Family, who understands! Two months ago, a fan was crying to me saying, 'This is the last bet, if I lose it all, I'm done,' and yesterday suddenly sent me a screenshot.
Over 200,000 U is steadily resting in the account! You should know that he initially entered the market with 3,000 U, and in the early stages, he even lost 40,000 U, almost losing everything. Many people think that contracts in the crypto world are a 'gamble,' and those who are bold can win. But the first thing I told this fan was: 'Don't think about recouping your losses, learn to survive first.' Do you think those myths of doubling your money in a day are glorious? Behind them are countless people who lost everything overnight. In this market, 'surviving' is a thousand times more important than 'winning once.' I didn't teach him any mysterious 'precise market prediction,' I just gave him a strategy that looks particularly 'timid': first, use 300 U for trial and error, only invest 30 U for each trade, and use leverage up to 100 times. Don't think 30 U is too little to make money; if the direction is right, a 1% fluctuation is enough to double your investment; even if you're wrong, this small loss won't make you lose your composure, and it won't affect your next judgment.
Who understands family! Last year, my cousin, who had just turned eighteen, was still showing off a cake to me the day before, saying, 'I can finally go online legally,' and the next day he became a homeless child.
His parents had an accident on a rainy night, and they didn't even have time to say, 'Live well.' When I found him, the kid was curled up in the darkest corner of the internet café, the ashtray piled high with cigarette butts like a small grave mound, the screen flickering with meaningless game graphics, his eyes that once sparkled like stars were so hollow they could fit two ping pong balls. He kept mumbling, 'Living is really pointless,' and the tone made my heart twist into a knot. At that moment, I didn't have time to argue with him about grand principles; I just grabbed his greasy collar and dragged him out, with only one thought in my mind: if this kid gets ruined here, I won't be able to find peace for the rest of my life.
Last Wednesday night, my cousin's call nearly made me spray the milk tea I just drank onto my computer screen. With a sobbing tone, she said that the noodle shop she had run for three years couldn't hold on any longer, and now she only had a few thousand yuan left, insisting on throwing it all into the crypto market, adding, 'This is my last chance to turn things around.'
I held my phone and suddenly broke into a cold sweat; this scene was reminiscent of myself eight years ago. Back then, I dashed into the market with all my savings accumulated over three years of work, and within less than half a month, I lost almost enough to pay my rent. Later, by slowly exploring the patterns, I finally managed to earn back the lost money, and even during the crash from 2022 to 2023, I helped three friends in similar situations to my cousin preserve their principal, two of whom even doubled their assets. Nowadays, many people often message me asking, 'Is there a shortcut to making money quickly?' To be honest, those who want to take shortcuts in this market mostly end up failing. Instead of searching everywhere for so-called 'insider information,' it's better to understand these key points first, which is more useful than anything else.
Family members, who understands! My friend from Chaozhou has turned the crypto world into a 'printing machine', yet she lives like a 'bargaining expert in a market'! At 36, she holds over 80 million in assets, lives in a regular house in the old city, and relies on a small electric scooter to navigate the streets, even going to the market to buy a few vegetables.
Having known her for so many years, watching her grow her initial capital from over 200,000 to over 80 million, I am very clear that her success today is not due to any lucky break or insider information, but entirely based on a few 'rules of survival' she has summarized. As an analyst who has been in the crypto space for many years, I have seen too many people lose everything in the market because of greed and impulsiveness, so today I must share these practical tips with everyone, as they might help you avoid years of detours! The first rule is, 'Don’t panic during rapid rises and slow declines; the main players might be 'stockpiling'. Many newbies see the market suddenly surge and then slowly correct, and they start to panic, fearing their profits will vanish, quickly throwing away their holdings. The result is often being washed out by the main players, watching the subsequent market soar. In fact, after the main players lift the price, they won’t rush to sell; instead, they will slowly correct to absorb the hesitant retail investors’ holdings, preparing for the subsequent market. So when faced with such situations, as long as the fundamentals are sound, don’t be swayed by small fluctuations, maintain your mindset, and hold patiently.
