Watching $SNDK on the chart back then wasn’t the worst part because it was dropping or not—it was that it kept grinding around in high territory, constantly wearing people down. It looked like it could still push higher, but every time it was lifted, there wasn’t much follow-through from the order book. That contrast was exactly what I was focused on.

The short was opened around 2095.20, then I kept pressing it down all the way to 1636.58. Now it shows +1052.59%. Eating in this leg wasn’t easy either; the several counter-rallies in between were pretty testing on the mindset—especially when you first have some profit, when you’re most likely to think, “I should run now.”

I personally don’t like moving around just because there’s some volatility. As long as the direction hasn’t gone bad, I let the position run for a bit longer. But when it’s truly time to take profit and close, you also can’t pretend you didn’t see it.

This trade still feels like the usual story: for short-term futures, don’t fight the price action head-on. Seeing the right direction isn’t unusual; being able to hold on and not get off the trade impulsively—that’s the most grinding part.

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