If it was always "new money needed to keep increasing the price" then we would be a ponzi scheme and whenever new money didn't come then it would crash and burn, but we had many moments when new people didn't join and we were still doing fine, all within ourselves. So do not be worried if new people do not come constantly, we will be fine.
It is defenitely not a ponzi, what I meant was that new meat in the market is a good thing for the whales to dump on. Whales are out there to cash in and cash out, not for the long term support of the project.
It could be the case, considering how they were controlled by the media, the accumulation of their action can become a trend but would they last if they can be manipulated? they could lose the game.
Without regulation, a market is going to be manipulated once people see that the pump and dump is easy. Besides organic growth in price an inorganic growth is very common here. The effect of the media is evident on the market. These things are to be kept in mind for any trader. Does not mean they have to follow social media, but its effects on the market, yes.
Even newbie trader wannabes know that "the trend is your friend" and it's counterproductive to piss against the wind.
LOL nice analogy there, you would not want to get your pants wet.
But you can sell when the price is rising, does that go against the trend? Being with the trend means doing what others are doing, meaning buying when everyone is buying. Am I missing your thought here?