Honestly, the earlier part of the market action was pretty муч torture. $AZTEC kept wobbling at a high level. After opening the short near 0.02762, it didn’t immediately move down as expected. Those few times the market pushed upward looked like it might break through, and for a moment I even thought about getting off—afraid I might have misjudged.

But I wasn’t watching a single sudden breakout candle. Instead, I was looking to see whether, once the price surged, there was anyone willing to keep buying after it went up. The fact is that selling pressure kept weighing down. The rebounds looked like they had momentum, but the follow-through was weak—the shorts weren’t truly disrupted. In that situation, chasing your emotions actually makes it easy to get carried away by a fake breakout.

When it finally pulled to 0.01412, the result of this trade was already showing +1204.78%. From holding under pressure at the high and then selling into a dump to realize the move—there wasn’t any magical story in between. I just didn’t mess with my judgment during the most annoying moments, and I didn’t get scared off by a single wick that spiked and then reversed.

Many retail traders lose most easily when they’re right about the direction but can’t hold on. Once the market grinds, they start doubting themselves. After going through this, I’m more inclined to trust the repeated feedback from the order book. If the short thesis is still intact, don’t let a brief pump easily throw you off.

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