In the field of cryptocurrency, I have deeply cultivated for 10 years. Six years ago, I resolutely decided to resign and fully invest in this wave of digital finance. From having nothing to achieving financial freedom, my life trajectory was completely rewritten one night five years ago.
That night, the heartfelt words of a senior mentor were like a morning bell and evening drum, enlightening me to clarify my positioning and deeply understand the eight stages that every crypto investor must go through. I used these stages as a mirror for self-reflection and finally regained everything I had lost!
Perhaps in the eyes of the world, retail investors are always the weaker party, like fish on a cutting board.
If you’re hesitating at the threshold of the crypto world, I sincerely hope my sharing can light a lamp for you. I believe I have a certain ability to summarize and express myself, and I hope my experiences and insights can provide you with some valuable references. Back to the point, let’s get straight to the topic!
On the journey of trading coins, when you face a difficult decision to sell, it may help to ask yourself: If your analysis is accurate, why is the market moving against you? The answer is simple—your judgment has deviated, because the market is always right; it never makes mistakes!
The ultimate truth in this market:
Those who invest spare money tend to live the longest.
Those who know how to cut losses go the farthest.
Those who catch the trend make the most money.
Remember this bloody proverb:
Bull markets are an elevator for the poor, but the emergency stop button is never in your hands. Learn to control it or wait to crash.
Leverage is not the devil; not knowing how to stop loss is!
People always ask me: 'Which is safer, opening 10x with 1000 USDT or 5x with 2000 USDT?'
When I see such problems, I know another poor soul is trapped by liquidation prices.
The truth is often simple: these two methods essentially represent a position of 10,000 USDT.
The difference lies in your psychological endurance, but rookies always get tangled: '10x leverage has a closer liquidation price, so dangerous!'
Wake up! The core of trading has never been the liquidation price but whether you strictly execute stop-losses.
High leverage kills quickly? That's because you close the screen after placing an order like a gambler.
The question that beginners love to ask: 'Teacher, how to quickly turn 200 USDT into 10 times?'
Then they really completed the zeroing feat in just 5 minutes.
A bloody warning:
Earn your first pot of gold with spot trading, then use the profits to trade contracts.
If you can't even understand candlestick charts, it's better to just go to Macau and play.
The essence of trading:
The entry signal is not important at all; going long on sunny days and short on rainy days is fine; the key is whether you dare to mechanically execute and can control your position like a robot.
Why do some make tens of thousands of USDT in three years with the same 10x leverage, while others lose everything in three days?
The market specializes in punishing all disobedience but always rewards the cold-blooded players who employ 'mechanical execution + mathematical thinking'.
Your account balance is a true reflection of your cognition; don’t blame the market for being cruel; if anything, blame yourself for being too naive.
If you decide to treat trading coins as a lifelong career and desire to achieve financial freedom with digital assets—these 10 bloody experiences should be etched into your DNA. Not many, but each word is worth its weight in gold.
When the leading coin falls for 9 consecutive days, don’t hesitate; it’s your time to step up.
Any coin that continuously parties for two days is time to calmly take profits.
Coins that surge more than 7% in a single day often have inertia to continue rising the next day; let the bullets fly a little longer.
Truly strong coins will give you a second entry opportunity; wait for them to pull back to the right level before taking action.
If a coin is stagnant for three days, give it another three days for observation; if there’s still no movement, switch battlefields.
If you haven’t broken even after holding for two days, it indicates that the market is reminding you it’s time to exit.
Remember this rule: If it rises for three days, it may rise for five; if it rises for five days, it may surge for seven. But the fifth day is often the best time to cash out.
Volume doesn’t lie—watch for low-level breakout volume, and run when there's high-level volume stagnation.
Only play coins in an upward trend: a 3-day moving average trending up is a short-term opportunity, a 30-day moving average trending up indicates a mid-term view, an 80-day moving average trending up is a major upward wave, and a 120-day moving average trending up signifies a long-term bull market.
Having little capital is not a problem; the real issue is whether you have the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage to pull the trigger when you see an opportunity.
I’ve been using this method to achieve stable profits for five years, with a 90% success rate from three words: wait, accurate, and decisive. The market always has opportunities; what’s feared is that you run out of bullets and confidence too early.
A 10-year history of blood and tears in the crypto world: the survival rules of old investors.
Hold onto coins protected by market makers!
While the market crashes, your coins remain stable? Congratulations, this means the market maker is protecting the price. Don’t sell impulsively; it’s likely you’ll be laughing later.
Newbies should pay attention to two lifelines when buying and selling.
Short-term: 15-minute K-line + daily line; hold it online, and run offline—simple and brutal.
Mid-term: Daily charts determine life and death; don’t bother with fancy indicators; the simpler, the more profitable.
