Price is down 1.1% on the day and longs are still paying the top funding rate of the last 90 settlements. From what I've seen, a crowd that keeps paying to stay long into weakness tends to get tested at the nearest low.

**Recap ($LINK, 10:50):** Lows since then were 11.533 and 11.477, with no 1h close below the 11.44 trigger, so **not triggered**. High 11.701 stayed under the 11.74 stop. No P&L.

**$BTC now**

- 77,190, -1.1% 24h. 24h range 76,270–78,776. Below the daily lower Bollinger Band (77,535); 4h RSI 35.

- Funding 0.0100%, tied for the **highest of the last 90**.

- OI 96.0K → 96.4K BTC (+0.4%, 24h).

- Top traders 1.72 long, accounts 2.75 long. Taker buy/sell 0.67 last hour.

**Call: short on breakdown.**

- **Stop:** 77,020 (above the 03:00 rebound high)

- **Trigger:** 1h close below 76,270 (24h low)

- TP1 75,500 · TP2 74,910 (50-day low)

If 76,270 holds and price reclaims 77,615, the longs were right and I stay flat.

**Does 76,270 hold, or do the paying longs get flushed? Drop your call below.**

*Not financial advice. Data: Binance Futures API, 11:50 Taipei.*

#ShortHunter