I also note that the hash rate is cyclical.

Just did isolated test using latest pool software and 1.2b version of kachur miner (kminer). Duplicates spotted in logs immediately:

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Duplicate share: {"id":"779749578400515","job_id":"394227879843674","nonce":"804f3800","result":"0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"} from  4

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Conclusion: KMiner = SCAM. Stay away, reinstall OS if you used it. It demand admin privileges, who knows what surprises hidden in later versions.

I used this mine this coin for months. It was 2x as profitable as X11 and now its very bad. Less profit then X11 so I stopped minin it

Yes but as miners stop mining XMR, the difficulty is going down and the sell pressure is lower because miners tend to hold.

Less miners = more profit (for those who keep mining because the reward is less divided)

The last miners tend to be crypto-believers that hold instead of selling.

I think, to be more precise that it depends of the moment you sell and the amount you sell.
The price move all the time. Selling a big amount tend to make the price go down.
Holding tend to make the price go up.
Also, anytime a hater could come and spread FUD around to make the price go down.
A whale could also come and pump the price up.

I feel so frustrated when I sell low and see the price going up after so I always hold.
I can hold for months before starting to sell.
Until now, this strategy always worked (but I don't hold any shitcoin).

moneropool.com is above 50% again.

Point your miners elsewhere! Best is to choose a pool that gives a significant chunk of the fees to the devs.

In my opinion moneropool.com should be punished forever by public disgrace, as the owner clearly does not take any measure to protect our common good, the network security and integrity.
He/she should have stop accepting new workers long ago, or have a proportional fee to make it less interesting once the pool gets above a certain threshold.
If you share this opinion, never move your miners back to moneropool.com.

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Don't let moneropool.com have > 50%, support the network by supporting smaller pools!

Come and join us at mineXMR.com, with low fees of 1%, DDOS protection, mining supported on port 80, and the option of mining directly to an exchange. Any miners are welcome to join, irrespective of what size, and the payment threshold is 0.5xmr.

Simple solution is to use the pools listed in the OP of the main thread: https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/583449.0

We exclude pools that are consistently over 30% and let you know which pools support the project by donating some or all of their fees.