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 @zemiatin 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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