The price has been grinding along the moving averages for almost the whole day; the 4-hour line keeps getting pushed down one after another, yet no one dares to step in. Those little long positions in the big-money accounts have quietly shrunk—its proportion is falling even faster than the price. It’s clearly them withdrawing on the rebound. The funding rate is scraping along the floor—holding longs means you’re still paying money. With this tape, who’s still imagining a breakout and lift-off? Smart money is shifting sideways; if you insist on standing in the front row as a cushion, don’t be surprised when the firm takes a hard swing. In this KORU move, my short position is already in hand.