Price manipulation

Price manipulation is artificially influencing the price of a token, apart from ordinary supply and demand. It can take various forms, from prearranged buying to misleading messages. A suspicion of manipulation arises from the pattern, but the pattern alone does not yet make it certain.

What it may indicate

Prices that move without any identifiable cause, or that peak and dip at similar moments each time, can be an indication that the market is being steered. It can also be coincidence. Only investigation of the underlying transactions can confirm or refute a suspicion.

A token repeatedly showed the same up and down movement at fixed times. That rhythm can point to steering, but equally to automated trading that has nothing to do with intent. The difference emerges from the addresses behind the transactions.

What is price manipulation?

Artificially influencing a token price apart from ordinary supply and demand, for example through prearranged buying or misleading messages.

Can a price pattern prove manipulation?

Not by itself. A pattern can be a reason to look, but only investigation of the underlying transactions and the addresses behind them can confirm or refute it.

Is een verdacht koerspatroon bewijs van manipulatie?

Nee. Een patroon kan een vermoeden voeden, maar pas onderzoek naar de onderliggende transacties kan dat hard maken of ontkrachten.