After reviewing this trade, the most core point isn’t how much the short made, but that the details before the decline started were too obvious.

After entering with $LAB at 4.25647, I kept watching the continuity of the rebound above. The price looked like it was still trading in a high range, but every time it pushed up, it lacked follow-through, while the pullbacks got faster and faster. This kind of rhythm isn’t friendly to longs. A lot of people only watch the apparent sideways action and don’t realize that the underlying strength has already switched sides.

Now the current price is 0.44948, with unrealized profit of +1,761.5%, and the trend extension is evident. From the data, after key levels were broken, there was no quick reclaim, which suggests the short-term bid/holding power isn’t as strong as people imagined. So it’s not surprising that the shorts, taking advantage of the momentum, were able to open up space.

My handling approach is simple. First, take profit in batches using an 80/20 split, and then keep observing the remaining position with a protective stop. In the profit-taking phase, don’t be greedy for the last bite—being able to protect the profit is where the real value of a trade review lies.

I won’t rush to chase afterward. I won’t pursue this setup. I’ll wait for the next more comfortable level to make a move.

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