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$ORCA Shorting isn’t just “buying in reverse.” 📉
It’s a completely different skill set.
When I go long, I trade breakouts.
When I short, I trade pullbacks.
That mindset shift changed my results.
Here’s my short-selling framework 👇
1) I target former leaders, not weak junk
I don’t touch random low-quality stocks.
I want names that led the previous run, attracted institutions, and then started to roll over.
When leadership breaks, downside can accelerate fast.
2) I wait for undeniable technical damage
The stock must prove it’s broken:
Below the 200 EMA
Lower highs forming
Relative strength rolling over
I never predict tops.
Price earns my attention — opinions don’t.
3) I enter on the bounce, not the flush
Most traders chase the first ugly red candle.
I do the opposite.
I wait for the reflex rally back into the 8 or 21 EMA.
That’s where risk becomes tight and defined.
My stop is usually 4–7%.
If risk isn’t clean, I pass.
4) I cover into aggressive selloffs
On sudden -7% to -10% downside days, I start locking in gains.
Shorts move violently.
They drop fast, bounce hard, and punish greed.
I get paid when fear spikes.
5) I manage exits mechanically
If price is approaching a key support level or major moving average, I cover into it.
If not, I trail using the 8 or 21 EMA.
No emotion.
No improvising.
Just execution.
Here’s the uncomfortable reality:
Shorting will never beat long-term long exposure.
A stock can only go to zero.
But on the upside, returns are theoretically unlimited.
And as price falls, your dollar exposure shrinks.
Huge short winners are rare.
But during market corrections or bear phases?
Shorting becomes a weapon.
I adapt when conditions change.
No bias.
No ego.
Just structure and repeatable behavior.
These setups repeat every cycle.
I’ve taught this approach to thousands of traders —
and it’s a skill anyone willing to stay disciplined can learn
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