Yes, and it always will be like this. I mean it's logical - to take the advantage of a current market sentiment to magnify the move.
Not every time intentionally, though many times it is, but negative messages in negative sentiment spreads much easier.
Precisely HODL and even buy more in the juicy zones as I posted here:
https://steemit.com/vincentb/@domisun/we-are-going-to-see-big-sell-off-on-bitcoin-i-believe
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