Price manipulation by large financial institutions is something that not only has tangible evidence in the US Gold + Silver + Uranium markets, but it is something that can be measured easily in crypto for several reasons. In a traditional market, "real" volume is difficult to measure. There are many mediums the order travels through before finally being reflecting in the actual asset's candle on a chart. However, in crypto, where the instantaneous back-end exists, orders can nearly virtually be reflected in a candle. It becomes difficult to fake volume. The real answer lies within synthetic volume indicators like the KVO. The institutions are not stupid, they look for significant technical levels to make their price movements look more realistic. As soon as they painted the price into a commonly traded pattern by pattern traders and novice analysts, the volume flooded back into the market. The wedge has also been carefully painted to cross and ultimately resolve around critical volume levels. Stay woke.