On a winter balcony in 2018, as I reached the last cigarette in the pack, I stared at the 200,000 in my account like it was a glowing hot iron. With 1 million capital reduced to a mere fraction, the sound of my wife slamming the door while holding our child still echoed in the hallway, and there were seven or eight missed calls from my parents on my phone — those years of chasing signals and blindly trading based on K-line colors have left me unable to even cover my daughter’s kindergarten tuition.

While squatting on the floor flipping through technical books, the desk lamp illuminated the MACD golden cross and death cross until they were glaring white. In the first three years, I always thought this indicator was too old-fashioned, but now it feels like grasping a lifeline, drawing repeatedly on the 2017 crash K-lines: when the top divergence appears, it is clearly a signal to escape, yet I chased the rise with a full position. On the day the ash from my cigarette burned through the pages, I suddenly understood what the old-timers meant by 'indicators are tools, but users must think'.

When ETH stood at 200 in 2020, the MACD red bars were growing higher section by section. I restrained my urge to add to my position, staring at the DIF line above the zero axis, like watching a ship's compass. The instant noodles my wife brought had gone cold, I pointed at the screen and said, 'I’m not gambling this time,' she scoffed and smiled, 'You said the same last time.' But when six months later, my account was in the green at 1.8 million, the tremor in her fingertips while counting money was more real than any indicator.

In the late night of 2021 when BTC surged to 60,000, I stared at the MACD divergence chart, sweat dripping from my palms onto the keyboard. My daughter’s sleep talk mixed with the closing prompt sound, and at the moment I cleared 70% of my position, the moonlight outside just fell on the picture book beside her pillow — in that (Little Ship's Journey) illustration, the compass needle always pointed towards the direction of the least storm.

In the worst of the bear market in 2022, when BTC fell to 15,000, the group was full of wails of 'to zero'. Yet when the MACD bottom divergence appeared, I added 30% to my position, and the alert tone from my phone woke my partner beside me; she sleepily touched my forehead: 'This time you seem to sleep well.' When the morning light climbed onto the screen, the green bars indeed began to shorten, like new shoots sprouting in the cold winter.

Now the trading software interface only has a MACD line left, my daughter’s red and green bars are stuck to the monitor frame, the red bars are painted crookedly, and next to the green bars there's always a little sun drawn. Hidden within the numbers from 200,000 to 40 million are not secrets of indicators, but the realization that in the turbulent crypto world, understanding that fluctuating line is more tangible than fantasizing about getting rich — just like the old captain said, the best compass is the one that can steer clear of reefs.

Brothers, the crypto world is not a place for dreaming; it’s a place to pass through tribulations.


I've waded through this murky water for 9 years, from almost losing my family to now having assets exceeding 40 million. Today, let me be frank: surviving and making money has never been about luck, but about real skills — a set of ironclad rules honed through hard work, plus an indicator I’ve worn out: MACD.

Three years of heavy losses nearly cost me my family.

Back then, with 1 million in my pocket, I rushed into the crypto world, my mind full of 'getting rich quick'. I jumped in whenever someone called a trade, chased red K-lines, sold on green ones, and what happened? I lost over 800,000 in the first three years.


Every day at home is chaotic, my wife is crying while holding our child, saying 'If you keep playing, I will divorce you'; my parents call me at midnight, urging me to 'stop and find a stable job'. At that time, I stared at the 200,000 left in my account, squatting on the balcony smoking two packs of cigarettes, truly feeling like my life was over — if I had bought a house with that 1 million back then, it would have at least doubled or tripled, why suffer like this?

Starting with 200,000, I fought my way to survival.

Extreme pain can lead to clarity: in the crypto world, blindly following the crowd is suicidal; betting based on feelings is a dead end. To survive, you must have logic and discipline.


I treated that 200,000 as my last straw, turning off all the trade signal groups, doing only one thing every day: studying techniques, reviewing, summarizing patterns. I went through all the indicators, and finally found that the most useful one was actually the 'old-fashioned' MACD.
With this thing, I’ve rolled my way to today, turning 200,000 into over 40 million.

Why is MACD called the 'King of Indicators'? I’ll tell you from 10 years of practical experience.

Many people think MACD is too simple and look down on it. But I dare say: if you truly understand it, you can avoid 80% of the pitfalls and catch 60% of the major trends.

1. A 'Life-Saving Talisman' validated for decades.

This indicator doesn’t come from nowhere; the global market has been validating its effectiveness for decades. I suffered greatly in the first three years because I didn't trust these 'old tools', always thinking there was a 'shortcut'. Later I discovered that MACD could help you directly determine: whether to enter, exit, or just wait.

