In the cryptocurrency world for 10 years, in 2015, I entered the market with 300,000, and it peaked at over 3 million. At that moment, I thought I was a trading genius, decisively quitting my job to focus on trading coins, even borrowing money to trade.
However, reality gave me a harsh slap in the face. I encountered many problems later, which not only caused me to give back all my profits but also left me with a mountain of debt, ultimately forcing me to sell my house, and my partner and child almost left. 2017 was my darkest moment; in just a few months, I went from peak to trough.
Later, I reflected and summarized a lot. I was fortunate to share tea with a big player in the cryptocurrency world and discuss the market's trends.
His words left a deep impression on me.
Later, I began to summarize methods, reflect, and change my incorrect trading methods and approaches, starting to change my thinking and understanding, learning + learning + learning, and it was only through guidance from experts that I finally understood!
Currently, I can't say I'm extremely wealthy, but I have achieved stable profits, at least I can steadily outperform more than 80% of people.
Looking back on my own journey in the cryptocurrency world, it has been full of ups and downs. Starting with 300,000 entering the market, to hitting the bull market and making millions; then from over ten million back down to currently 1.1 million as a small target; and now, I'm waiting for the next bull market to arrive, aiming to reach three small targets.
Next, I will summarize my experiences, hoping to provide some help to cryptocurrency friends.
If you remember these sixteen sentences sincerely, you can save at least the price of a house.
Preserve your principal; survival is the first rule for investors.
As long as you are not greedy, making money is very simple; stable thin profits.
Do not scatter varieties, never go all in, and go with the trend.
Do not over-invest, do not hold positions, do not trade frequently.
Don't rush to buy; sell decisively; don’t delay stop-loss.
Money can't be earned endlessly, but it can be lost completely.
Upon reaching the stop-loss, exit unconditionally; stop-loss is always correct.
Short-term stability or long-term stability, securing profits is the safest.
What never changes in the market is that extremes will reverse.
Don't trade without a market; missing trading opportunities is normal, just capture a portion.
Waiting for trading opportunities is a hundred times better than seeking trading opportunities.
Stop trading once you achieve your profit target for the day; energy is limited.
Stop-loss is yours; profit is given by the market.
Money comes from waiting, not from frequent trading.
Mentality crumbles before desire.
Strictly follow the trading strategy, achieving unity of knowledge and action.
Having been in the cryptocurrency world for many years, I deeply understand that the core of making profits is not about accurately predicting trends but about using iron rules to control my hands and protect my principal.
The following operational guidelines can help you reduce risks and achieve long-term stable profits!
1. Insure your positions: Refuse to go all in, use spare money to enter the market.
1. Position in a single coin ≤ 30% of total funds, high-risk altcoins ≤ 10%, to avoid significant losses from single asset volatility.
2. Only use 'money that won’t affect your life if lost' for investment; a stable mindset can avoid chaotic operations due to panic or greed.
2. Set clear boundaries for trading: Set stop-loss and take-profit levels in advance, and go to cash if unclear.
1. Clarify the target before each trade: For example, take profits in batches if it rises by 20%, decisively exit if it drops by 10%, and avoid the illusion of 'waiting for return on investment' that consumes the principal.
2. When the market is unclear and the trend is ambiguous, it is better to go to cash and observe than to blindly buy due to 'fear of missing out', thus reducing the risk of ineffective trades.
3. Decouple from market sentiment: Don't chase hot spots, daily reflection and correction.
1. Don’t follow 'insider information', don’t chase short-term hotspots; most 'good news' is what others want you to see, avoiding buying at high prices.
2. Spend 10 minutes daily reflecting: Check if today's operations align with the plan? Did you enter impulsively? Record mistakes to avoid stepping into the same pit.
4. 'Deepen' the target: thoroughly understand 2-3 coins, focus on long-term logic.
1. Don't be greedy: Instead of staring at 100 coins and making random moves, focus on 2-3 mainstream coins, familiarize yourself with their volatility rhythm and capital flow.