If a short-term coin does not rise in 3 days, just switch it out.
Bought it and it fell? Cut losses at 5% immediately; don’t fight the market. A coin that the market doesn't recognize is like someone who doesn’t love you; it’s useless to force.
A 9-day crash = a rebound signal.
If a coin's price is cut in half and then continues to fall for 9 days, it indicates that the bears are exhausted; a rebound is imminent, and it’s time to take action.
Only play leading coins; don’t be a bag holder.
The coins that rise the most are the leaders; the ones that resist falling the most are still the leaders. Weak coins are like a helpless child; don’t be greedy and incur huge losses.
Catching the bottom? It’s better to wait for the trend.
A falling coin is like jumping off a building; you think you're buying the dip, but you're actually halfway down. Trend is king; don't go against the market.
Don’t get carried away when making money; reviewing your trades is the way to go.
A single profit may be luck, but continuous profits rely on real skill. Each time you make money, ask yourself: was this time based on skill or sheer luck?
It's not shameful to be in cash; reckless trading can be deadly.
Being in cash at least means not losing money; reckless trading is like giving away money. Trading is not about speed, but about the brain.
New coins surge and plummet; be careful not to get cut.
New coins rely on hype for price increases, but without real support, once the hype fades, it can teach you a lesson in seconds.
Playing in the crypto world is about faith.
The value of a coin depends on how many people believe in it. If many believe, it rises; if consensus collapses, it goes to zero.
The core is simply this:
Follow the market makers, observe the trend, play leading coins; cut losses when necessary, and stay in cash if uncertain.
Remember this; it's hard to lose money!
Seven years ago, like all newcomers, I watched Bitcoin rise from 789 to 19783, suffering from FOMO (fear of missing out) and went all in, only to see a 40% drop a week later... But now my portfolio has outperformed the market by 470%, and the key is—methods for rolling positions:
● Average up with floating profits: After gaining floating profits, consider increasing your position. But ensure that your holding cost has already decreased to reduce risk. This does not mean blindly averaging up after making profits, but rather doing so at the right time.
● Base position + rolling trading operation: Divide your funds into several parts, leaving a portion of the base position untouched, while the other portion conducts high selling and low buying operations.
The specific ratio can be chosen based on personal risk tolerance and capital scale. For example, you can choose to roll with half your position, do 30% base position rolling, or 70% base position rolling. This operation can lower the holding cost and increase profits.
In my opinion, there are mainly two types of 'the right time':
1. Increase positions during convergence breakout trends, quickly reduce the added portion after the breakout to catch the main upward wave.
2. Increase trend positions during pullback trends, such as buying in batches during a moving average pullback.
There are many specific methods for rolling positions, the most common is to adjust positions based on market changes. Traders can gradually decrease or increase their holdings to achieve profit. Traders can also use tools like leverage to amplify returns, but it also increases risk.
Three factors to pay attention to in trading:
First, the factor is mindset.
Second, it is the truth of human nature.
Third, be diligent in learning and improve your cognition.
Survival guide for beginners: How to 'survive' in the crypto world?
✅ Control your position and keep enough bullets.
Never start by investing all your capital; leave yourself some room and maintain sufficient liquidity to cope with sudden market changes.
✅ Stay away from high leverage; use contracts cautiously.
Contract trading is extremely risky, especially for newbies; liquidation is often just a matter of time. Don’t be tempted by short-term high returns; preserving your capital is key.
✅ Focus on mainstream coins.
Mainstream coins like Bitcoin and Ethereum are relatively stable in volatility, with stronger risk resistance, making them suitable for newcomers to accumulate assets through regular investments or long-term holding.
✅ Strictly take profits and stop losses.
Greed and luck are the great enemies in the crypto world. Set reasonable take profit and stop loss points; decisively exit when it’s time, don’t let profitable trades turn into losing ones, and don’t harbor unrealistic fantasies about losing trades.
✅ Always have stablecoins on hand.
Keep a certain amount of stablecoins like USDT and USDC on hand, so you can respond to funding needs in emergencies and quickly enter the market when opportunities arise.
✅ Refuse to chase highs, stay rational.
Market opportunities are present every day; missing one is fine, but blindly chasing highs is the biggest risk. Stay calm, avoid being swayed by market emotions, and patiently wait for the real opportunity.
Why do we say that playing spot trading in the crypto world is at least not easy to lose money?
As a veteran investor who started with 50,000 and achieved financial freedom, I am increasingly convinced of a fact: If you have enough understanding of the crypto world, spot trading is a market where it is extremely difficult to lose money.
Of course, this also depends on the individual. Newbies who are careless may buy at high positions and trade emotionally, making it easy to lose money; but once you’ve experienced two bull and bear cycles and truly understand the market, you’ll find that spot trading is the only way to steadily earn money.
