What Is Stop Hunt?

A stop hunt is a market manipulation technique where large players intentionally push prices past key levels to trigger clusters of stop-loss orders, then reverse direction to profit from the resulting liquidations. In crypto, whales may sell aggressively to push price below a support level, triggering stop-losses and cascading liquidations, then buy back at lower prices. Sonar Tracker helps identify potential stop hunts by flagging unusual whale selling followed by rapid re-accumulation at lower prices, a distinctive on-chain footprint.