Honestly, after trading for so long, the most agonizing and testing thing is never the market's rise and fall itself.

It's whether you can stay calm when the market is overwhelmingly one-sided, everyone is shouting to hit new highs, showing off profits from long positions everywhere, and the whole internet is in a frenzy.

$BTC ‌

Recently, Bitcoin has been climbing steadily, almost the entire community is filled with bullish sentiment.
Everyone is betting on breaking previous highs again, afraid of missing out on gains, rushing into the high levels recklessly, as if the rise will continue forever.

But the market won't lie.
The higher it goes, the more difficult the upward movement becomes, repeatedly failing to break through, each attempt weaker than the last, the hotter the external hype, the weaker the bulls inside.
If it’s meant to rise but doesn’t, it’s destined to fall.

No rally lasts forever.
A correction after a big rise is the most normal thing.
When others are greedily chasing, I choose to quietly exit and reverse into short positions.
I don’t follow the market’s frenzy, only trust what my eyes see in the trend, that’s all.

Many people think shorting is going against the trend, fighting the market.
Actually, it’s the exact opposite.
True trend-following isn’t shouting “buy” when prices go up or “sell” when they go down.
It’s about turning around at the right moment when the trend is quietly reversing, and following the real funds and real market signals.

During this period, I’ve been holding shorts, and there have been several shakeouts and pullbacks, almost getting shaken out myself.
My mind wavers, I doubt if I’ve seen it wrong, and seeing others’ profit screenshots from longs makes me anxious.

But that’s just trading.
Most of the time, profits aren’t made by frequent trades.
They come from holding through noise, through volatility, through everyone’s doubts, patiently sticking to the right direction, and enduring until the trend turns.

Having traded futures for so long, I’ve seen too many people double their money overnight and then wipe out overnight.
Leverage can either make you or bury you instantly.
I’ve seen short-term gains driven by luck, but rarely see those who don’t understand risk control or know when to stop, and still manage to survive long-term in this market.

In the end, I slowly realize:
Trading, making more or less profit is really secondary.
The first step is to avoid big losses, then to learn to make steady profits, always preserve your capital, always leave yourself a way out—that’s a lifelong lesson.

The market never lacks opportunities; if you miss today, there’s always another wave tomorrow.
Once your capital is gone, everything is gone.

Don’t chase the last bit of profit, don’t gamble on extreme market conditions,
Only take profits from what you understand and can sleep peacefully with.
Respect the market, stay calm about rises and falls, and time will naturally give you the answer.