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# Picking a Side

> Long vs. Short

When placing a trade in a perpetual contract, you have the option to “bet” on whether the price will go up or down. Select **LONG** if you’re bullish or **SHORT** if you’re bearish on the market you want to trade in.

* **Bullish** -> You think the price of something will go up.
* **Bearish** -> You think the price of something will go down.

For this trade, we selected to go LONG.