That night, the last bit of numbers on the screen went out, seven hundred thousand, flowing away like water. I didn't cry, nor did I smash anything.
I knew that either I had to quit from then on, or completely change the rules of the game. There was still six thousand left in the account.
This is not betting capital; this is the last bit of ammunition.
Either hit the target with one shot, or leave completely.
They say this is gambling; I don't argue.
But those who truly climb out from the abyss know:
In the trading arena, there is no luck, only a naked duel of strategy and psychology.
Week One: Only eat 'gap profits'
After extreme fluctuations in ETH, there often comes a brief 'price correction window'.
I placed a 5x long order at the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level, with a stop loss of 1.5% and a profit of 4% before immediately retreating.
No greed, no staying up late, a maximum of one order a day.
Six thousand → Nine thousand five.
Slow, but steady. Just like digging a tunnel with the tip of a needle, seeing the light bit by bit.
Week Two: Ambush 'emotional gaps'
Before and after major news releases, the market will fall into a ten-minute 'cognitive delay'.
I placed orders in advance, only trading mainstream coins, not eating fish heads or nibbling fish tails, only taking the most certain middle part.
Positions never exceed 15%, and I walk away after a 3% profit.
Nine thousand five → Eighteen thousand.
Like picking flowers on the edge of a cliff, calmness is more important than courage.
The toughest step: profit interception
That night, when the funds surged to twenty thousand, I made a decision:
Withdraw 50%, transfer it to a bank card that has never been connected to the internet.
Exit all group chats, delete all market updates.
Some said, 'You're cutting off your retreat!'
But I understood: Most people do not lose to the market; they lose to their own illusions—always thinking 'if I hold on a little longer, I can double it'.
After that, for every ten thousand I earned, I withdrew seven thousand.
The account principal always rolled under fifteen thousand.
Four months later, I checked the balance of that bank card:
Five hundred seventy thousand.
At that moment, I truly realized:
What really gets you back on your feet is not a miraculous operation, but the discipline to dare to leave during the revelry and to stand firm in silence.
Later, someone asked me, 'Did you hurt losing that seven hundred thousand?'
I smiled:
'It hurt. But compared to living a lifetime in illusion, I would rather hurt this once.'
Once I was stumbling alone in the dark, now the light is in my hands.
The light has been shining all along, will you follow or not? @币来财888