This trade landed right on my face. The price is dragging sideways, grinding along, while the open interest still piled up nearly 10% in a day—the shorts are carrying the position on their shoulders. Even the funding rates have been pushed down into negative territory, yet they’re still stubbornly holding on. In the four-hour structure, everything is trending upward; those little short-term fluctuations are just washout fake moves. The order book hasn’t shown any loosening either—this is the main force holding its breath, quietly accumulating. Where the shorts are standing now, they’re using their faces as a cushion. When this buildup finishes, they won’t even have a chance to turn around and curse.