The way I understand the process from accumulation to distribution by the big players is like this! French kiss to take in the chips → Slow thrust to open up the market → Gentle shaking up and down, left and right to wash out weak hands → Quick thrusts to shake out positions → Full-force thrust to max out emotions → One final shot to complete distribution. Retail investors are most likely to get wrecked in two spots: mistaking the slow thrust for the entire trend, and mistaking the quick thrust during position shaking as distribution.