I ground it out for a long time up front—honestly, I almost lost patience. The price kept ranging around 5.542. On the surface, there wasn’t much movement, but in reality, every time it pushed up, the momentum kept getting weaker. Lots of people wanted to get in and go long, but the actual follow-through for those who were willing to chase kept failing to keep up.

During that period, I panicked too. I was worried I might be wrong, because when a range persists for too long, it’s easy to get out early. Later, I saw that each rebound was weaker than the last, while sell pressure kept showing up at key levels. That’s when I realized this wasn’t strong accumulation—it looked more like slowly bleeding the longs while hovering at the high.

When the price finally dropped to 4.628, the result was already recorded at +794.23%. What tested this move the most wasn’t spotting the shorts—it was whether, during those several pullbacks in the middle, things could hold steady. The market didn’t immediately dump; instead, it kept making people doubt it. It was genuinely tough on the mindset.

This time made me experience again that trading doesn’t always mean you have to grab the very first leg. Once you’ve understood the direction, you also have to wait for the timing to truly play out. Don’t chase just because you can’t help yourself in the moment, and don’t dismiss your original judgment just because it feels like a grinding plate. The pressure at the highs never really disappeared—eventually, the answer will come.

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