I personally helped him grow from 1400U to 54,000U, but on the 36th day, I blocked him. This story might help you understand the true meaning of 'turning things around' in the crypto world.
When he found me, he only had 1400U left, which was the aftermath of his third big loss. Every day at dawn, he would message me: 'Bro, if I lose any more, I’m quitting for good.' That anxiety of wanting to turn things around while fearing to miss out was just like when we first entered the market.
On the first day, I had him use 10% of his position to build up ETH. He was taken aback: 'Just 200U? When will I make a profit?' I looked at him and said, 'You’re not here to gamble; you’re here to rebuild your account.' He fell silent for a moment, gritted his teeth, and hit buy.
Three days later, the market started to rally, and the account was up 36%. I had him transfer the over 600 U he earned into a stablecoin wallet, only using the principal to continue trading. 'Profits should be like seeds; store them before they sprout.' During that time, we almost synchronized our trading, and he wrote down every operation in his notebook, even filling the annotations for the three a.m. simulations.
1400U, 1900U, 5200U, 8700U… On the 28th day, when the account broke 50,000, he asked me: 'Bro, am I a master now? Can I bring friends along?' I didn’t answer; I only saw him start posting profit screenshots on his social media, captioned 'Turning around in the crypto world isn't hard.'
On the 34th day, he secretly invested heavily in a shanzhai coin, claiming, 'After watching the K-line for three days, I felt it would definitely rise.' By the time I found out, the account had already lost 43%. 'I just wanted to test my judgment,' he said with a tone of defiance. After that, he started frequently trading short-term, with stop losses becoming wider, resembling his previous self before the big loss.
On the 36th day, I blocked him. Not because of losses, but because I watched him throw away the most basic rules like 'diversifying positions, setting stop losses, rolling positions'—the discipline we had instilled in ourselves over 28 days ultimately couldn’t withstand the impulse to 'prove himself.'
The cruel truth of the crypto world is: it’s not hard to grow from 1400U to 50,000U; the difficult part is holding onto 50,000U and continuing to move forward.
Those who survive never rely on a single big profit, but rather on turning discipline into a reflex.
As the old fisherman says: going out to sea doesn’t depend on catching a big fish in one net, but on knowing where the reefs are.
