I was able to catch this short, and the key wasn’t seeing the drop and chasing it, but watching how the order flow changed when price repeatedly failed to break through at the highs. After the price slipped from around 0.0197, the market looked noticeably shaky—when you tried to push it up, it got smashed back down.

The grinding period in the middle was really uncomfortable. A few sharp spikes nearly shook me out, and my hands even felt a bit itchy, but I didn’t panic and jump off just because there was a short-term rebound. What truly kept me holding was that every rebound failed to form any real follow-through.

Later, when the price came into the 0.0167 area, the shorts’ rhythm finally played out. I’m logging this trade as +289.85%. Honestly, I wasn’t able to hold because I had big nerves; it’s because the earlier weakness was never broken.

If you’ve been in crypto for long enough, you know the easiest time to lose money is when you’re looking at a drop from the high and can’t help but chase right when emotions are hottest. The feedback I got from that spot was very direct: the judgment can be made early, but the action can’t be driven by impulse. Missing it is more comfortable than catching a falling knife.

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