This round of sharp sell-off just now looked sudden, but actually the cracks had already appeared earlier. $AZTEC had been ranging at the high level for so long; each rebound got shorter, and the suppression got heavier. Something is already off here.

At the time, I was watching for a retracement around 0.02762. The price moved up, but it couldn’t hold. The moment buy pressure tried to push, it fell apart—indicating that the level above isn’t a breakout point. It’s more like a distribution cycle after a bull trap. While many people were still waiting for it to keep pumping, I’d rather be on the short side instead.

Now 0.01427 has already been hit. The short position is up +1180.81%, and the move has clearly extended. This is the result after waiting for validation. The hardest part in trading isn’t opening a position—it’s figuring out, amid the noise, which side starts to lose control.

Here, I’ll first take profit in batches. The 80/20 approach is more suitable for this kind of sharp sell-off. For the remaining position, I’ll keep the protection level in place so the profit doesn’t get given back.

If you miss it, you miss it—don’t chase when emotions are at their heaviest. Don’t chase the trade; wait for the next opportunity, and for a more comfortable entry level.

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