Here are 7 practical rules for shifting from 'emotion-driven' to 'discipline-first', helping you establish a sustainable trading system:

1. Off-Peak Trading: Seize the 'real trend' window.

  • Strategy Logic: Avoid the noise of the daytime market (short-term speculation, whale manipulation), focusing on the 'calm period' after 9 PM. At this time, market liquidity tends to stabilize, and prices better reflect real supply and demand, reducing the probability of being misled by 'false breakouts'.

  • Operational Suggestions: For mainstream coins like BTC and ETH, pay special attention to the period between midnight and 4 AM, using 1-hour or 4-hour charts to seek clear trend signals.

2. Ladder Take Profit: Use discipline to counter greed.

  • Core Principle: When each profit reaches 10%-15%, immediately withdraw 30% of the profit to convert to fiat currency (e.g., if earning $1,000, withdraw $300). The remaining funds continue to participate in trading, locking in some profits while avoiding 'roller coaster' drawdowns.

  • Mental Construction: Accept the fact that 'not earning the last point' is important, understanding that 'taking profits' is more crucial than 'paper wealth'.

3. Tool Priority: Let indicators replace emotional decision-making.

  • Technical Combination:

    • MACD: A golden cross (fast line crossing slow line) is a bullish signal, while a death cross indicates caution for a pullback.

    • RSI: Below 30 indicates oversold conditions to gradually build positions; above 70 indicates overbought conditions to reduce positions.

    • Bollinger Bands: A narrowing band (squeeze) indicates rising volatility; breaking the upper band can be pursued for upward movement, while breaking the lower band requires a stop-loss.

  • Execution Key Points: Never enter the market early before signals are confirmed; for example, a MACD golden cross must be accompanied by increased trading volume to be considered valid.

4. Stop-Loss Iron Rule: Use the 3% principle to secure survival rights.

  • Hard Rule: The stop-loss limit for a single trade must not exceed 3% of the account funds. For example, with a $10,000 principal, the maximum loss per trade is $300.

  • Setting Techniques: Use key support/resistance levels (e.g., previous lows, moving averages) as reference for stop-loss levels, rather than random settings. Example: Entering at 2685, set stop-loss at 2650 (below previous low).

5. Friday Pay Day: Establish a 'cash flow' mindset.

  • Capital Management: Withdraw 30%-50% of the weekly profits into a bank account every Friday, forming a 'trading salary'. The remaining funds serve as 'operating capital' to continue participating in next week's trading.

  • Core Purpose: Avoid letting profits return to the market while using real earnings to verify the effectiveness of the strategy and enhance trading confidence.

6. Candlestick Narrative: Interpretation from 'form' to 'momentum'.

  • 1 Hour Chart: Two consecutive bullish candles (especially with long lower shadows) are seen as short-term stabilization signals, allowing for light long positions.

  • 4 Hour Chart: Price rebounds from key support levels (e.g., 200-day moving average) with increased trading volume, considered a mid-term entry opportunity.

  • Alert Signals: Watch for reversal patterns like 'shooting star' and 'evening star' at high levels, requiring decisive position reduction.

7. Pitfall Guide: List of common mistakes for beginners.

  • Leverage Control: Use only 1-3x leverage in the initial stage, gradually increasing to 5x after achieving stable profits, and resolutely avoid high-risk leverage like 20x.

  • Currency Selection: Focus on mainstream coins (BTC, ETH, SOL) and high-fundamentals projects (such as public chains, DeFi leaders); allocate only 1% of funds for meme coins as entertainment.

  • Trading Frequency: A maximum of 3 trades per day to avoid frequent operations that erode profits due to transaction fees.

Mindset Upgrade: Transition from 'trader' to 'trading professional'.

  • Check-in Mindset: Set fixed trading hours (e.g., 21:00-23:00) to avoid exhausting energy by monitoring the market all day.

  • Risk Awareness: Clearly understand that 'losses are part of trading', use stop-loss orders to limit single losses, and use take-profit orders to accumulate long-term gains.

  • Reject Get-Rich-Quick Fantasies: Pursue a stable growth of 10%-15% monthly, rather than short-term doubling.


Conclusion: The crypto market is never short of opportunities, but lacks disciplined players who can 'clock in and clock out'. When you view trading as a 'job' requiring focus, strategy, and execution, profits will become a sustainable outcome rather than a gift of luck.

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