Every move up from $APR has been met with immediate strong sell pressure. It seems that this year has been very brutal for many coins that once had promise and $APR is no exception here. I will keep my short open for a while because I understand any move up will likely just be a temporary short squeeze. Stop loss setting is critical in this kind of setup.

Seeing as how $LIT has made a full recovery from its launch highs I'm staying pretty optimistic about it. Looking at its funding rate data, everything points to bulls still having strength on this run. The play here is staying away from shorts as they would have a high chance of getting rekt. Longing is the only option I see and specifically swing trading as opposed to entering with a short term mindset.

In 2026 we keep seeing how AI is growing heavily into our living and workspaces and at a tremendous pace. As long as that is the hottest thing in the market right now you are going to be absolutely positive that some AI-cryptos are going to benefit from this narrative too. One that has gone hand in hand with the trend this year has been $NEAR protocol. I see as long as AI keeps contributing to how we go about our daily lives, strong L1 coins such as $NEAR are worth having in our bags.

$PI is a pick that had a huge following before launch. Huge expectations which haven't yet been delivered. As much as some people might remain hopeful about it, I'm sure the broader interest has waned massively. There's only one direction this can go so I'm leaving my shorts open. When the markets keep dipping the play with $PI will be adding on to my short positions.

$UNI has been incredibly strong on the 2nd half of this year and it's been amazing if you invested within that time frame. But reading the chart with a long term lens on we can see $UNI is just about to comple a lower high and heading into consolidation with possibility of breaking bearish once more. I wouldn't confidently long this coin at this point. Shorting has the potential for a bigger and more profitable move but should be approached cautiously.

From the beginning of this year $NIGHT is one crypto that has suffered the most from this year's bearish market. Honestly it's hard seeing this trend reversing for now hence why I'm keeping my short trade open.

Most coins are showing positive signs lately and one I've been looking closely at is $ENA . The play is waiting to see if it breaks through the 0.17-0.18 resistance level. If it does this, opening longs with targets above 0.2 will be relatively safe. $ENA has been a sleeper for a year and I feel it's now or never for it.

$SAHARA is another altcoin which shows similar movements with $APT . Basically on a constant downtrend since launch but this one has rather notable short squeezes. The majority of time it is safe shorting this alt but one should be more cautious with the occasional 50% pumps. Although they occur super rarely but you still could get caught.

$DOS is a new listing on @OKX中文 that hasn't had its time to shine yet. But all indicators now point to that time having arrived. Having bounced multiple times around the 0.22 level, it now looks to have formed a strong support around that area. It's move up is imminent going towards the end of this year. This is one to look at closely.