Family, who understands! Recently looking at Bitcoin K-line, I've almost smashed my keyboard after ten years in crypto.
Clearly, the supply is visibly decreasing, and there haven't been any strange issues on the demand side; logically, it should have skyrocketed like ice cream in the summer. But what happened? Prices are falling more miserably than the funds I bought last year. Even the psychological barrier of one hundred thousand dollars that stock traders are obsessed with is now flickering like a candle in the wind, barely holding on! Many new friends have come to ask me: "Is it that someone is panic selling again?" I say with a clear conscience, this time it really isn't! Do you think the market's ups and downs are all based on emotions? Too naive! As an 'old fox' who has been watching the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury for ten years, I have long discovered the key - the U.S. Treasury's "liquidity faucet" is the real behind-the-scenes player.
Family, who understands! This place in the crypto world is simply a 'vegetable cultivation base'.
Some people chase the market at the peak, drinking the northwest wind, some buy at the bottom and directly lie flat halfway up the mountain, while others stand guard in a sideways market until their feet go numb. In the end, when they open their account, they find that their capital has performed a 'disappearing act'! As a veteran who has been in the crypto world for 8 years, I know this feeling all too well. I still remember the winter of 2016, in that small shabby room I rented in a village in Guangzhou, the bed board was moldy but I was reluctant to throw it away. My bank card had just over 100 yuan left. Passing by the fast food restaurant downstairs, I had to linger at the door for a long time just to consider whether to buy a 15-yuan meal. I was conflicted: 'Eat it, I might have to drink plain porridge tomorrow; don't eat it, but my stomach is growling and I really can't stand it.' Those days of being poor to the bone, I gritted my teeth and endured for a year and a half.
Last Wednesday afternoon, I had just brewed a pot of Pu'er tea at my usual tea house when Old Zhou burst in with two dark circles under his eyes, sat down at the table, and sighed, 'Brother, my 8000 yuan is almost gone!'
I was puzzled at the time; although the market had been unstable lately, the varieties he bought before hadn't reached the point of a drastic drop and liquidation, so how could he be losing so much? It wasn't until he lit up his phone screen that I realized, good grief, he was fixated on a niche coin that dropped from 2 yuan to 1 yuan, pondering every day, 'Having dropped by half, it can't possibly drop further,' and without consulting anyone, he directly poured all his funds into 'bottom fishing.' What happened? On the afternoon of the purchase, this coin just plummeted like a kite with a broken string, falling from 1 yuan to 0.8 yuan, then to 0.5 yuan, and finally crashing down to 0.2 yuan. In less than three days, 8000 yuan was reduced to only 1600 yuan, and he stared at the account page, his hand shaking even while smoking.
At 1 AM, the phone screen suddenly lit up. It was a message from Old Chen, along with a hoarse voice message that sounded like he was crying: “Bro, I lost another 800. I've messed up three times this week... This 5000 was my wedding money, and I really don’t know what to do now.”
I stared at the screen without rushing to comfort him. After so many years in the industry, I've seen plenty of people panic and make chaotic trades in the market. The more you comfort them, the easier it is for them to get carried away. I directly asked him: “Do you want to keep gambling and risk losing even the betrothal money, or spend six months learning a trading strategy with me that can stabilize your position?” He almost replied in seconds: “I choose the latter!” Now looking back, no one expected that this one decision would cause his account to rise directly from 5000 to 120000 in six months, without ever facing a risk of liquidation. In the end, he even used this money to hold a grand wedding.
On that night before the Spring Festival in 2024, I stared at my computer screen, feeling as if my blood was about to freeze.
When that red pop-up representing 'liquidation' appeared, the price of BTC was steadily above 60,000. My phone was gripped so tightly it was burning hot, my knuckles turning white, and staring at the cup of water on the table, I almost lost control and knocked it to the ground. Looking back now, this crash was nothing like an 'accident'; it was clearly something I created step by step. Back when BTC rose to 38000, I was determined to short, thinking, 'it's gone up so much, it has to drop.' As a result, the price soared to 40,000 and 50,000. Not only did I refuse to admit my mistake, but I also stubbornly held on to the belief of 'peaking and pulling back.' When I was liquidated, I just kept adding margin, borrowing from friends, maxing out my credit cards, all focused on 'recovering my losses,' looking just like a gambler blinded by losses.
