This afternoon I again made a short trade based on my intuition and had to DCA up due to the price increasing all day long. When the price slightly pulled back, that was the time to take profits, even though it wasn't much, it helped avoid a bigger loss later on.
I think that if the market doesn't fluctuate too much, you should take small DCA trades gradually; if it goes against you, it will be safer than taking one big trade.