After ten years of trading cryptocurrencies, I have survived and achieved stable profits not by being exceptionally accurate in predictions, but by ingraining a set of survival rules into my very bones.

First, risk control is my lifeline. I have witnessed too many stories of overnight losses. My iron rule is: no single trade should lose more than 2% of my total capital. This is not a suggestion; it is my bottom line. I do not seek to double my money in one shot; I only aim to never leave the poker table. For me, cutting losses is as natural as breathing; it is not failure, but a ticket for the next strike. In a bull market, I never go all in; in a bear market, I can stay out of the market for six months. Surviving is more important than anything else.

Second, I wrestle with my own humanity. The market is ruthless to all forms of complacency. FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) leads to buying at peaks and panic selling leads to losses; I have stumbled into these traps a decade ago. Now, when the market is euphoric, I cannot sleep, thinking about whether I should sell in batches; when the market is silent and no one is discussing anything, I get energized and start slowly picking stocks. The money I earn is often from others who panic and sell at a loss. I do not believe in emotions; I only believe in my strategic discipline.

Third, my understanding has been continuously iterating. Ten years ago, analyzing K-lines and golden crosses was enough to make money; that no longer works. I need to understand the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes, analyze on-chain data, track whale wallets, and comprehend the new narratives of each cycle. Web3, DeFi, Layer2... behind every new story is a flow of real money. I continue to learn, not because I am eager to learn, but because I fear being eliminated. I have survived for ten years not because I was right, but because I can quickly admit when I am wrong and adjust immediately.

Finally, I have long understood that the money I earn is from probabilities, not luck. I no longer pursue winning every battle; my strategy is a mathematical model. As long as I execute it long-term, with a win rate above 50% and a positive expectation, I will definitely win. I no longer care about the profit or loss of individual trades. I only look at whether my system shows a stable upward trend over a cycle.

So, if you ask me what my core is? It is transforming trading from a gamble into a tedious, repetitive business of managing risks and probabilities. Making money is just a necessary outcome of this process.

Once, I was wandering alone in the dark; now, the light is in my hands.

The light is always on; will you follow? @币来财888