Chapter 77
Chapter 77
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 77
Chapter Title: Whale Hunt
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I started by analyzing the true nature of Kraken.
I began piecing together inferences from the data I'd gathered over the past few days.
"It's definitely not an individual."
I was certain of that.
The trading patterns showed flawless responses around the clock, 24/7.
No single person could handle that volume.
"At least ten people, probably a group."
Analyzing the trading times made it even clearer.
They maintained the same patterns at 3 a.m., on weekends, and even holidays.
Impossible without shift work.
"A company? Or a coalition of whales?"
This was the key question.
To find their weaknesses, I had to uncover their identity.
I dove deeper into their trading patterns.
If it was a company...
A fund or investment firm would be more conservative.
Lots of regulations, complicated approval processes.
But Kraken's moves were too freewheeling.
It felt more like a collective of individual investors.
"A coalition of whales... That seems more likely."
I started analyzing their patterns in even finer detail.
First, I tracked the fund flows.
The scale and timing of money moving through Kraken's network showed it wasn't just a casual investor club.
"Look at this pattern."
I pointed at the monitor.
"They dump in 2-3 billion at a time, but it comes in split from multiple smaller units."
Yura tilted her head.
"What does that mean?"
"It means the money guys and the operators are separate."
I explained excitedly.
"The ones providing the cash and the ones actually trading are different people. Like army commanders and the grunts."
Digging into the shift times revealed clear patterns.
"Let's tally the operator numbers."
I divided the 24 hours into three shifts and analyzed trading frequency per slot.
"Even overnight, they respond perfectly. And the trading styles shift subtly."
Even the same buys—sometimes they'd plunge in all at once, other times nibble bit by bit.
Proof different people were handling trades.
"7-10 per shift... Three shifts..."
I tapped the calculator.
"Max 20-30 operators total."
Choi Yang looked shocked.
"So it's a massive organization?"
"Yeah. But that could be their weakness."
I grinned.
"Think about it. Thirty people moving as one team means..."
Yura nodded in understanding.
"Communication gets messy."
"Exactly! And individual judgments might clash."
I analyzed deeper.
"The money guys probably set the big direction, leaving details to operators. That's where chaos creeps in."
Chaewon asked worriedly.
"But wouldn't a big organization be scarier?"
"The bigger the org, the more rigid."
I said confidently.
"We're four. Decisions are lightning-fast. They need thirty to agree."
In truth, I was the only one making trades.
Yura handled funds, Chaewon daily ops, Choi Yang public opinion...
All buy/sell calls were mine.
Victory was starting to look real.
"Alright, time to prep the bait."
I spun my chair to face the team, like a fisherman checking gear before heading out.
"First, list the coins Kraken mainly hunts."
I pulled up their key activity list on the first monitor.
Thundercoin, Mistcoin, Flashcoin... Seven mid-to-small caps total.
"Pick the one with the least liquidity."
Lower liquidity meant our 13.8 billion would pack more punch.
"Flashcoin's the lowest. Daily volume around 5 billion."
I isolated Flashcoin for analysis.
Unlike the others, clear patterns emerged here.
I sliced the last two weeks' trades into one-minute chunks.
Logged sizes, timings, price ranges, sorted by time slot, hunted patterns.
First find: 9 a.m. to noon shift.
Ultra-conservative operator.
Average trades 800 million to 1.2 billion, instant cuts on losses.
Charts showed small, steady repeats like clockwork.
1 p.m. to 6 p.m.: Total opposite.
Bigger 2-3.5 billion trades, aggressive plays.
Chased pumps without hesitation.
Charts wild with big swings, dynamic as hell.
Most intriguing: 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. night shift.
Classic retail ant behavior—averaging down on dips.
5% drop: same-size buy. 10% drop: double up. Stair-step on the chart.
Even wilder: emotional tilts on streaks.
Losses piled, sizes ballooned—like gamblers chasing sunk cash.
I synthesized it all, built the strategy.
Three distinct operator types...
Night guy was the weak link.
Stage a sharp drop around 10 p.m., he'd reflex-buy to average down.
That'd be our window.
