The most frustrating part of shorting at the top isn’t that you got the direction wrong—it’s that it’s clearly pinned and won’t move, yet it keeps giving you the illusion that a rebound is coming. I watched this $MYX position for quite a while; when it printed around $0.1005, I didn’t chase immediately. I waited until it couldn’t break higher before entering.

Later, it went from 0.1005 down to 0.069. The short position was basically locked in—on paper, it shows +617.14%. Honestly, this kind of money looks great, but holding it doesn’t feel easy at all. A few times in the middle, the rebounds felt like they were trying to force you to get out.

What I care about more is not to suddenly get carried away after profits show up. If you’re already holding through it, then at this point take a little when you should; keep the rest with a good protection level and see whether it actually gives you more room.

If you’ve been in crypto long enough, you’ll learn the biggest fear for making money with shorts is greed—taking that last bite. Being right on direction doesn’t mean you should eat every segment. Keeping control of the initiative is more solid than squeezing out that extra bit.

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