Last week a trader tried to short
$RE right as the token was already up more than 115%.
Every crypto trader knows the feeling. A coin pumps too fast, you assume it has to come down, and you jump into a short… only to watch momentum keep pushing higher while your stop gets closer.
The setup looked straightforward: short
$RE between 0.80 and 0.90, stop loss at 1.00, with downside targets at 0.75, 0.70, and even 0.50. On paper, it’s the classic “overextended pump” trade. We’ve seen similar plays during past runs where overheated altcoins snap back once early buyers start taking profit.
But the twist is timing.
$RE had already surged about 115.73%, which is exactly the phase where markets become unpredictable. Sometimes you get the clean retrace like many alt rallies during
$BTC cooling periods. Other times, momentum traders pile in and squeeze shorts before any real pullback happens. That’s the same pattern we’ve seen in past cycles when smaller caps kept running while majors like
$ETH moved sideways.
So the real lesson here isn’t just about
$RE . It’s about how dangerous it is to short strength in crypto without clear confirmation. Momentum phases can last longer than most traders expect.
Would you have taken the short around 0.80,0.90, or waited for the trend to break first?
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