I have been trading cryptocurrencies full-time for 10 years, relying on it to make a living, while watching my friends get liquidated three times, almost quitting the industry!

Can trading cryptocurrencies be a profession? Yes, but you have to survive.

I am 35 years old, have never worked a day in my life, and have supported myself through trading for 10 years. Many people think that full-time trading means not working and having free time,

but I tell you: this is a more exhausting profession than working.

My daily routine is like military training: I check global macroeconomic trends at 9 AM, study on-chain data in the afternoon, and review all trades in the evening.

I never stay up late watching the market, I never chase rising or falling prices, because I know that staying up late, being emotional, and making impulsive trades are all forms of chronic self-sabotage.

I only focus on three things to the extreme:

Capital management: Only use idle funds, never leverage.

Discipline in trading: In 2022, when Bitcoin dropped to 18,000, I went all-in, and when it rose to 30,000, I decisively sold everything and took a six-month break.

Counter-intuitive actions: When others are greedy, I take profits; when others are in panic, I enter the market.

One of my friends—who was once confident he could "turn his life around with crypto"—almost quit the industry after three years.

He told me, "I want to trade cryptocurrencies full-time, I don't want to work anymore."

I advised him not to act impulsively and to first validate his ability to generate stable profits.

He didn't listen, overly confident, and the result after three years was:

Three leveraged liquidations,

All-in on altcoins going to zero,

Missing out on the main bull market,

Two account zeros, emotional breakdown, and complete doubt in life.

Why can I eat steadily while he almost lost everything?

Because I have discipline, while he relied on feelings.

I treat trading as a system; he treats trading as gambling.

I control human nature; he is led by his emotions.

Trading cryptocurrencies is not about being smart; it's about who can endure more and who can stay calm.

Want to go full-time? You must first consider these three things:

Can you generate stable profits for three consecutive years?

Do you have 500,000 in capital + two years of living expenses?

Have you established a trading system that can be executed long-term?

If you lack any one item, going full-time is just throwing your head into the lion's mouth.

Here are some tips for those who truly want to go full-time:

Start by part-time trading for three years; don’t rush to quit your job. Review, record, and summarize every day, push yourself to grow, control your positions, avoid emotional trades, and treat trading as a profession, not as a gamble for hope.

My friend has finally woken up, starting to build a system from scratch and trading rationally with lower positions.

Those who can truly make a living from trading cryptocurrencies live like practitioners.

If you want to enter this field, first ask yourself: Can you live like a practitioner?