This short position finally paid off, and the chart gave a very direct move. $AZTEC shorted from 0.02690 and was pushed down all the way; now the price is at 0.01387, and the unrealized position profit is already up +1189.62%. This move isn’t luck—it’s the release of momentum after heavy pressure at the top.

At the time, I wasn’t just watching for a single bearish candle. I was watching that it kept rebounding a few times but couldn’t get back up—volume couldn’t keep up, while the price was continuously pressured lower. A lot of people were still waiting for it to rally back up, but what really caught my attention was that the sell pressure overhead kept getting heavier. Something here wasn’t right.

I had already been watching this level earlier. Once the signal showed up, I handled it directly from the short-side thesis. Now that the market has room to move and the position is releasing, brothers with heavy exposure can first process it in batches using an 80/20 split—take some profit first, and keep the rest with a protection level while watching for further extension.

When shorts are making money, you absolutely can’t get carried away—don’t give back the profit. If you didn’t get in, don’t chase the short. And don’t chase entries on the rebound either—wait for the next opportunity.

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