Last Saturday, my little bookstore finally opened. The morning sunlight leisurely flowed over the wooden bookshelves, warm enough that even yawning felt like too much effort to lift a hand. Just as I was organizing new books at the counter, I suddenly caught sight of a little child with pigtails on tiptoe, straining to reach the top shelf for the book 'Underwater Adventure', their fingertips nearly touching the spine of the book before sliding down.
Who would have thought that 7 years ago, I was still clutching the only 6000 yuan, huddled in the corner of a rented room, too afraid to even tell my friends about the thought of 'opening a small bookstore' in the future. Back then, I stared at the screen every day watching the market trends, only daring to order takeout below 15 yuan, fearing I wouldn't be able to pay the rent at the end of the month. What I never expected was that I relied on no 'insider information' and didn't chase those wildly rising hot stocks; instead, I slowly rolled this startup capital to 380,000 yuan using a 'foolish method' of understanding the market's temper, just enough to support this little sunlit store.
Family, who understands! Recently, when I opened the market software, the screen was full of 'the bull market has arrived', refreshing more frequently than short videos, but when I turned to look at my account.
Don't say I even got to eat meat, I didn't even have a sip of soup, and some brothers even secretly asked me, 'Did you buy a fake coin?' First, put your heart back in your stomach! As a veteran who has been watching the crypto market for nearly ten years, I dare say: not making money now is actually the most reliable signal at the beginning of a bull market. Many friends who have just entered the market think that a bull market should rise every day like a rocket, but that's a big mistake. It's like farming; you have to plow the land, fertilize it, and wait for the seeds to sprout. The current market is just 'laying the foundation', and it hasn't reached the time for concentrated results yet.
A few days ago, a fan contacted me and said he invested all his savings into a 'promising new coin,' but ended up losing everything in just three days. He repeatedly said, 'If I had known, I wouldn't have gone all in,' but where in the world is there a remedy for regret? Having been in this circle for five years, I've seen too many people fall into the same pit: it's not that they can't see the market trends, but that they can't control their positions. Some are overly cautious during a bull market, only daring to invest 10%, watching others double their investments while they regret it; then when the bear market hits, they impulsively go all in, ending up with no money left for averaging down. In the crypto world, there is no 'sure win,' only 'steady survival.'
Family, who understands! Every time I see someone rush into the crypto circle with a principal of 1500U or less, I can't help but feel a bit anxious. After all, in this circle, too many people follow the trend with the idea of "making quick money", and as a result, within a few days, they lose their principal completely, and in the end, they can only wail in the comments, "I will never touch it again".
But as an analyst who has been crawling and rolling in the crypto market for many years, I have to say: small capital ≠ guaranteed loss! Last year, a friend of mine entered the market with 1200U and turned it into 38,000U in just four months, and the key was zero liquidations throughout! Many people think he got lucky, but that's not true; he relied on a set of "small capital steady methods" that I taught him step by step back then. Today, I will break down this method in detail, so that novice friends can follow it and save at least three years of detours. First of all, if you want to survive in the cryptocurrency circle with a small amount of capital, the first step is to put three "safety locks" on your principal. This is a life-saving skill I have summarized over the years. Divide 1200U into three parts, each part 400U, with different purposes. The first part of 400U is the "practice fund", specifically for intraday trading. There is a strict rule here: take profit at 3% immediately, cut losses at 2% decisively, and regardless of market conditions, close the software at the designated time! Don't think this rule is too rigid; you need to know that most people in the crypto circle lose because of "greed". This step helps you cultivate the determination to "take the profit when it's good", creating a gap with those who chase the highs and lows mindlessly.
In the deep night of early autumn last year, I had just finished a live review of the crypto market when my phone popped up a message from Old Chen, full of anxiety: "Bro, can I still turn around with these 2800 chips? I've been staring at the market, and my hair is about to fall out."
