This short trade feels very smooth. $LINK looked like it was holding on earlier, but actually it couldn't hold any longer.

From opening at 9.750 to now at 7.623, the return rate is +1552.28%. The market space released faster than expected, indicating that the selling pressure at the high level wasn't fake.

The most counter-intuitive part at the time was that when the chart hadn't fully broken down yet, many people thought it could still rally.

But what I saw was shrinking volume on bounces, more upper shadows, and increasingly weak support. Something was already off here.

When the breakdown truly happened, the hesitant ones started to chase, and the rhythm was completely different.

Now, let me share the current position openly: I won't be greedy with full position fantasies. I'll lock in part of the short position in batches at an 80/20 ratio, and keep a stop on the remainder to continue watching.

Profits are already in hand. The next step is protection, not recklessly adding.

If the trend continues to extend, I'll follow; if not, I'll accept it.

No need to worry if you missed it. Don't chase shorts, and don't chase trades at all. Patiently wait for the next cleaner entry.

$BTC $ETH