That day at two in the morning, I had just finished writing the market daily report when a private message popped up in the background:

"Teacher, I have only 4250U left from over 100,000, and I dare not tell my family. I just want to break even."

The sender was a female streamer from Hangzhou, and her words were filled with trembling.

I told her to turn off her phone and get some sleep, and the next day to export all her delivery orders. After looking at them, I only said one thing:

"You are not trading; you are gambling with your life."

No system, no stop-loss, only a screen full of "all in" and "add another knife." I laid out her orders along a timeline, like a doctor examining X-rays: the red line was going down all the way, with each rebound marking her position for adding funds.

The first step, I told her to reduce leverage to 1x, leaving only 3500U in the account, transferring the rest to a cold wallet.

The second step, only make one trade each day, and before entering the market, she must write three sentences explaining the reason and send it to me:

1. Trend basis

2. Entry range

3. Stop-loss level and risk-reward ratio

At first, she wrote like an elementary school student, even misspelling the MACD golden cross. Two weeks later, she was able to draw the wave structure in simple sketches.

In the third week, we encountered the Luna crash. The market was like a waterfall, and the community was in despair. But I had her place a light long order on BTC with a stop-loss of 200 points. Her hands trembled as she pressed the confirm button, saying, "Brother, if I lose again, I will really have to deliver takeout."

I replied, "Remember, the stop-loss is your takeout money; don’t let it turn into surgery fees."

That night, BTC rebounded by 800 points, and she made a profit of 150U for the first time. She sent me a screenshot followed by three crying emojis.

In two months, she made 31 trades with a win rate of 58% and a risk-reward ratio of 2.3, bringing her account back to 10800U. The number wasn’t large, and she said, "I can sleep now."

What was even more surprising was that she reopened her live stream, changing the title to "No calls today, just talking about risks." The comments asked, "Why not talk about financial freedom?"

She laughed, saying, "Freedom isn’t about multiplying your money; it’s about having the courage to turn off your phone tonight."

The crypto world is not a gold mine; it is a mirror that reflects greed and the courage to save oneself.

If you are also staring at the red numbers of liquidation deep into the night, remember these three sentences:

Cut off fantasies, stick to the plan;

Treat losses as tuition, not debt;

Learn to live first, then talk about earning.

If the direction is right, breaking even is just the starting point; freedom is the destination.

If you want to build a system together, follow @小花生说币 . I'll treat you to Longjing tea and review the K-line until sunrise.