I wasn't in a hurry to give him false hopes, but first threw out a request: "First, divide the principal in your hands into three parts, each with about 900 chips, and lay out the backup plan, then we can talk about how to make money in the market." At that time, Old Chen was still half in doubt, feeling that this operation was too "conservative," but he still followed through. As a result, three months later, he directly sent me a screenshot of the account, and I was shocked to see 51200 chips; the key was that he had never experienced a single "forced exit" throughout the process, which was like having a "protective shield" in the wildly fluctuating crypto market.
At two in the morning, I stared at the screen of my phone at the number '0.000042' in my wallet, stunned for a full ten minutes. You should know that behind this nearly zero number was the 20,000 U I had invested with great expectations.
Don't rush to laugh at my recklessness. Over the years in the crypto world, I've seen too many people stumble. In summary, I found that 90% of losses are actually related to two types of coins: 'lying flat coins' and 'printing money coins.' Today, I will break these pits down clearly. If you fall into them again, there will be no way out. First, let's talk about 'lying flat coins.' These types of coins are like lazy people who have given up. The code hasn't been updated for a long time, the community is lifeless, and the trading platform can delist them without notice. There are three simple and practical ways to identify them: check the code hosting platform; if there hasn't been any substantial updates for over a year, mark it with a question mark. Then, look at the project community; if there are fewer than 10 messages per week and members rarely speak up, it's likely 'lying flat.' Lastly, check the official Twitter; if they only keep talking about hot concepts like AI and NFT without mentioning the project's actual progress, that should also raise a red flag.
Family, who understands! Last Saturday, my best friend suddenly slapped my sofa, the phone screen bright enough to blind me, shouting, 'I've already drafted my resignation letter, I’m investing all my fifty thousand savings into it, this time it will definitely double!' I leaned over to take a look, the screen full of jumping numbers, that green light made my heart tighten.
She pitifully took out her phone and showed me the more than ten popular cryptocurrencies that she was following, saying they were all recommended by the big shots in the group, and that if she missed out, there would be no opportunity left. I helplessly shook my head and threw out the first 'filter': 'You should check the trading volume of these cryptocurrencies. If they drop for three consecutive days, eliminate them immediately! Trading volume represents market activity, and a drop for three consecutive days indicates that not many people are willing to take over, so it's very likely to fall further.' She skeptically started to check, muttering to herself, 'So trading volume is so important, I hadn't noticed it before.'
Family, who understands? I woke up at three in the morning to register for Alpha, thinking I could catch a wave of points activities to earn some pocket money. But when I opened my eyes the next day, I saw...
'Trading function has been restricted'—those few big characters completely bewildered me! The big shots in the group are flaunting their profits and laughing, while I can only stare at the ban notification, feeling wronged. Who can understand this? Don't rush to criticize the platform for being 'unreasonable.' As someone who has been in the crypto space for 5 years, I can guarantee: 99% of new account bans are not due to risk control 'looking for trouble,' but because you have stepped into those 'invisible minefields' hidden in the corners. Recently, I specifically tested 3 new accounts, stepping into countless pits before summarizing this guide to avoid pitfalls. As long as you steer clear of these 5 points, I guarantee your account will be as stable as an old dog.
Family, who understands! A few days ago, I checked my account in the middle of the night, and when I saw that string of numbers, I almost spilled the goji berry water I was holding on the keyboard.
75 million! You have to know that three years ago, when I entered the market with 25,000 in my pocket, I couldn't even tell the K-line chart apart between rising red and falling green, and was laughed at by the 'crypto veteran' in the next seat, being called 'the reserve of leeks'. Speaking of which, it’s all tears. In the spring of 2022, during that wave of market, I accidentally shorted LUNA at the position of 98 USD, which was quite popular at that time. Looking back now, it was purely 'a young calf not afraid of tigers', I hadn't even finished reading the project white paper, relying solely on a kind of 'anyway, the principal is small, losing is just paying tuition' determination. I never expected that in just a few weeks, my account balance directly multiplied thirty times! That night, I was staring at the computer screen, tears flowing like beads off a broken string, thinking that I finally no longer had to save frugally for the down payment, and I wouldn't have to hide from the topic of 'being broke' during family gatherings.