A few days ago I was still calculating whether this move was really doomed, but at market open this morning I found that the shorts had already written the answer on their faces. In my last look before sleeping, $ZEC was still probing back and forth at high levels, but every time it pushed up, it just lacked that last breath. As the price inched higher, the buy-side didn’t keep up, while the sell-side was clearly more active. What I’m seeing isn’t a prelude to a breakout—it’s someone above continuously taking profits.

While everyone else is still watching, ZEC has returned to around 529.74, and I chose to execute a long. The key is waiting for it to go from seeming strength to genuine loosening. The current price is 492.75, and this round’s return rate is +495.99%. Even though it was grindy before, once it finally moves, it really tastes good.

Protect your profits first—close +495.99%, then keep the remaining 1% for further observation, with the protective level moved in line to around the cost basis. If it keeps pressing down, let the profit extend on its own; if it suddenly bounces back, don’t let it take back all the gains.

Even if you only make one single point—if you can take it with you, that’s yours. More floating profit is the market’s. Chasing a late entry is easy to get hung up at the summit; if you didn’t catch it, don’t top up. Wait for the next round of signals—there are opportunities. Don’t rush.

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