000. He argues that that increase justifies dollar-cost averaging into altcoins even while keeping "a little cash" on reserve for the collapse he anticipates. A more complex scenario involves a temporary dominance increase of Bitcoin to the range of 66 to 74%. As Bitcoin attracts capital, altcoins like XRP will "bleed," reaching a reduced liquidity target and only then reversing when cash returns to their order books. He illustrates the dance on two TradingView charts—Bitcoin on the left, XRP on the right—before concluding that the alternating setup "is unlikely to occur" as it requires a number of large-scale dominoes to fall in sequence. However, he refuses to dismiss it, pointing out that the strategic reserve bill in Washington is the type of narrative catalyst that could spark a temporary bullish run solely for Bitcoin and demoralize altcoin holders. Macroeconomic risks are fleeting in the commentary—wars that could "push us down" in the near future—but he sees geopolitical tensions as a catalyst for the eventual capitulation rather than a thesis killer. "The growth is so large that it’s almost impossible to ignore," he emphasizes, viewing the current price drop as a high-volatility pause before a structural bullish rally. Whether that bullish trend only starts after a complete sell-off or appears after another fake-out remains uncertain, but the analyst's message is unmistakable: traders chasing the breakout without considering the hidden traps risk being liquidated first, becoming spectators to the parabolic curve they hope to ride. Currently, he is content to wait for "the market to perform its worst trick," believing that the shakeout will ultimately reveal itself through a sudden wick, deep and penetrating. "You are being played," he warns. The warning is very clear: if the scenario unfolds as expected, the pain will come swiftly. "If we reach these levels, that's where I will pour my last bit of dry powder into […] It's around $1.80, maybe $1.90."