Data release days are essentially a liquidity game. If the PPI doesn't deviate significantly from expectations, it's basically a matter of selling whichever side is easier to manipulate. So, when prices rebound, sentiment-driven funds chase the rally, short positions are liquidated, stop-loss orders are triggered, and short positions are pushed up further, creating a perfect spiral that shouldn't require closing positions. However, seeing XAU, a stock highly sensitive to macroeconomic data, plunge downwards, I had to close my long positions, especially since they were leveraged. So, with the profit-taking signal appearing, I exited. Whether I missed the boat is unknown, but a pullback is highly likely.