When you are tired of losing, who hasn't thought about deleting the app, leaving the group, or blocking all crypto information? But the story of that brother from half a year ago might let you see things from a different perspective—what you truly lose might not be your principal, but the courage to start again.
Six months ago, when he messaged me, his account had dropped from over 100,000 to only 1000. On the phone, his voice trembled, saying he was lying on the sofa in his rental, opening the trading software dozens of times a day, hovering the cursor over the 'buy' button, but he didn't dare place even a $100 trial trade. 'Bro, I know my skills are bad, but I really can't just leave like this.'
I didn't teach him any candlestick patterns, just replied plainly: 'Don't think you can get rich overnight; set a small goal first—turn $1000 into $2000, and then talk about the rest.'
From being afraid to place orders to stabilizing profits: he only changed 3 habits.
He really listened. During that time, he seemed like a different person:
No all-in, no betting on direction, and definitely no fantasizing about 'turning the tables in one go'.
He used to always think about 'going all in to recover losses', but now he only opens a position of $100 each time, even if he sees the market trend clearly, he never increases the position. He said: 'Losing $100 hurts the most; losing $1000 can keep me awake for three days. When my mindset stabilizes, my mind can work again.'
In the first week, do only three things: small position trial and error, use stop loss and take profit, and close the software if emotions run high.
He drew a chart in his notebook, recording each trade: reasons for opening, stop loss, take profit, and actual profit and loss. The first five days were all small losses and small gains, with the largest single loss at $50, but he strictly followed the stop loss. On the sixth day, Bitcoin suddenly rebounded against the trend; he followed his plan and tried a long position at the support level of $100, setting a 2% stop loss. As a result, the price surged by 10%, and he remained calm, closing at the take profit level—$1000 became $2000.
That night he messaged me: 'It turns out making money is really not about luck, it's about executing when to cut losses and when to take profits.'
The reason you lose might not be due to poor skills, but because you are too 'impatient'.
I've seen too many people just like he was at first:
When you see the right direction, you are always afraid of 'missing out' and hesitate to get in; when the price rises, you chase after it; after finally getting on board, a 2% pullback makes you panic and cut losses, resulting in selling at a low point; just after cutting losses, the candlestick immediately reverses, and you chase back in with red eyes; the more you lose, the more you want to 'gamble to recover', increasing your position until you finally blow up...
In fact, the market is not afraid of fluctuations; what it fears is your lack of rhythm and method. The market has never been about who works harder—some people draw lines and stare at the market until dawn but can't even set a stop loss; some people seem 'Buddhist' but can manage to 'lose 5% when losing and take 20% when earning'.
The true difference is never in the ability to predict market trends, but in:
✅ Can you admit 'I was wrong' and decisively cut losses at the stop loss point?
✅ Can you resist the impulse to 'recoup losses' and avoid heavy bets?
✅ Can you maintain your mindset when making a profit and achieve your preset target?
It's not too late to change now.
If you are also stuck, anxious, and thinking of giving up, don't rush to delete the app; first, try these three steps:
First earn a 'first sense of security': don't think about 'getting rich quick', break down your account target into 'turn $1000 into $2000' and 'turn $2000 into $4000'. When a small account runs smoothly, confidence will naturally come. Just like that brother, it took him two weeks to go from $2000 to $4000, and only one week from $4000 to $8000—when the rhythm is right, profits will accelerate.
Learn to 'afford to lose' before talking about making money: Ask yourself before every trade: 'What is the maximum I can lose? Will losing it affect my life?' If the answer is 'unbearable', reduce your position to what you can 'accept'. With a $1000 account, losing $50 is not crippling, but it allows you to accumulate experience through trial and error.
First learn 'stop the bleeding', then learn 'hunting': list all losing trades, analyze 'why did I lose'— was it no stop loss? Or trading against the trend? Or maybe too heavy a position? List these pitfalls as a 'blacklist' to avoid next time. More important than studying 'how to earn' is knowing 'how to avoid losing big money'.
Finally, I want to say:
The crypto world has never been a gamble of 'either get rich or go to zero'; it's a practice of 'if you can stay composed, you can survive, and if you survive long enough, you can profit'. That brother who started with $1000 has now brought his account back to $50,000. He said the thing he is most grateful for is not a certain market trend, but that he didn't delete the app back then.
What you really lose might not be your principal, but the inability to control your hands, the impatience of waiting, and the courage to start again. The market is not lacking in opportunities, but in people who can 'stay composed'.
Don't accept your fate; change it first. Those who are willing to stop, reflect, and slowly adjust will eventually wait for their moment to turn the tables.
The core of trading has never been 'gambling', but 'understanding'. Only by understanding the market can you trade with confidence; only by avoiding traps can you make steady profits. Instead of hoping for 'getting rich overnight' every day, it’s better to follow me to learn the logic thoroughly, making every profit clear and straightforward. Follow me.