Honestly, what’s most worth revisiting this time isn’t how much the short made, but that I didn’t get carried away and chase it after the first big bearish candle. The price had been chopping around near 0.06816; only after it confirmed weakness did I follow the shorts down to 0.05226, with the return showing +1128.34%.

Those days felt like a long grind. Every time the price tested lower, it got pulled back, and it’s really easy to panic mentally. I kept watching the bounce strength and found that the higher it went, the harder it became to pull up. The bid looked lively, but the actual follow-through didn’t keep up—this is why I kept waiting.

Then a dumping candle completely opened up the rhythm. People who previously didn’t dare to place trades started chasing shorts, but by that point you can’t decide based on emotions. A truly comfortable trade is getting in after judgment and confirmation—not rushing to add to your position just because the price moves.

This run made me even more certain: short opportunities don’t always show up in the most obvious selloff. A lot of the time they’re hidden in rebound positions that are becoming increasingly fragile. Being able to resist the urge to act and letting the market reveal its own flaws matters far more than grabbing the first moment.

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