A truly strong trend often experiences one or two deep consolidations before it starts.

Taking the example of #AAVE at the end of 2024: the price experienced two waves of retracement of -30.63% (lasting 42 days) and -23.94% (lasting 11 days) before rising without any pullbacks.

At that time, in both of these phases, whether in terms of retracement duration or the intensity of the decline, it made people feel that the market had reversed into a bearish trend, and it might even break below previous lows.

But the fact is: it was just a retracement, not a reversal.

Back to the current AAVE. Because I have a cost advantage + a profit cushion, I can accept even a further drop of 22%, bringing it back to around EMA200.

Thus, the trading thought process moving forward is very clear: either the price moves as expected and I earn more, or it does not follow the prediction, breaks below EMA200, and I earn less.

Finally, big gains and big losses are two sides of the same coin; it is not a matter of ability, but the essence of market structure~