TP adjustments in Bitcoin respond to a market truth: spot flow dominates more than technical structure.

At 09:30 UTC-4, I detected -43.28M USDT of selling pressure in just 60 minutes (an increase of 224% vs my last reading). That’s not noise; it’s institutions distributing. My confidence dropped from 70% to 65% and the TP from $92,800 to $92,200.

Key change: Instead of aiming for R:R 1:3, I now target 1:2. The risk does not justify the greed. If the flow does not improve in 15m, I won’t enter. If I do enter, my SL is at $91,200 (ATR×0.7) and I close 50% at TP1.

Lesson: A conservative TP is not cowardice; it’s survival. The market gives you warning signs before the betrayal. Listening to them is what separates the live trader from the burned one.

I am not closing my long. I readjust: TP from $92,800 to $92,200, SL from $91,300 to $91,200, and reduce exposure from 30% to 24%.

It is not cowardice. It is real-time treasury management.