One, Days and Nights Controlled by Candlesticks: When Numbers Become Emotional Barometers

Under the desk lamp at three in the morning, my pupils reflected the candlestick chart of BTC—this is the most familiar scene in seven years. The sound of my fingertips brushing across the phone screen resonated with my heartbeat, creating a rhythm of anxiety. The ecstatic rush of adrenaline during a market surge and the panic of cold sweat soaking my pajamas during a crash; these extreme emotions had long been integrated into my breath, pickling life into a binary flavor.

Two, Liquidation to Zero: Cognitive Reconstruction After Being Beaten by the Market

(1) The Tuition of 5,000 U: A Live Record of My First Liquidation

In 2018, as a novice, I used my internship salary of 5,000 U to bet on a certain DeFi coin, taking 10x leverage and riding a surge for three days, only to be liquidated by a bearish line on the fourth day. Watching my account balance drop to zero, the light from the computer screen reflected my pale face— it turned out the market doesn't even have the mercy to 'make you lose clearly'; it only sprinkles salt on the graves of the greedy.

(2) Bear Market Hell: From a Million in Unrealized Gains to a Debt of 200,000

On the day of the 519 crash in 2021, I sat in front of my computer witnessing ETH drop from 4000 U to 1800 U. The 1 million I had cashed out on a credit card shrank to 300,000 in just 48 hours. When the collection calls started ringing, I was gnawing on a cold piece of bread and suddenly realized: in the crypto world, the antonym of 'financial freedom' is not poverty, but 'loss of control.'

Three, The Double Life of a Full-Time Trader: Freedom is a Thorny Rose

(1) The Champagne and Loneliness of Resignation Day

When my average monthly income exceeded 50,000 for six consecutive months, I bought a bottle of cheap champagne downstairs in the office. As I drank it back, I suddenly remembered my mother calling last week asking, 'Are you tired from work?' I lied and said, 'It's very easy to sit in the office.' After becoming a full-time trader, the price of freedom is: 16 hours a day in front of the screen, afraid to miss the market even for the time it takes to cook a bowl of noodles.

(2) The Truth About Not Sharing Signals

I once shared a BTC bottom-buying signal in the community, and as I watched dozens of people follow suit, I couldn't sleep at night. Later, a wave of plummeting prices led to three people being liquidated, one of whom privately messaged me, calling me a 'murderer'—at that moment, I finally understood: the essence of the crypto world is zero-sum game; every opinion you share could become a blade piercing others. From then on, my circle of friends was left with only silent candlestick screenshots.

Four, Seven Years Sharpening a Sword: My 'Anti-Get-Rich-Quick' Trading System

(1) The Core Rule with a Win Rate of 72%

  • Three-Tier Position Management: 30% Base Position (BTC/ETH), 50% Swing Position (Mainstream Coins), 20% Cash (Awaiting Black Swans)

  • Stop-Loss Iron Rule: Close a position immediately if a single loss exceeds 7%, with a maximum of 3 stop-loss triggers per year (only triggered once in 2023)

  • Emotional Monitoring: Measure heart rate before trading; if it exceeds 90 beats/minute, mandatory halt (achieved with Apple Watch)

(2) The Cognitive Leap from 'Seeking Speed' to 'Seeking Stability'

Before 2022, I pursued 'hundred-fold coins', and my account balance was like a roller coaster; now I strictly implement the '15% average monthly return' strategy, achieving continuous growth for 28 months with a principal of 500,000. During a recent ETH crash, I earned 37% with a hedging strategy, yet during the review, I discovered: true experts do not seize every opportunity but understand how to give up 90% of temptations.

Five, A Wake-Up Call for Those Who Come After

Last week, while cleaning out old items, I came across a diary I wrote after my liquidation in 2018: 'I want to earn 10 million in the crypto world to prove I am not a waste.' Now my account balance has long exceeded that number, yet one day when I transferred 200,000 for my mother's retirement, I suddenly choked up— it turned out that more important than wealth is preserving the warmth of humanity amidst the flood of numbers.


The crypto world has never been a machine for wealth creation, but rather a testing ground for human nature. Those who can still eat on time and sleep well amidst the fluctuations of candlesticks are the true winners. After all, outside of the scripts of zero and sudden wealth, 'staying alive' is the ultimate password to this game.
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