1 million to 20 million: My ten-year cryptocurrency comeback roadmap

The cryptocurrency space has never been a chosen land, only two things matter:

Cycle, discipline, and the patience to persevere to the end.

In 2015, I jumped into the cryptocurrency space with 100,000 yuan I saved from working.

From over-investing in rising prices, frequent margin calls, to losing it all, I have experienced all the losses that retail investors have faced.

It is precisely because of these lessons that I began to stubbornly pursue my own survival rules.

By 2025, my account officially surpassed 20 million, which means I completely broke out from the bottom.

First Iron Rule: Coin Selection Logic

BTC is the emperor,

ETH is the prince,

Altcoins? Most are just eunuchs.

When the market really starts to rise, BTC moves first; if you want to speculate on elasticity, go for ETH; if you really want to speculate on small coins, choose the leading ones, such as SOL, WIF.

My strategy: Bull Market: Focus on ETH + Leading Altcoins

Bear Market: Only hold BTC, exchange the rest for USDT and sleep.

In the bear market of 2023, I was completely out of the market for 10 months, and it was this period that helped me avoid the concentrated explosion of FTX 2.0.

Second Iron Rule: Learn to watch the USDT exchange rate to judge the market direction. USDT breaking above 7.3?

Be cautious, that is a signal that funds are starting to flee.

When BTC surges? Watch USDT in reverse; sometimes it's a good opportunity to exchange for USDT.

Practical Case: In April 2024, when the USDT exchange rate suddenly rose to 7.35, I immediately reduced my BTC holdings; a week later, the market plummeted by 20%, successfully avoiding risk.

Third Iron Rule: The midnight spike is not accidental; from 12 AM to 1 AM, exchanges love to do spike trades with leveraged positions. What do I do?

Two steps before bed:

Place a buy order 10% below the current price and a sell order 10% above it. In March 2025,

I placed a buy order at 58,000 and caught a BTC spike; the next day it bounced back to 63,000, earning an 8% profit for free.

Fourth Iron Rule: Overnight positions must have stop losses, especially for short-term trades; stop losses must be set before 5 PM. Cut losses when necessary and withdraw when needed. Never go to bed with a sense of luck.

Short-term opportunities? Only engage in volume breakout rhythms,

The two most crucial life gates: Do not borrow money for margin calls, do not cut losses during extreme panic.

In this cryptocurrency industry, those who survive are always the ones who manage risk to the extreme.

The truth of my ten years: small losses (stop loss 5%) + small gains (take profit 20%) + occasional large gains (100%+) = 20 million account balance.

If you are still relying on luck, feelings, or all-in bets,

then the outcome will eventually be just two words: liquidation.