Some people say that the crypto world is a dream factory, where 3000 USDT can be compounded into 6 figures; others say that it is a slaughterhouse, where you fall back to the starting point as soon as you see the dawn. I have personally experienced a more heartbreaking story - accompanying someone from 2800 USDT to 76,000 USDT, but personally blocking him on the 35th day.
This is not revenge, it's the last lesson the crypto world taught me: the real turnaround is not how bright the numbers in your account are, but whether you can hold the line in the face of desire and engrave the word 'discipline' into your bones.
1. When he came to me with 2800 USDT, he said "I'll quit if I lose again".
The first time I had a video call with him, the boy on the other side of the screen had bloodshot eyes and his hand was shaking when he opened the exchange screenshot: 2800 USDT was his only remaining principal, and there were three liquidation records below, the most recent one being 3 days ago.
"Brother, if you can help me stabilize, I'll listen to you; if I lose one more time, I'll leave this circle completely." His voice was tense, like he was grabbing the last straw.
I have been in the crypto world for 5 years and have heard 'I'll quit if I lose again' too many times, but there are rarely more than one in ten who can actually do it. I didn't paint him a picture, I just said something realistic: "If you want to make quick money, this little principal of yours won't last a week; if you want to really turn things around, first delete the word 'quick' from your dictionary - slow down, so you can go further."
He stared at the screen for half a minute, and finally nodded: "I'll listen to you, I won't be greedy for quick gains."
2. Divide the position into 10 parts, he complained it was too slow: "What can you do with this little money?"
The first step was to have him divide the 2800 USDT into 10 parts, and only move 10% each time he opened a position, which is 280 USDT.
He immediately became anxious: "Brother, opening a position with 280 USDT, even if it rises by 20%, it's only 56 USDT, when will I be able to make back my losses? This little bullet is like tickling!"
I didn't argue with him, I just brought up my trading records from the previous two years - there was a time when I was also greedy, buying shitcoins with full positions, and I lost 30,000 USDT in one liquidation; later I changed to 10% position, although the single profit was small, I didn't make any big mistakes for 2 consecutive months, and I made up for the previous losses.
"In the crypto world, you have to learn 'not to get beaten' first, then you are qualified to talk about 'eating meat'." I told him, "What you lack most now is not the opportunity to make quick money, but the confidence of 'not getting liquidated'."
He did it with some skepticism. Unexpectedly, three days later, the first order made a profit of 32%, and 280 USDT became 370 USDT. I told him to immediately withdraw this 90 USDT profit to a separate account, and the principal of 280 USDT would continue to be used for compounding in the trading account.
"This is the first principle of compounding: profits must be separated from the principal, let profits feed profits, and the principal only serves as a 'safety cushion'. Don't think about investing the profits again to 'earn more', you first guard the profits you've earned, and the bullets will 'grow' themselves."
He finally understood, and opened a new account that day and transferred all the profits to it.
3. After 26 days of grinding to 53,000 USDT, he suddenly said "I can lead people too".
For the next 26 days, we were like two night watchmen, monitoring the market and reviewing trades every day without fail:
You must write a deduction note before the market opens, and list three scripts for rising, falling, and sideways movement, especially putting the "worst case" first - such as what to do if it falls below a key support level, and how to stop the loss if there is a sudden negative news;
Every time an order profits more than 15%, withdraw the part exceeding the principal, and never turn a "profitable order" into a "losing order";
When he encountered a retracement, he could review the K-line chart until 4 am, mark the problems with each entry and exit point, and stick screenshots all over his computer desktop, without letting go of even the fluctuations at 2 am.
The account numbers slowly climbed like this: 3200 USDT, 4900 USDT, 7800 USDT, 15,000 USDT... By the evening of the 26th day, the account principal + undistributed profits had reached 53,000 USDT.
He suddenly posted a sentence in the group: "Brother, can I help others trade now? I think my judgment has been pretty accurate these past few times."
I stared at this sentence for a long time without replying. At that moment, I felt a thud in my heart - the danger is not from the market, but from the "swelling" in his heart.
4. On the 33rd day, he bought a shitcoin with the entire position behind my back.
On the morning of the 33rd day, I habitually opened the shared trading interface and saw the problem at a glance: 58,000 USDT in the account was used to buy a newly launched shitcoin with the entire position, and no stop loss was set.
