The crypto winter of 2022 was colder than any in history. When LUNA's K-line plummeted vertically to zero, and a leading exchange suddenly paused withdrawals, my heavily invested ADA also plummeted from $2.4, ultimately stopping at the abyss of $0.18. That night, my contract account was forcibly liquidated, and my bank card balance was only 3000 yuan — this was all my savings from three years of transitioning from the stock market to crypto, feeling like a hot potato, heavy in my palm.
1. Treasure hunting in ruins: Locking onto prey in a land of despair.
Extreme market conditions are the best screening machine, and I only focus on two types of targets:
Nirvana coins: Those potential coins that were panic-sold to dust (like ADA falling from $2.4 to $0.15, ATOM halving to $1.2), behind the plummet is the extreme release of emotions.
Mainstream coin fractures: At the moment of BTC and ETH's 'death pin', the breakdown of market consensus often hides reversal pivot points.
Ultimately choosing ADA was due to the abnormal fluctuations in on-chain data. After a certain exchange collapsed, its position volume dropped by 40% in the $0.15-$0.2 range, while whale addresses increased their holdings by 20 million coins within 72 hours — this was not a crash, but top hunters collecting bloody chips.
2. The survival code of three thousand yuan: Two-stage blasting strategy.
I split the principal into two fire lines, with every penny carefully calculated:
Phase one: Pathfinding pioneer (1500 yuan).
When ADA fell to $0.18, I pulled the trigger, establishing an observation position with 15x leverage, setting the stop-loss at $0.17 — using 50% of the principal to test the market's breath, just like taking the first step in a minefield, it must be precise and leave room.
Phase two: Fatal sniper (1500 yuan).
Reserve ammunition for the ultimate moment. When the price breaks through $0.16 and the market fear index drops below 3, 25x leverage strikes fully — at this moment, the market has fallen into madness, and retail investors' liquidation orders fall like snowflakes, which is the best window for reversal.
3. An eight-hour miracle: A violent reversal from three thousand to twenty thousand.
In the early morning of November 12, 2022, ADA suddenly pierced through $0.155, triggering the second phase! With 25x leverage cutting in like a scalpel, the average holding price was reduced to $0.162. At three in the morning, a turning point appeared — as a certain institution announced it was bottom-fishing, the price soared to $0.28 like a rocket, and the account balance jumped from 3000 yuan to 21,000 yuan. At that moment, I stared at the numbers on the screen, hearing my heart beat like a drum.
4. Ultimate hunt: Survival algorithms in the dark domain.
The real killer move is a hunting system that integrates emotional indicators, capital flows, and liquidation data.
When BTC plummeted to $16,000 in early December and the fear index hit an all-time low, I opened a 20x leverage position with a principal of $20,000 at $16,200.
Three days later, when the price rebounded to $17,800, the account broke through $80,000 — this was not luck, but a precise grasp of the market emotional cycle: being the hunter going against the flow at the moment when everyone was desperately selling.
In the polar region of the crypto world, liquidation is not the end, but an opportunity for rebirth.
A turnaround from three thousand yuan relies not on a gambler's all-in bet, but on the hunter's patience and precision: entering at the emotional freezing point, using leverage to amplify volatility, and immediately withdrawing the principal after making a profit.
These rules summarized in blood and fire are more precious than profit.
Looking back now, that crisis was merely a tide in the long river of the crypto world.
The true way to survive lies in always retaining the spark for a comeback, maintaining a clear judgment in extreme market conditions. If you have ever been defeated by the market.
Remember: When the whole world is selling, perhaps it is your moment to bend down and pick up diamonds — provided that you still hold the chips to enter.
