A few days ago, A Zhe cried to me, saying that his salary for half a year had dwindled to just a fraction in the crypto world.
He quickly sketched K-line charts on his phone, and was well-versed in various indicators, but his account balance was cleaner than his face.
This scene felt familiar—when I first entered the market, I also thought that understanding MACD and Bollinger Bands would guarantee easy profits.
Later, I realized that we were not losing to the market, but to our own greed and impatience.
The 2025 data is particularly heartbreaking: 80% of crypto investors are continuously losing money, and 42% of liquidations are due to poor position management.
A Zhe is a typical case; on October 11th, when BTC plummeted, he went all in to buy the dip and even added 5x leverage. As a result, in that day's $19.1 billion liquidation wave, his principal also vanished without a trace.
He said he always felt that "it would rebound immediately," but data shows that 83% of liquidators held onto this kind of luck.
To stabilize your account, these three phrases are more effective than any indicator.
First, learn to "cut losses" before thinking about making money.
No one can always predict the direction correctly, but you can control your losses.
When A Zhe faced a small loss for the first time, he refused to stop loss, thinking, "I'll sell when I break even," and as a result, his floating loss turned into a real loss.
Remember, in the 2025 statistics, those who set stop losses in advance had a liquidation probability 62% lower than those who stubbornly held on.
Second, controlling your hands means safeguarding your money.
A Zhe once traded 8 times in a day, thinking he was seizing opportunities, but in fact, he was just paying trading fees to the exchange.
Data has long indicated that those who trade more than 5 times a day earn 37% less than low-frequency traders.
Real opportunities require waiting; those who make steady profits spend 80% of their time observing.
Third, light positions are a lifeline.
A Zhe always greedily doubled his heavy positions, forgetting that one wrong move in a heavy position could lead to his exit.
Now, I only dare to trade with 1%-3% of my principal, even if it means missing out on market movements, I won’t be greedy.
Know that improper position control is the number one culprit of liquidations; those with a single position exceeding 25% are likely to stumble.
The crypto world is never short of overnight wealth myths, but in 2025, those who survive are all individuals who understand restraint.
The market is always fluctuating; don’t always think about predicting the ups and downs; first learn to stabilize yourself in the storm.
Once you can calmly stop losses, patiently wait, and operate with light positions, your account will naturally warm up slowly.@bit冰

