I am the captain, from Chenzhou, Hunan. In that hot summer of 2015, when I first transferred 200,000 of my savings into a trading account, I never imagined that seven years later, this money would become the capital for me to buy a river-view apartment in Changsha outright.
I remember the day I first faced liquidation; I finished an entire pack of Furong Wang in my rented room. The numbers jumping on the candlestick chart were like the waters of the Xiang River at the foot of Yuelu Mountain, seemingly calm but with strong undercurrents. Among the 10 friends who entered the market with me, 9 completely exited after the crash in 2018.
And I choose to stay and use the most 'clumsy' methods to persevere:
1. The discipline of monitoring the market like the morning bell and evening drum.
2. Hand-drawing over 3000 volume and price analysis charts.
3. Establishing my own 'market thermometer' system.
The true teachings of volume and price learned over seven years.
The secrets of rapid rise and slow fall.
When the price rises straight up like an elevator but falls slowly like stairs, it is not a risk but an opportunity. Just like we in Hunan cure our bacon, good flavor is developed slowly.
The life-and-death line after a sharp drop.
Friends who experienced the '312' event in 2019 understand that the real bottom is never a V-shaped reversal. Just like Dongting Lake after a heavy rain, one must wait for the muddy water to settle slowly to see the stones at the bottom.
Two faces of top signals.
A lively top is actually safer, while a silent top is the most dangerous. It’s like the bars on Jiefang West in Changsha; when everyone is crazy, the party can still continue, but when it suddenly goes quiet, that's when the party is truly over.
The underlying logic of emotional games.
I gradually understood that candlesticks are merely a projection of market emotions. Real trading is a dialogue with millions of 'oneself':
When the retail investors are anxiously looking at the 4-hour chart, I am looking at the emotional cycle on the weekly level. When everyone in the group chat is showing profit screenshots, I start calculating funding rate divergences. When everyone is waiting for a pullback to enter, I know the real market is about to end.
The most beneficial thing I learned is the 'three no' principle:
1. Do not touch opportunities that do not meet the system.
2. Do not operate during emotional fluctuations.
3. It’s better to miss an incomprehensible market.
I remember the epic market of 2021; I waited in cash for a full 37 days. While my friends around me were doubling their returns, I wrote in my notebook: Enduring loneliness is what allows one to hold onto prosperity.
Advice for those who follow.
Among the students I have taught over the years, those who ultimately achieve stable profits are not the smartest, but those who:
1. A 90s mom who insists on writing a trading diary.
2. A veteran who reviews trades until dawn.
3. A university teacher who posts trading rules beside the computer.
The market is always changing, but human nature never changes. Those seemingly clumsy persistences will eventually yield unexpected rewards on some casual morning. Just like the chopped chili that we in Hunan love to eat, it needs time to ferment to produce the most authentic flavor. There are no deities in the cryptocurrency circle, only smart people who can read signals. The captain’s articles do not boast or make empty promises, but teach you real survival skills. Follow @船长趋势 for daily entry strategies to know in advance.