$ETH In the cryptocurrency world, our primary task is to survive. Don't wait until there is gold everywhere, and you are left empty-handed?

I am 35 years old this year, and I started trading cryptocurrencies at 24. From 2021 to 2023, my assets have reached 8 figures.

To be honest, compared to the older generation who engage in traditional industries or e-commerce, those born in the 80s, I have lived much more comfortably.

Over the years, I have summarized these 8 rules that I still use today:

1. BTC is essentially the director of the entire market. ETH sometimes has sufficient quality to temporarily deviate from BTC's independent market, but 99% of altcoins are almost unable to escape BTC's influence.

2. BTC and USDT have an inverse relationship. If you see the price of USDT rising, be careful—BTC is likely to drop; conversely, if BTC is rising, it is a better time to run towards USDT.

3. The time from 0:00 to 1:00 is the most likely period for price spikes. So, before I sleep at night, I always set up my buy low and sell high orders in advance, basically waiting for the system to execute while lying down. Sometimes, transactions happen automatically while I sleep.

4. Every morning from 6:00 to 8:00 is a critical time for me to judge the direction of the day. The logic is simple: if the price has been falling from 0:00 to 6:00, and it continues to fall at this time, it will likely rise that day, which is a typical entry or averaging opportunity; if the price has been rising from 0:00 to 6:00, and it continues to rise at this time, it will likely drop that day, which presents an opportunity to exit.

5. Pay special attention at 5:00 PM, because of the time difference, Americans are just getting up and starting to move the market. Sometimes sudden spikes or drops occur at this time.

6. The so-called "Black Friday" is not entirely mystical; historically, there have been instances of sudden drops on Fridays, but it's not always accurate. It should be considered an auxiliary signal, not the main logic.

7. For coins with good liquidity and sufficient trading volume, as long as they haven't turned into junk coins, there's no need to panic if they drop. I've experienced too many times: a short recovery in 3-4 days, and a longer one can take up to a month. As long as you still have USDT, you can lower your costs in batches; if not, just wait patiently.

8. In fact, the less you meddle with spot trading, the more money you make. For the same coin, frequent short-term trading is not as good as holding onto it. I bought Dogecoin at 0.09 and have held it until now, and it has increased by over 20 times. Most newcomers just don't know how to choose!