What Is Unlock Trade?
6.1BRAINROT SCOREUnlock Trade A trading strategy positioned specifically around a known token unlock date, entering or exiting a position based on the anticipated price effect of the unlock itself rather than any other catalyst.
Origin:Named directly within crypto trading communities as unlock-date trading matured into its own recognized strategy type, distinct from the underlying unlock event or overhang pressure it trades around.
First Seen:2026-06
Peak Era:2026 (Crypto Trading)
Aura Impact:+20 Aura (An Unlock Trade That Correctly Times the Post-Unlock Dip) / -25 Aura (An Unlock Trade That Gets the Timing Completely Wrong)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"He's not holding long-term, it's a pure unlock trade, in a week before and out the day of."
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