My evolution journey: From a novice to someone with modest gains.
After experiencing countless times of being cut, I gradually summarized a set of survival strategies suitable for ordinary retail investors. The core idea of these strategies is: not seeking great wealth, but striving to protect the principal and achieve modest gains in this trap-filled market.
Strategy One: "Follow the big players, don't be the big player" strategy.
After giving up the illusion of being a "value investor", I began to learn to observe and follow the big players' operations:
Tool usage: Spend 30 minutes each day to observe liquidity pool changes Signal identification: Focus on combinations of low-level pool reductions + unilateral increases in SOL Capital management: No single investment exceeds 2% of total assets, strictly set a 20% stop-loss Mindset control: Treat yourself as the "little follower" of the big players, satisfied with small gains.
This strategy has allowed me to achieve a 30% return in the past 6 months. Although it is not particularly high, it is already a good performance in this volatile market.
Strategy Two: "Emotional Hedging" Investment Method.
I found that market sentiment is often a contrarian indicator:
Buy during extreme panic: When the Fear & Greed Index is below 20, buy mainstream coins in batches. Reduce positions during extreme greed: When the index is above 80, gradually reduce positions. Media monitoring: When mainstream media starts to pay attention to a certain coin, it is often a signal of a peak.
The core of this strategy is to "do what others dare not do", but the premise is strict capital management.
Strategy Three: "Ecological Betting" Long-term Investment Method.
Completely gave up the idea of betting on a single project, instead investing in the entire ecosystem:
Infrastructure allocation.
(60%): Allocate BTC as digital gold and ETH as a smart contract platform ecosystem token.
(30%): Choose DeFi platform tokens with real-use cases for speculative positions.
(10%): Used to participate in emerging tracks, satisfying my speculative desires.
The most important mindset shift.
After going through so many cycles, my biggest gain is not how much money I made, but the shift in mindset:
Accepting my ordinariness: No longer fantasizing about getting rich overnight, but pursuing stable excess returns Recognizing the essence of the market: This is a game of wealth transfer, not a place for wealth creation Establishing my own rhythm: Not being influenced by market emotions, executing according to my own plan Enjoying the learning process: Treating investment as a craft to learn, not a gambling game.
In the end, I found that in the crypto market, "surviving" is more important than "getting rich." Only by first learning to survive in this market can one possibly seize opportunities when they arise.
