Trading mistake: trusting volume without checking unique buyers
One of the most common ways beginners lose money on memecoins: trusting volume without checking unique buyers. Here is why it happens, what it costs, and how to stop doing it.
Why beginners make this mistake
Big volume looks like demand, and trending lists rank on it, so beginners assume a high-volume coin is genuinely hot.
What it costs you
Watch out — Wash trading fakes volume cheaply. You buy manufactured hype and end up as exit liquidity when the fake activity stops.
How to fix it
- Always compare volume to the unique-buyer/maker count.
- Distrust huge volume with few unique buyers.
- Check whether holders are actually growing.
- Require real buyer growth before acting.
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