I immediately sent him a message, and he replied half an hour later, with a hint of pride in his tone: "Brother, I saw that this coin's community popularity is very high, and I pulled a small group last night, and everyone said it could double, I wanted to test my own judgment, I was too embarrassed to disturb you."
I clicked on the K-line chart, and the shitcoin had already retraced 38% from its high point, and the account had an unrealized loss of nearly 22,000 USDT. I asked him: "Have you forgotten what we said before about '10% position'? Forgot to set a stop loss first?"
He was silent for a while before whispering: "I thought the principal was already more than before, so I could withstand a little loss, and I think it can rise back this time..."
"'Think' is the most useless word in the crypto world." I interrupted him, "There is neither risk control nor respect for the market in your logic - have you forgotten how the initial 2800 USDT was lost to only this much?"
5. On the 35th day, he went all-in again, and I directly blocked him.
On the 34th day, the shitcoin fell another 5%, and the account had an unrealized loss of 25,000 USDT. I talked to him all night, and asked him to reduce his position to 10% first, withdraw the remaining principal, and wait for the market to stabilize before doing it again.
He promised everything would be fine, but on the morning of the 35th day, I saw that the 33,000 USDT left in the account had been used to buy another shitcoin - he wanted to 'win it all back' and make up for the previous losses.
I didn't send him any more messages, directly blocked him as a friend, and also exited the shared trading interface.
It's not because he lost money, but because he threw away the 'discipline' we had maintained for 26 days. There is a 'broken window effect' in the crypto world: once you break the rules for the first time, there will be countless 'exceptions' later - this time it's 'wanting to make up for losses', next time it will be 'wanting to earn more', and in the end, you will only return to being the gambler who chases highs and sells lows.
Once the discipline is broken, even the most powerful trading system is useless, and even gods can't save you.
6. The truth of the crypto world: the principal determines whether you can get to the table, and the discipline determines how you leave.
Someone asked me, from 2800 USDT to 76,000 USDT, you were clearly about to see the result, why did you give up?
In fact, the truth of the crypto world is never 'you can win if you have a lot of principal': there are many people who can compound 2800 USDT to 76,000 USDT every year; but there is rarely one in a hundred who can withdraw with 76,000 USDT intact, or even continue to advance steadily.
The size of the principal only determines whether you are qualified to sit at the table; the strength of your discipline determines whether you leave laughing or cryingly get liquidated.
I have seen too many people: they can abide by the rules when they are losing money, but they get carried away when they are making money - when there are 10,000 USDT in the account, they can still remember to set a stop loss; when it reaches 50,000 USDT, they feel that 'the risk is controllable'; when it reaches 100,000 USDT, they simply throw the 'discipline' to the back of their minds, buy with full positions, and gamble, and finally go back to square one overnight.
They didn't lose because of the market, but because they 'forgot who they were after making money'. The most difficult thing in the crypto world is never 'doubling', but 'staying sober after doubling'.
7. If you are also compounding your position, remember these 3 iron rules.
Now I still have his original trade review screenshot on my computer desktop. Every time I want to impulsively open a position, I open it and take a look - those densely packed annotations remind me that 'discipline is the biggest principal'.
If you are also compounding your position in the crypto world, no matter how much principal you have now, remember these 3 iron rules:
Profits must be separated from the principal: immediately withdraw the money earned and put it in a separate account, don't think about 'investing a little more to earn more' - it's more important to guard the profits you've already obtained than to pursue the next profit, don't let a "profitable order" become a "losing order";
Write the stop loss before opening a position, then write the take profit, and finally talk about the dream: before placing an order, first think clearly about 'how much you can lose at most', and set the stop loss position; then calculate 'how much to earn and leave', don't be greedy; as for the dream of 'how many times you want to double', put it last - without the principal, the dream is empty talk;
Take "I'm different this time" as a liquidation warning: every time you want to break the rules, such as "it's okay to have a heavier position this time" "no need to set a stop loss this time", ask yourself first: when you were liquidated before, did you also think "I'm different this time"?
The crypto world is never a game of 'you can win if you bet right once', but a battlefield of 'you can survive if you abide by the discipline'. I blocked that boy, but I engraved the lesson of 'taming myself' in my heart - I hope you can also remember: the numbers in your account are not as reliable as the discipline in your hands.
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