This short position finally came through, and the price action was very decisive. When $AZTEC surged up in the front, many people were still looking for continuation; at the time, I wasn’t focused on how aggressively it was rising, but on the fact that the sell-side support above started to thin out.

The entry was at 0.02762, and now it’s at 0.01408—up 1203%, already taken profit. What really caught my attention was that at the high level it repeatedly failed to generate new upside space; the moment volume expanded, it was pushed back down. Something here was already off.

In plain terms, the rhythm changed. The longs chasing are still waiting for a rebound to reverse upward, but the shorts have already taken control. During the drop, there was no need to eat everything in one go. Splitting with an 80/20 approach feels better: lock in most of the profits first, then use the remaining protected portion to keep monitoring for whether the downtrend clearly extends.

Now, the profit taking is acceptable, but don’t get overexcited just because you’re in a winning streak. If you have a position, remember to protect your profits and don’t let gains retrace too much. If you missed it, don’t force a chase—especially after this kind of fast sell-off, it’s prone to a dead-cat bounce. Don’t chase the move; wait for the next opportunity.

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