From today’s class, I learnt a Whale in cryptocurrency is someone who have higher effect on the price of a particular cryptocurrency. They are sometimes called the drivers of the crypto price. They have a stage where they begin to buy. When they start buying the price of that currency increases and this is termed as Bullish. After buying, they sell. When they are selling, they sell big causing the decrease in price of the cryptocurrency. This is termed as Bearish.

Based on the understanding that you've gained from this class, explain why whales are so feared by small investors?

To the homework, small investors are those who have no significance in affecting the price of a currency. Whales can drive the price of cryptocurrency anytime. A small investor depends on the actions of a whale to know the value of his cryptocurrency. Small investors don’t have full control over the price of the currency they hold. Anything negatives a whale does which decreases price, affects them. Small investors fear then comes in because whales are those who determine the value of their crypto assets.

Will we be able to take advantages of the existence of the whale that is so feared?

Whales’ activities are shown in a graph of a cryptocurrency. From bullish to bearish. As a small investor, to be able to take advantage of the fear of whales, we have to be able to analysis the graph of that currency. They start accumulating, then they bullish that’s when they start buying higher. This is the bullish point; small investors can take their changes because as whales buy more coins, the price increases. We small investors assets will then be valued so much that we can sell and have profits. Provided we aren’t greedy with profits. This is a way I think we can take advantage of our fear for the whales of crypto.

Find an example of a whale's cycle on a cryptocurrency chart, and do a detailed analysis of the phases in the cryptocurrency chart (don't take the cryptocurrencies that are ranked in the top 10 as examples). (Screenshot Required)

Link to chart's source

Looking at Apple Inc, the crypto whales affected from the start of July to August 2018, they started buying and accumulation of their assets.

From August to September 2018, they started the uptrend which caused an increase in the price of the crypto asset.

From September to mid-October 2018, they started the distribution process.

As the distribution phase elapsed, the downtrend started from mid-October to December. It took much time than the uptrend process.

If you are a “Whale”, what cryptocurrency would you choose to invest or trade (except those that are in the top 10), explain why you chose that cryptocurrency.

I will choose to invest in Litecoin

Before a whale will invest into a currency, he considers the state of that particular coin. Raise and fall of a coin is an attribute of the accumulation phase. The price isn't balanced but the increase is quiet more than the decrease.
Checking from the graph, we see that trend showing Litecoin in the accumulation phase. This is the best time to invest as a whale. This is a coin I will invest in because there is still chances of making profit in the future since the other phases are yet to follow.

Do a kind of analysis as a whale with the phases that I explained earlier on the chart of your chosen cryptocurrency, show where you will start buying the cryptocurrency, and explain how you will take profit. (Screenshot Required)

In the graph from late April to early May, we can see raise and fall of Litecoin. This shows the accumulation phase. At the phase, I buy my assets gradually as I wait for the next phase.

From the beginning of May, we can see a total increase. The total increase area is the uptrend phase where I buy Litecoin greatly and hold. At this phase whales don’t hesitate to buy and that’s what I will do too.

It didn’t last for long and went into the distribution stage just some few days after the uptrend. In the distribution we sell as the price has increased in the uptrend phase. This is where we make our profits but it affects small investors gradually from this phase. My profits then come in the distribution phase. From the uptrend prices increase, then into the distribution phase. We sell higher there and make profits. This will then lead to the next phase.

From mid-May, the downtrend phase started. After I have bought and sold my Litecoin assets, the price then decreases. This is as a result of the higher sales whales made in the distribution phase. It brought more Litecoin into the system and therefore affecting the price negatively. I wouldn’t invest as a whale at this phase.

Conclusion.

Cryptocurrency is good for everyone. Whales make the market competitive and we can’t say they are a disadvantage to the crypto market. They are good investors and small investors should know how to read their trend.
In every ecosystem, there are factors to keep it balance. I think whales are those who do that.
For the phases of the market, from accumulation to downtrend phase it should be taken note of when going into the market of a cryptocurrency.

Thanks to @wahyunahrul for a wonderful lecture.
I appreciate!