In the recent market of $RIVER, short sellers are coming in nonstop. But do you know? Most of the positions that can't hold out are killed by the thought "It feels like it's risen too high, just short it casually."

The typical mindset of these traders is like this: watching the price go higher and higher, they can't sit still, thinking a rebound is coming, so they open a short position. And then? The price keeps surging, and they think about adding more to lower the average cost. Then it keeps pulling back, and they keep adding. Eventually, their positions pile up like a mountain, only to be wiped out completely by a sharp, painful move. By the time the price drops, they’re already gone. The most heartbreaking part is that they often just miss holding out by a tiny margin.

This is classic emotional trading—betting based on feelings, with no systematic plan.

Look at the technical analysis of $RIVER now—the big trend is clearly written on the trend line: it’s an uptrend. Since the direction is confirmed, why go against it? The correct approach should be to do right-side trading, follow the rhythm of the larger cycle’s rise, find suitable pullback points on smaller cycles to go long, and set take-profit and stop-loss along the trend line. What are the benefits? Even if you make a wrong judgment, the losses won’t be too big; if you’re right, you can ride the big trend for substantial gains.

Of course, shorting isn’t impossible, but that’s left-side trading, which carries much higher risk. If you really want to do it, at least leave enough room for survival, and only act once the top structure is confirmed. Otherwise, you’re going against the raging flood of the market, and sooner or later, you’ll pay the price.