This short position didn’t start off nicely. The price had been repeatedly grinding at high levels before it moved, and I even doubted for a moment whether I’d called it too early. The rally didn’t keep coming with strong volume, and the rebounds got shorter and shorter. I first saved my reference levels at 0.21896 and 0.12264, and didn’t rush to exit just because the market refused to move for a long time.

Those few quick needle-like pokes in the middle were really grinding. Just when I thought it was about to dump, the price got pulled back again. Holding a short position does make you anxious. But what I was watching wasn’t just the temporary red or green—it was whether there was genuine support behind those high levels. In the end, every time price surged, there were people selling into it. The fake-breakout vibes grew stronger each time.

Once the sell pressure finally concentrated and released, the price moved quickly downward in the direction of the shorts, and all those earlier doubts finally got answered. The post-trade review result was +1076.58%. This time, the profit wasn’t luck—it was that I wasn’t shaken out during the most uncomfortable phase.

In the past, I often lost patience because the market felt like a grindstone. I’d get out right as the sell-off started. Now I understand better: when your judgment hasn’t been invalidated, a brief rebound is just noise. After the real drop starts, the timing naturally rewards patience.

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