In crypto, the hardest part isn’t actually choosing a direction—it’s holding back your hand. Back when $AVAX was moving sideways at a high level, many people around me thought it should keep pushing higher, but watching that exhausting back-and-forth made me more vigilant instead.

I don’t consider myself some kind of expert; I’ve been trapped in similar positions before. When AVAX approached 6.582, the order book tried several times to push up but couldn’t break through. That’s when I opened a small long position, light size, to test the waters—if it was wrong, I’d admit it.

Later it moved up to 6.407, and the profit showed +189.73%. That’s basically when the rhythm finally clicked. Along the way, I also considered whether to exit early, especially after that rebound—really, it’s easy to make you doubt whether a short can still be held.

For this kind of market, my current approach is straightforward: once the profit is there, protect it first. Don’t dream about taking it all in one bite. I believe many people have felt this way—what really makes people lose is often not the wrong call, but the refusal to close even when there’s clear feedback.

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