📉 #TradingStrategyMistakes--

Over the past 24 hours, $1.14 billion worth of short positions were liquidated as crypto markets exploded upward—Bitcoin hit fresh all-time highs (~$118 k), Ethereum reclaimed the $3 k level, and Solana surged ~4–5% 

Short sellers underestimated the strength: Bitcoin alone wiped out $591 m in shorts, Ethereum another $215–241 m, and Solana saw meaningful losses too  .

What Went Wrong?

Leverage misuse: High leverage without strong stop-losses backfired.

Trend ignorance: Aggressive shorts against clear institutional inflows and bullish momentum signals.

No hedging: Many went “all in” on one direction—when price flipped, liquidation cascade followed.

Lesson for Traders

This liquidation cascade is a vivid reminder that shorting strong upward rallies—especially with leverage—is a risky game. Pivot strategy: consider limiting exposure, setting tight stops, or using hedges. If your strategy didn’t account for sharp macro or on-chain signals, it paid a big price today.

In short: #TradingStrategyMistakes = betting against a rising tide, without the rope to climb out when it surges.

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