Last year, a fan took a heavy fall in the market—losing 300,000 U, leaving only a pitiful 10,000 U in his account. During that time, he was almost on the verge of a breakdown.

But who would have thought that, in just five months, he not only recovered but also made an additional net profit of 50,000 U!

I went through his trading records, and the problem was clear: a typical retail investor's common issues—chasing highs and cutting losses, emotional gambling, and stubbornly holding onto losses. So, I told him to stop trading for a week, with the only task being—reviewing all losing trades. The result was heartbreaking: 90% of the losses came from two fatal weaknesses—impulsive trading and ineffective stop losses.

I established three iron rules for him:

Rule 1: Risk Limit.

Single trade losses must not exceed 5%, and daily loss limit is 10%. This is equivalent to adding a firewall to the account, preventing a return to square one overnight.

Rule 2: Profit Leverage.

Only open trades at key support or resistance levels of BTC/ETH, and the stop-loss must be precisely set 1.5% outside the key point. A more crucial step: as soon as there is a 5% profit, immediately withdraw the principal and use the profit to continue gambling—this provides a strong sense of security for the principal.

Rule 3: Small Position Ambush.

Take out 2,000 U from the 10,000 U and spread it across three small coins. Choosing coins should never be based on luck, but rather on two hard conditions:

Large holders on-chain are still present;

Stock at the exchange continues to decrease (often a signal for a price surge).

With this approach, his account seemed to have a compound interest engine, rising from 10,000 U to 150,000 U in three months.

The Insight Behind the Story

In this market, 10,000 U is never a dead end. The real trap lies in—most people rush to recover their losses, which instead makes them sink deeper.

Remember: Living longer is a thousand times more important than earning quickly.

Can you control your hands? Can you engrave the rules into your bones?

If the answer is "yes," then turning things around is just a matter of time.

The cryptocurrency world is like a martial arts arena, where what matters is not a moment's fierceness, but a lifetime of stability. Only those who can understand and implement this truly stand at the starting point of knowledge.