Checking whether a relation is an equivalence relation

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I am a bit confused whether the following relation is an equivalence relation or not. $\sim$ is defined on the set of all integers $x \sim y$ if and only if $x = \pm y$. I thought this is an equivalence relation since I checked it for reflexivity, symmetry, and transitivity and according to my scratch work, all of them are satisfied. Am I missing something or am I on the right track?