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“The Four Great Shorts”
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In June, I mainly executed four short trades (or combinations centered around shorting), gained experience, broke out of the “long-only” pattern that lasted for three years, and achieved decent results. Let's summarize.
First: The “Turning-Point Short”
Time June 3rd, 4th
Execution Time June 4th, 5th
Shorting Opportunity Nasdaq Index triple breakdown
Targets 3x or 2x Crypto, Quantum, Software, AI ETFs
End June 5th
Method Initial position of 6 stocks (5-8% position each)
Follow-up Plan? No. Ended upon short profit-taking.
Subsequent Nasdaq and S&P breakdowns below MA30 and fluctuations
were all ineffective trading ranges.
Either stayed in cash or took no significant action.
Second: The “Sentiment Short”
Time Early June 14th, 15th
Execution Time June 15th
Shorting Opportunity Bullish frenzy after US-Iran peace agreement
Main Targets MSTX MSTZ
End June 10th
Method Initial position
Follow-up Plan? Executed two intraday wave trades.
This plan was executed perfectly.
Especially experienced the discipline of profit-taking/stop-loss at (-3%, 8%).
Third: The “New Stock Short”
Time June 16th, 17th, 18th
Execution Time 16th, 17th
Shorting Opportunity SpaceX surged consecutively then pulled back after peaking
Main Target sspc
End June 18th, June 22nd
Method Initial position
Follow-up Plan? Arranged for “clearing + overnight” positions.
Executed three break-point shorts during sspc's rise from 6 to 13 over four days.
Slight regret: each time auto-profit-triggered.
Failed to form a continuous pulse.
Fourth: The “Cross-Market Pattern Arbitrage Short”
Time June 23rd, 26th
Shorting Opportunity Global turmoil caused by South Korean stock market's sharp circuit-breaker decline
Main Targets 2x or 3x AI, Quantum, Nuclear, Crypto ETFs
End June 23rd, 24th
Method Initial position (half AI, half Crypto)
Follow-up Plan? Overnight profit-taking on short positions.
Failed to complete the short-to-long switch
because South Korean stocks didn't fall to the expected level.
The above four forms of shorting
include turning-point shorts, negative-feedback shorts triggered by excessive bullishness, new stock pullback/value-return shorts, and cross-market global volatility shorts. Although the opportunities differed, the essence was profit for the short side.
In the coming quarters of wide-range fluctuations, similar patterns will recur. Opportunities not yet seen include “acceleration shorts,” “black swan shorts,” etc.
This concludes the summary.
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