Do you remember that day when Xiao Lin sent me a message saying "The account has been cleared"? I looked at the review notes I had copied for him six months ago, and remembered how he once said, while holding a profit chart of 60,000, "Brother Zhang, I've figured out the rules." At that moment, I felt a pang in my heart.
Initially, he was very grounded. After some losses down to 20,000, he would ask about stop-losses and positions every time, and kept two notebooks of notes. In half a year, he made 60,000, always saying, "Haha Brother Zhang, I said it back then, listening to you is never wrong, I feel like I'm really strong now." I reminded him, "Don't get carried away, don't forget the past losses," and he just nodded in response.
This change happened after he made some money. A little-known cryptocurrency rose by 15%, and without consulting me, he heavily invested 10,000, saying, "It can rise further." After that, he didn't ask me much anymore. I advised him not to touch certain high-risk assets, but he still bought them; he even put most of his capital into it, saying I was too "conservative." I tried to persuade him with my notes from when I faced a margin call, but he said, "Brother Zhang, your methods are outdated, and I know my limits, no need to advise me anymore."
A few days later, he invested all 60,000 into a hyped-up cryptocurrency, without even setting a stop-loss. I hurriedly called him to suggest reducing his position, but he hung up without answering.
Three days later, Xiao Lin's account was cleared again. When I saw him, he was choking back tears in front of an empty wine bottle, saying, "I thought I could do it." I handed him the notes and said, "The only thing you can control is your own greed."
