This empty (short) position finally paid off. $AZTEC has been pushed down from the high—not that it suddenly got weak; it already started losing steam during the earlier rebound.

On my side, I entered the short at 0.02762. What really caught my attention then was that after the spike, the follow-through/consolidation clearly couldn’t keep up. The price looked like it was still hovering higher, but the aggressive buy demand was already hollow. A lot of people were still waiting for it to keep running up; I felt the opposite—something was off. The higher it chops in a range, the more it looks like it’s manufacturing a sense of safety for the longs.

Now the price has dropped to 0.01393, and my short position is up +1215.43%. This leg of the market basically released its range in a pretty straightforward way. Plainly put: the rhythm changed. Before, it pushed higher by momentum and emotion; now once it dips, people start stampeding and getting out. The chart feedback is very direct.

For brothers who have positions: don’t just stare at the floating profit. Handling it in 80/20 portions is more comfortable—take most of the gains off first, then keep the rest with a protective stop while watching for extensions. If you didn’t get in, don’t rush—after the drop, you also shouldn’t chase wildly. Wait for the next opportunity, and move only when it reaches a more comfortable level.

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