"It exploded again..." At three in the morning, I stared at the grim green candlestick chart, my fingers trembling uncontrollably. This was the third time this week I had been liquidated, with total losses exceeding $50,000. At that time, I operated frequently like a gambler during the day, but at night I couldn't sleep, anxious in bed—not because I was afraid of losing money, but because I feared I would never be able to stand up again.
I once fantasized about getting rich overnight:
Heavily buying and selling at market highs and lows
Counter-trend bottom-fishing and peak-catching
Trading dozens of times in a single day
And the result? My account was like a deflating balloon, getting flatter and flatter.
A turning point came on that rainy night of liquidation. I suddenly realized:
Frequent trading = chronic self-destruction
Profits without a system are all luck
True opportunities come only a few times a year
Now my trading is terrifyingly simple:
1. A maximum of two trades per day
2. Only trading daily trend markets
3. Withdraw principal after a 5% profit
4. Shut down immediately after a 3% loss
And the result? Starting from dozens of dollars a day to now steadily 500-1500 dollars, with a daily maximum of 3000 dollars when the market is good. The most valuable thing is not making money, but finally being able to sleep soundly without worrying about market fluctuations.
The essence of this method:
Capital divided and rolled
Profit stair-step take profit
Losses cut off immediately
No regrets for missed opportunities
I know you might be:
Unable to stop frequent trading
Wanting to increase positions to recover losses
Unable to hold onto profits
In this market, those who survive long learn to "not lose money" first, before thinking about how to make money. Those who post screenshots of huge profits every day have probably already been liquidated and left the group. Meanwhile, my account continues to grow steadily. This is not luck; it is the result of fundamentally changing trading habits.