This trade felt great to take, but it's also a real test of human nature. $LAB was drifting sideways at a high level earlier, and the order book looked calm, but in reality the rebound height was constantly suppressed. The longer it went, the more it looked like the bulls couldn't hold. Many hadn't even reacted yet before the shorts started accelerating.

My short was opened at 4.25647, and the price is now at 1.1683, with a current return of +1,429.02%. I had already noticed this level earlier. The key isn't how much it dropped, but that every upward attempt failed before the drop. Buy orders couldn't absorb the selling, while sell orders became increasingly aggressive. When the direction is confirmed in such a scenario, the price space releases very quickly.

Now the most important thing is not to keep getting excited, but to avoid letting profits slip too much. I'll handle it with an 80/20 batch approach: lock in most of the gains first, then keep a small position with a protective stop to see if it extends further. Leveraged profits don't come from a single impulse — it's about daring to lock in when you should, and being patient when you need to wait.

If you just saw this move, don't chase it just because of the +1,429.02%. If you missed it, you missed it. Don't chase the trade. Wait for the next more comfortable entry — opportunities will come again.

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