Ever Notice Why Every Big Crypto News Ends in a Sell-Off? Let me explain
“Buy the rumor, sell the news” is not a slogan, it’s how smart money actually operates.
Smart money positions weeks or even months before big news becomes public, when volume is low, sentiment is quiet, price looks boring, and no one is talking about it, because that’s when risk is lowest and upside is highest.
That slow grind or sideways price action you ignore is usually accumulation.
When the news finally drops, CT explodes, influencers post, retail feels safe and confident, and that’s exactly when smart money starts selling, because the move already happened before the headline.
This is why price often stalls or dumps on “good news”: retail is buying confirmation while smart money is exiting.
Markets move on expectations, not announcements.
If you want to be early, you can’t rely on headlines; you need to watch what happens before the hype by being inside the project.
This is what I want you to do:
Go join your #alts TG groups.
The team often time will say "XXX" will be releasing on XX/XX/2026. If it's a very huge news, you should position yourself very early. Check if smart money is accumulating.
Big news is rarely random, and if it’s truly big, smart money positioned long before you heard about it.
So remember this: if you hear the news today, you’re already late, and when retail rushes in to buy the announcement, that’s usually when you sell into strength.
You don’t buy headlines, you buy silence.