We should allow our eyes to get used to the kind of subtleties that will make for profitable shorts.  Ponder the one I’ve reproduced herein — an unspectacular, downtrending A-B that exceeded the relevant ‘external’ low by just four cents. This pattern all but guaranteed a partial exit at p, and my guess is that it will reach ‘D’ before the dawn. Why not try to make a few bucks on the long side to cushion the stop the next time we get short?  Let’s try it with a 61.57 bid (against a 61.55 D target) for 400 shares, stop 61.48.