This short position wasn’t luck—it was the rhythm that was right. When $LINK repeatedly pulled and tugged at the high, what I was watching was who would be taking the last leg.

Back then, the price was around 9.750. It looked like it still had momentum, but every time it rallied, there wasn’t sustained volume—instead, the pullback got more and more decisive. A lot of people only focus on the short-term rebound, but what I care about is whether it can hold after the rebound. To put it bluntly, the rhythm changed—up above, the selling pressure has already started to be unable to pin it down.

After entering, I wasn’t shaken out by the interim small rebound, because the key level wasn’t reclaimed. Now the price is at 8.522, the short position profit is +890.76%, and only after the market space had been released did the open position truly enter the comfortable zone.

But “comfortable” doesn’t mean you can get careless. The biggest fear for winning trades is turning from active into passive. I’ll take profits in batches using an 80/20 split: lock in the bulk of the profits, and keep the remaining position with a protective level to continue monitoring.

If you didn’t catch it, don’t rush. Don’t chase shorts, and don’t randomly chase orders during the pullback—wait for the next opportunity.

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