This trade didn’t start smoothly at all. When the price surged from around 0.06816 upward, the order book even looked somewhat strong. I was once worried that the shorts would get pushed back directly. What really made me pay attention, though, was that after the pump, it didn’t continue to spread; instead, a pullback appeared soon after. The long positions that chased in started to become passive.

I didn’t jump in just because of the first bearish candle. I waited for the rebound to retest the previous high. That rebound looked scary at first, but it was quickly suppressed by selling pressure. The fake-breakout vibe kept getting stronger until the support finally completely loosened—only then did the shorts truly take over the momentum.

Later, the price dropped to 0.05715. The outcome of this post-trade review was +777.9% at writing time. There was a retracement in the middle that almost made me exit. In terms of mindset, there was definitely some fluctuation, but I didn’t let short-term noise drag me around. In the end, the market still played out according to the original logic.

Very often, it’s not that people can’t understand it—it’s that they want feedback immediately. In crypto, the grind and the wicks are designed to test people’s patience. Now I’m more willing to wait for the high to reveal a flaw on its own. If my assessment isn’t broken, I don’t chase recklessly. Missing out is more comfortable than catching a falling knife.

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