TradingBeginner#Market Dynamics#Risk
Exit Liquidity
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Definition
A term used when early investors or insiders sell their positions to retail traders who are buying near the peak of a cycle.
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Concept Diagram
Key Takeaways
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Exit liquidity is the buying pressure from retail traders that allows large holders to sell profitably
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Institutions accumulate during bear markets and use bull market retail FOMO as exit liquidity
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Token vesting schedules create planned exit liquidity events when team tokens unlock
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Understanding exit liquidity helps avoid buying tokens when insiders are actively selling
Practical Example
VCs bought a token at $0.01 during seed round. After the token hits $5 during a bull market with massive retail FOMO, VCs sell their unlocked tokens to eager retail buyers — the retail traders become the VCs' exit liquidity.
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