Looking back at this year's altcoin plays, shorting the broader market actually worked out pretty well overall. The real learning moment came with Zcash and Monero though—I went too aggressive on those positions too early, which honestly cost me. Should've held the shorts longer and let the thesis play out instead of cutting early. That's the thing with alts; timing the exit can be just as tricky as timing the entry. Could've stacked way more gains if I'd had better patience on those particular trades.