2. Anchor project fundamentals: Focus on code updates, ecological developments, regulatory dynamics; these are the long-term core logic supporting prices, not short-term K-line fluctuations.
Earn 50 USD daily = annual income of 100,000! The miracle of compound interest in the cryptocurrency world can change your fate in 300 days.
💡 Core data:
Earn 20 USD daily → Annual income of 42,000 (monthly income of 3,500).
Earn 100 USD daily → Annual income of 210,000 (monthly income of 17,500).
Earn 500 USD daily → Annual income of 1,050,000 (monthly income of 87,500).
Earn 1,000 USD daily → Annual income of 2,000,000 (achieving class leap).
🔍【Real Profit Rules in the Cryptocurrency World】
The essence of compound interest:
It's not about making a fortune every time, but about stable harvesting every day.
For example: Earn only 1% daily (1000 USD principal → 10 USD), with an annual yield of over 300%.
Refuse to suffer huge losses:
If the daily loss exceeds 10%, it will take 10 days to double to break even.
Iron rule: Daily stop-loss ≤ 3%, profit ≥ 5%.
📍【Daily Harvest System】
Core strategy:
Only trade at 4-hour trend levels, with daily trades ≤ 3 times.
Profit-loss ratio ≥ 2:1 (earning 50 USD, losing 25 USD).
Practical case:
Yesterday ETH went from over 4,560 → 4,680, making a profit of 1,325 USD (took 2 hours).
The day before yesterday, shorted SOL at 203 → closed at 196, making a profit of 860 USD (took 4 hours).
🎯【Three Steps to Achieve Daily Goals】
Capital grading:
5,000 USD: Daily target 50 USD (1%).
10,000 USD: Daily target 100 USD (1%).
50,000 USD: Daily target 500 USD (1%).
Strategy matching:
Small principal: High profit-loss ratio short-term (tight stop-loss, liberal profit).
Large capital: Low leverage swing (wide stop-loss, reduced frequency).
Reflection is mandatory:
Daily statistics on win rate, profit-loss ratio, maximum drawdown.
Eliminate strategies that lead to continuous losses, strengthen profit models.
⚠️【Blood and Tears Warning】
Refuse heavy position gambling (10 wins ≠ 1 loss that wipes out everything).
Refuse frequent trading (transaction fees eat into profits).
Refuse to open positions based on emotions (profit inflation + loss revenge).
It may be hard to believe, but while others are staring at K-lines, chasing hot spots, and leveraging, I relied on a set of 'anti-smart' foolproof methods to trade coins, resulting in an eightfold increase.
There are too many 'experts' around me, yet they end up losing badly: switching coins every three minutes, afraid of missing out on any trend; rushing in at the slightest positive news, thinking they can catch a surge; going all in with leverage, believing they can double quickly, only to get liquidated when prices drop. They are not incapable of trading; they are 'too capable' of trading, treating the cryptocurrency world like a fast-forward button while forgetting that there are traps everywhere.
I am different; I don't look at complicated K-line charts, I don't touch high-risk leverage, I don't chase fleeting hot spots, and I'm even too lazy to pay attention to new coin launches. Just relying on a 'single-minded' logic, repeating simple actions, I walk steadily and earn authentically. My 'foolish method' actually has 3 steps:
1. Choose the right trend and enter with a light position: Only look for high-quality coins with just starting trends, avoid worthless junk coins, and don’t bet on small news. First, set aside 3% of funds to build a base position, without being greedy or impatient, and endure the loneliness of 'waiting for the rise'.
2. Confirm the upward trend, reasonably increase positions: Wait for market sentiment to rise and the coin to clearly start climbing, then add 20%-50% of capital to steadily capture the intermediate upward phase. I never try to catch the bottom because the 'bottom' belongs to the main players, not something retail investors can accurately hit; following the trend is the safest.
3. Take profits when you see gains, timely withdraw funds: After completing a round of market activity, regardless of whether it can rise further, first withdraw the money you earned. I never consider myself an expert, nor do I dream of 'doubling my money'; I treat the cryptocurrency world as a place for occasional withdrawals rather than a casino where I bet everything.