For example, when BTC surged to 60,000 in 2021, the MACD showed 'top divergence' (new price high, no new high in MACD), I cleared 70% of my position, and indeed I wasn’t trapped during the subsequent crash — this is the power of old indicators.

The core of MACD is EMA (Exponential Moving Average), which simply helps you see the 'big direction'. When both the MACD DIF line and DEA line are above the zero axis, and the red bars continue to expand, it indicates an upward trend; at this time, if you dare to hold your position, you can reap a full segment of the main upward wave; if below the zero axis, with green bars expanding, it indicates a downward trend, greed here only leads to losses.

In 2020, ETH started from 200, and when the MACD golden cross appeared above the zero axis with red bars getting longer, I held onto this signal for half a year, going from 200 to 1800, making a 9-fold return — when the trend is right, making money is truly not hard.

3. Divergence = The 'Alarm' for Buying Low and Selling High

This is the trick I use the most, simple enough for beginners to learn:

  • Top divergence: price hits a new high, but the peak of MACD keeps getting lower (red bars shortening) — indicating that the price can’t rise anymore, hurry to run;

  • Bottom divergence: price hits a new low, but the trough of MACD keeps getting higher (green bars shortening) — indicating that the price has fallen enough, you can start positioning.


In 2022, when BTC fell to 15,000, there was panic everywhere, but when MACD showed a bottom divergence (new price low, no new low in MACD), I added 30% to my position based on the signal, and later it bounced back to 40,000, making a direct profit of 17 million.

4. Veterans are all about 'returning to basics'

I've seen too many people: starting to learn MACD, thinking it's too simple, rushing to study all sorts of flashy indicators (like RSI + Bollinger Bands + volume overlays), and ending up more confused and losing even more. In the end, after going around in circles, I found that MACD was the most reliable.


Just like experienced drivers don’t stare at all the data on the dashboard, looking only at the RPM and speed is enough. MACD is the 'RPM gauge' of the crypto world; understanding it is sufficient.

5. Even quantitative funds are using it

Don't think that only retail investors look at MACD; in the strategies of large funds, MACD is one of the core tools. Its logic is simple and stable, and can be coded for automatic execution — this shows it’s not 'mystical', but rather has real mathematical logic behind it.

Let me say something heartfelt:

I turned 200,000 into 40 million, not by talent, but by using MACD to its fullest and sticking to strict discipline: no action when signals are unclear, stop-loss immediately when the trend is wrong, and dare to go heavy when divergence appears.

Now there are still people asking me, 'Is there a faster method?' I can only say: in the crypto world, the fastest route is the most stable route. This MACD thing looks clumsy, but it can help you stand firm amid the storms.

If you are still losing now, stop messing around, thoroughly understand this MACD strategy, repeatedly review, and avoid taking ten years of detours.

The crypto world only leaves two types of people: either the hunters who understand the trends or the retail investors who get cut. Want to turn the tables? First, etch MACD into your bones.

Ultimately, what 'getting rich quick' code is there in the crypto world? It’s just that some people have stumbled enough times to finally learn to read the compass amid the storms.

I’ve been watching that MACD line for 10 years, and what I’ve learned from it is not just the fluctuations of the red and green bars, but the concept of 'not being greedy' — daring to pull back during top divergence, daring to position during bottom divergence, and daring to wait when the trend isn’t clear. Those things I once thought were 'old-fashioned' are precisely the anchors that keep you steady in chaos.

Now my daughter often asks me, 'Dad, don’t you get tired looking at that line all day?' I smile and point to the little sun she drew: 'I’m tired, but it helps us live a steady life.'

Wading through this murky water of the crypto world relies not on clever tricks but on hard work — thoroughly understanding one indicator, strictly adhering to one discipline, and considering 'surviving' more important than 'making quick money'.

If you are also losing, don’t panic. Turn off those signal groups, calm down and look at MACD, consider those 'old rules' that you’ve ignored. Once you truly understand the fluctuations of that line, you'll realize: the ones who can avoid reefs are not the fastest ships, but the steadiest compasses.

Be steady; the road is long.

If you also have tens of thousands of capital but don’t want to resign yourself to fate, want to try your luck in the crypto world but are afraid of pitfalls; I can teach you this set of methods.

Including: How to survive in the early stages? How to allocate positions? How to find 'explosive points' to enter? How to use compound interest to double your path?

But I won’t write it out publicly.

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Not everyone can do it, but the moment you are willing to change is the first day of your turnaround.

The money in crypto has never been 'gambled' but 'calculated'. Follow to ensure that every bit of your capital is on the right path.