On October 11th, a year's worth of hard-earned profits vanished in one fell swoop. Liquidity dried up, and the big players will definitely try to profit by manipulating the market. My friend 2726 was liquidated; how did he have so much money? I seriously suspect he was hedging on the exchange. Attracting new investors led to liquidation; there's no reason for him to keep losing. In a bear market, it's good enough to preserve your principal. Don't obsess over high or low returns; returns are for bull markets.