In fact, the cryptocurrency world is not a technical arena, but an emotional and positional arena. Many people lose not because they can't read K-lines or analyze trends, but because they are too anxious—always wanting to earn a month's worth of money in a day; they lose because their positions are too full—putting all their funds in, unable to withstand any volatility; they lose because they are too stubborn—refusing to cut losses when prices drop, and unwilling to sell when they rise, ultimately being led by the market.
After reading all this, will you continue to use 'smart methods' to chase prices in the cryptocurrency world, or like me, use 'foolish methods' to earn steadily? The answer has long been clear.
Constantly floating in the cryptocurrency world, I am often asked: How can one make money?
My answer is eight words: Don't earn small money, don't lose big money. The words are simple, but practicing them requires enough tenacity.
Let me give an example:
You enter the market with 20,000, and upon opening a position, the coin price immediately rises to 21,000. Overjoyed, you decisively take profits, securing a 5% return, feeling great.
Never expected, the market surged all the way to 25,000... you earned 5%, but missed out on 50% of the huge wave!
In pain reflecting on pain, you tell yourself: This time I must make a lot of money! So, when the coin price drops again to 20,000, you decisively enter the market. The price climbs once more to 21,000, you resist the urge to take profits, silently reminding yourself to learn from past lessons and hold on! However, the situation changes drastically; the price not only drops back to the starting point but further dips to 19,500.
Unfortunately, you can only stop-loss and exit.
How many retail investors spend their lives stuck in the dilemma of making small money while missing out on big markets and failing to take profits, ultimately never finding liberation?
So, is there a holy grail that can take all sizes? Frankly speaking: No.
This is a multiple-choice question. For me, I choose not to earn small money and patiently wait.
Trading is essentially a practice that spans time. Whether short-term battles or long-term layouts, the essence lies in capturing a wave of 200% strong trends and striving to hold onto most of the fruits. When the next opportunity arrives, capturing another 200% would yield four times!
As long as you can maintain profits, the snowball of compound interest will become unstoppable. Conversely, even if you once shone brightly, if ultimately all profits are given back, what is the point? In trading, there are no missed opportunities, only two outcomes: loss and profit.
Some may glimpse the path and feel that wealth is imminent. However, merely touching the path means that the probability of profit has increased. Truly practicing this rule of not earning small money tests one’s character, determination, and courage, which can be quite harsh.
Can you endure a long wait just for that perfect moment of the golden strike?
The anxiety of missing out, the impulse to secure profits when in floating gains, the fear of losses when holding a position...
All must be repeatedly tempered in the furnace of time. If you are determined to enter this path, be extremely cautious, and also dare to use profits for practice and trial and error.
Indeed, being able to feel the way is far better than blindly crashing through the crowd. After all, too many people spend their whole lives without ever seeing where the road is.
I have walked this path with pain, confusion, and self-doubt, almost thinking I wasn’t cut out for it. Until later, I completely understood and simplified all those flashy trading techniques, focusing on the most fundamental few moves; only then did I truly step onto the path of stability.
Life is pretty good now; I fish, play football, and meet old friends for a drink, feeling great! Today, I will break down and explain what I have realized!
Remember this: Before you grasp the essence, trading coins is harder than reaching the sky; after you get it, making money becomes much easier!
Want to succeed in the cryptocurrency world? You must understand these four things: philosophy, mathematics, psychology, and to add a good skill in games!
Look at the trend, use philosophical thinking: Don't rigidly stick to logic; otherwise, mathematicians would have already made a fortune.
Look at the project, use logical thinking: Don't just ponder human nature; otherwise, psychologists would have already become rich.
Observe market sentiment, think with human psychology: Don’t just think about taking a gamble; otherwise, gamblers would have already dominated the cryptocurrency world.
Look at specific trades, use game theory thinking: Don’t talk about philosophical principles; otherwise, why would philosophers trade cryptocurrency?
Simply put, if you want to thrive in the cryptocurrency world, you need to think like a philosopher, mathematician, and psychologist, and most importantly, be a skilled player in games!
