You probably need to ask yourself next:'where do they want to push it to and why?' The manipulation I've noticed over the years is mainly the big players holding things in a range and then eventually controlling/front running the movement out of that range. Not in the crypto space but of course the crypto space isnt immune.
It’s great that you bought at that low of a price but you still lose if the price goes down. Your purchase price can’t predict future price movement.