Why is nobody talking about shorting obvious weakness instead of constantly chasing pumps?
Most traders lose money because they only look for longs. They buy late, ride the pullback, and then wonder why their portfolio bleeds while the market quietly rotates down.
A recent $AGLD setup is a good example. The structure was clearly bearish and the smarter move wasn’t to hope for a bounce but to trade the momentum down. The short opened during the downtrend and closed with +1,624.26 USDT, about +17.32% on the move, targeting the area near 0.1867. That wasn’t luck. It was simply following the direction the chart was already showing.
If you want to avoid getting trapped, flip your thinking. First identify trend direction. If the market structure is making lower highs, look for short entries instead of forcing a long. Set a clear target and risk before entering. Even when majors like $BTC and $ETH are uncertain, smaller caps like $AGLD often give cleaner directional trades if you stop fighting the trend.
Are traders missing opportunities because they refuse to short, or is the market about to punish that bias again?