Kraken was too massive to hook at once.
Like hunting a giant whale: nick it, let it bleed slow. Gnaw it down.
Phase one: accumulation.
Checked Flashcoin price: sideways at 1,200 won.
Slightly below Kraken's usual haunt.
"Gotta be stealthy."
Dumping 13.8 billion at once? Market sniffs it.
Instead, spread over days in bits.
1 billion daily, 14 days total.
Split smaller, mimic retail noise.
Mornings 200 million, afternoons 300 million, evenings 500 million...
Vary patterns per slot, fake multiple traders.
Day one accumulation kicked off.
Stacked gently 1,180 to 1,220 won.
Blended natural, under Kraken radar.
Volume matched norms—no spikes to spook.
Day two, three...
Steadily built.
Kraken oblivious, stuck in their loops.
Week in: Secured ~7 billion in Flashcoin.
Silent chunk of circulating supply.
Kraken still clueless.
Mid-ocean, unaware of the tiny hunter circling.
Just kept cruising casual.
Real hunt time.
9:30 p.m. Night shift swap.
I dangled first bait cautious: 100 million market sell.
Price: 1,200 to 1,195 won. Dip.
Kraken no blink. Normal wiggle.
Five mins: Another 150 million sell.
Down to 1,190. Still quiet.
Ten more: 200 million. 1,185 won.
Market's own sells hit 1,185—I rode it, tossed 200 million more, accelerated to 1,178.
Like nudging a tumbling boulder for speed.
Night operator couldn't tell natural drop or manipulation.
Just "price falling, buy!" knee-jerk.
Not my fake drop—amplified existing flow. Undetectable.
Rode the chart waves, pressed gradual.
Fifteen mins: 250 million more.
1,180 won.
Night Kraken ramped: 500 million buy at 1,180. Averaging instinct live.
Pattern read: Time to shove harder.
Twenty-min gaps: 300 million, 350 million sells.
1,175, 1,168 won.
Kraken fiercer: 800 million, billion buys. Night guy's rattled.
Moment struck.
500 million dump. Plunge to 1,155 won.
Night operator cracked.
1.5 billion panic average-down.
"Hooked solid."
I grinned.
Tiny baits sucking in the beast bit by bit.
Cold assessment.
My avg buy: 1,200 won. Now 1,155.
Me in red too.
But planned. Goal: Drag night op deeper.
"Drop it more."
Strategy tweak: Not sell time—stoke their buys.
1:30 a.m.: 300 million sell, dragged to 1,148.
Night op lost it: 3 billion desperate average.
"Deeper, good."
Hour later: Final card. 500 million sell, crashed to 1,135 won.
Night op unhinged.
Over 15 billion in already—tossed another 4 billion.
3 a.m.: Shift change.
Day ops assess, curb night recklessness.
Likely pump to cut losses.
Sure enough, 30 mins: Patterns shifted. Systematic pull-up.
1,135 to 1,145, 1,158, 1,170...
I waited for this.
Break 1,200 breakeven? Game on.
Kraken: 19 billion sunk. Too deep to exit.
"Harvest time."
Tracked their buys one by one.
Night's first 300 mil at 1,185 to last 4 bil at 1,135—all logged.
Total: 19 billion. Weighted avg ~1,152 won.
Their breakeven minimum.
But trapped: 19 bil locked at 1,152. Can't take more hits, can't cut now—losses huge.
Day ops pumped: 1,145 to 1,160, 1,170 slow recovery.
My move.
1,180 hit: First sell, 1 billion gentle.
Their buy pressure held price.
1,190 break: Ramped to 1.5 billion more.
Still strong buys, stable.
Finally past 1,200 breakeven.
Real reap: 2 billion, 2.5 billion chunks, full unload.
Kraken agonized.
More pump? Needs another fortune—19 bil in, risky.
Quit? Eat full loss.
1,210 won: Cleared all.
7 billion at avg 1,195 won sell.
My 1,200 buy avg: 5 won lower, ~300 million loss.
Bait cost.
True win: Locked Kraken at 1,152 with 19 bil scale. Nailed.
Now prep round two.