I've been pondering a question lately: Why do most of those who make money play spot trading rather than contracts?
I have summarized the following key reasons:
① The level of cognition determines the strategy.
Most people who play spot trading are those who have already 'achieved enlightenment' outside the market.
They have large amounts of capital, are not in a hurry to succeed, and can live well whether they have coins or not.
So, being able to hold steady and see clearly means you won’t be thrown off course by short-term fluctuations.
Those who trade contracts often have capital below $100,000, and their mentality can easily become imbalanced.
Thinking of jumping to the top and turning 10 times easily leads to a total loss and starting over.
Leveraged trading without risk resistance is essentially gambling.
② Different cycles have vastly different margins for error:
Spot trading is a long-term investment with a high margin for error. No matter how big the pullback, as long as the asset is of high quality, it is likely to return in a few years or even double.
Contract trading is short-cycle trading with extremely low margins for error. Funding rates are high, stop-loss points are small, and you must judge the direction correctly in a short period; once you make a mistake, it results in actual losses or even direct liquidation.
③ The psychological pressure difference is enormous:
Waking up in the middle of the night, restless, dreaming of a liquidation.
Watching the market makes your eyelids twitch, putting up margin feels like paying 'life money'.
Spot trading offers time and freedom:
Sleep when you want to sleep; do whatever you want.
Looking back, I surprisingly made a lot while 'lying flat'.
So the question arises: How to steadily earn money through spot trading?
First, achieve 'understanding before investing': don’t be an emotional investor.
Many people heavily invest in Ethereum and complain when it doesn't rise—this shows that you don’t understand what you bought.
You need to truly study its mechanism, logic, development path, and core value to understand where its long-term growth momentum lies; otherwise, you won’t be able to hold onto it.
'Don’t invest if you don’t understand' is not just a slogan but the first principle of survival in spot trading.
Second, patiently wait for the right moment: don’t blindly chase just because 'it’s good'.
Chasing a good project when it skyrockets will only help others lift the sedan.
Real opportunities always arise in low emotional zones.
When others throw it away like a 'hot potato', you bravely catch it.
And don’t join the crowd when everyone is scrambling for the peak.
Investing isn’t about emotions; it’s about cost-effectiveness. A truly excellent hunter knows how to wait for the prey to approach.
In summary:
The core of making money through spot trading is the combination of cognition and timing.
Understanding what you buy is 'value';
Finding the right entry point is about 'price'.
The combination of both is the chips to cross bull and bear markets.
How perverse is the patience of top trading experts?
I know a true big player who spends 80% of his time waiting; the actual time he takes action is less than 20%. Now he fishes and plays golf every day, making more in a year than those who stare at the screen daily.
He once told me a phrase that I've remembered since: 'Sometimes people are like this; they desperately try to grasp something, but end up grasping nothing; when they truly let go, the opportunities come to them.'
This guy was once a novice, chasing highs and lows more fiercely than anyone, and later lost so much he doubted life and directly exited the market. Until a few years later, his mindset stabilized, he returned, and instead became a winner.
I summarized his core gameplay, which is simple and brutal:
In a bull market, play altcoins; in a bear market, hoard Bitcoin (BTC). This is a hard rule; don’t mix them up.
Coins that suddenly explode in volume at the bottom should be closely monitored; they are likely to take off, so don't wait until they've flown away to regret.
Coins in an upward trend that drop to key support levels (like the 20-day moving average) are buying points; don’t hesitate, just go for it.
Don’t trade every day; catching a few major market trends in a year is enough. Frequent trading only sends transaction fees to the exchange.
Never go all in; even the best opportunities should leave room for maneuver. The market specializes in punishing disobedience.
Cut losses on junk coins; don't average down. The more you average down, the worse it gets.
Just look at the news and don’t take it seriously; when real good news comes out, it’s often when you’re about to be trapped.
Avoid unfamiliar coins and focus on areas you understand, earning money within your circle of knowledge.
Don't be swayed by market sentiment; when the group shouts 'take off', it's often time to run.
Altcoins that rise too much will definitely fall, but those that fall too much may not rise; don’t blindly catch the bottom.
When everyone is bullish, danger approaches; learn to think against human nature.
Learn to be in cash and wait for opportunities; you don’t have to trade every day; most of the time you should just watch.
Don’t blindly chase hot trends; trends come quickly and go even faster. Jumping in could make you a bag holder.
Establish your own trading rules and strictly enforce them; relying on gut feelings will lead to dead ends.
Investing is a long-distance race; mindset determines victory or defeat. Those who are impatient for quick success eventually become fuel.
Remember, investing is likely to lose money; only use spare money to play, and with a stable mindset, it becomes easier to win.
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