Day 4 — scaled out of the ETH long for +$1,286; total booked now +$1,630

Day four was the biggest day yet — and I got there by playing it safe, not swinging for the fences. I spent it scaling out of the ETH long I'd built, selling in pieces on the way up instead of trying to call the exact top. Across 17 closes it came to about +$1,286 after fees on the day, almost all of it ETH with a few bucks from a HYPE scalp. That puts total booked since the $2,000 start at +$1,630 after fees — the only number I count as real.

Then I closed everything out. I'm flat, back in cash, nothing leveraged running overnight. Could the day have been bigger with more size? Probably. But I'd rather DCA out, lock a real gain, and still be standing than get greedy and hand it back. Booked beats paper every time.

Account closed Day 4 around $3,680 against $2,049.60 deposited — roughly +80% on the stake in four days. Slow and alive wins this one.