The Harshest Lesson in the Crypto World: Making Money is Just the Dangerous Beginning
After struggling in the crypto world for so long, I found that the most dangerous moment is not when you face liquidation, but when you first taste success.
1. The Lesson After Doubling: A Bloodbath from 800U to 280U
In the early days, my account grew from 400U to 800U, and I was so excited that I couldn't sleep, thinking only about "earning more."
As a result, the next day I went all in with a heavy position, and my account directly shrank to 280U— the inflation brought by profits is more deadly than a market crash.
Later, my account surged to tens of thousands of U, and the biggest change was not how skilled I was technically, but my attitude towards "profit" became indifferent:
The initial position is always ≤15%, cut losses without hesitation when wrong, and take profits without excitement when right, just following the rules to withdraw profits and roll over;
The larger the account, the more cautious I become, and the better the market, the more careful I am— because I have seen too many people get carried away after making a profit, mess up their positions, lose their mindset, and ultimately go to zero.
2. The Truth of Mentoring Students: Holding on to Profits is Harder than Making Money
Having mentored many people, I found that they are not incapable of reading K-lines, nor do they lack strategies and discipline, but after making a profit, they get carried away, losing control of their positions and rhythm.
Now I only engage in systematic trading:
Fixed 5-7 trades per week, stop losses written in stone, and positions planned in advance;
Goals of "one wave a week, one cycle a month" to steadily roll up profits, not chasing overnight riches, but bidding farewell to liquidation and growing steadily.
3. Replicable Discipline: From "Emotional Trader" to "Systematic Trader"
To break out of the "earn - lose - explode" cycle, the core is to replace emotion with discipline:
Position Rule: Initial position ≤15%, always leave some room;
Stop Loss and Take Profit: Write rules in stone, take profits and roll over when right, decisively cut losses when wrong;
Stable Rhythm: Repeat verified strategies weekly/monthly, don't change recklessly;
This set of "rolling positions + taking profits + building positions in batches" system may seem boring to others, but if you stick to it, you can transform from an "emotional trader" to a "systematic trader"— relying on discipline, not impulse, to double your positions.
The crypto world is not short of stories about making quick money, but the true winners are those who can hold on to profits. Instead of chasing the market every day, it's better to first master the discipline of "holding onto profits." When the account stabilizes and the mindset is set, opportunities will naturally come.
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