How does a whale get out?

waterworks

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Been dabbling in super cheap semi random alt coins buying ridiculous amounts and discovered a problem when exiting.

Had a limit sell set and it triggered. Noticed order book had nowhere near the volume of buys at the point I was trying to sell. So it partially filled my order and sat there at about 17% filled. Canceled and set new price. Had to do this 4x before I was able to dish off everything.

I should have I set a Stop Sell with a Limit Price, but I still would of had to pay very close to attention to the order book to decide on limit price I was willing to accept. Makes me wonder about guys holding 500,000+ coins and what strategy they use to dump everything.
 
Multiple sell orders at a penny/dollar less for LARGE amount sells.
NOT for small stop sales.
259300.00
259299.00
259298.00
259297.00
Etc..
 
Been dabbling in super cheap semi random alt coins buying ridiculous amounts and discovered a problem when exiting.

Had a limit sell set and it triggered. Noticed order book had nowhere near the volume of buys at the point I was trying to sell. So it partially filled my order and sat there at about 17% filled. Canceled and set new price. Had to do this 4x before I was able to dish off everything.

I should have I set a Stop Sell with a Limit Price, but I still would of had to pay very close to attention to the order book to decide on limit price I was willing to accept. Makes me wonder about guys holding 500,000+ coins and what strategy they use to dump everything.

Because you probably fill a "Good-Til-Cancelled Order" . What you are lookin' for is the option "Fill-Or-Kill Order" = start sell only if is able to sell the entire amount of the order
 
These high profile traders have their own bots to communicate with the market.
In most cases they are the market makers. They know how and when to sell.
Always make sure there's enough volume in the market.
That's why these whales pump. They create interest and volume.
Then they sell! Little by little...
 
You need to drip-feed your order in small amounts, otherwise the bots will circle around your price.
 
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