Entering the crypto world with 68,000 savings, quitting my job to trade full-time, and after 10 years my assets grew to over 80 million — I never pursued the myth of turning 10,000 into 2 billion, relying instead on a stable approach focused mainly on spot trading and occasionally trading contracts. This not only supported my family but also brought me closer to the goal of breaking 100 million by the end of the year.
If there is a core secret to professional trading, it must be 'spending every penny wisely.' Today, I share 5 phased building models, strategies for breaking even, and the underlying logic to survive bull and bear markets. For those who want to make trading a profession, this article can help you avoid 3 years of detours.
1. 5 types of phased building models: From conservative to aggressive, adaptable to all market conditions.
1. Pyramid building method: A 'lifesaving trick' for bottom fishing in a bear market.
Core Logic: The lower the price, the more you buy, using low-priced chips to average down costs, like a pyramid with a 'wide base and a narrow top.'
Applicable Scenario: Clear end of a downtrend (e.g., late in a bear market, retracing over 30%), suitable for those who can withstand short-term fluctuations.
Practical Case (BTC):
100,000 U principal divided into 4 batches to enter:
Buy 10% (10,000 U) at 40,000 U — Testing the waters, avoiding buying at halfway up a mountain.
Buy 20% (20,000 U) at 35,000 U — Confirming a pullback, start adding positions.
Buy 30% (30,000 U) at 30,000 U — Close to the support level, heavy positioning.
Buy 40% (40,000 U) at 25,000 U — At the target bottom, go all in with the remaining funds.
Advantage: 70% of funds bought below 30,000 U, the profit potential during a rebound far exceeds a one-time all-in.
Key reminder: Must set a bottom range, don't heavily invest at the early stage of a drop (e.g., adding heavily when it drops from 60,000 to 50,000, it may get trapped deeper).
2. Inverted pyramid building method: Buying on the rise in a bull market without getting trapped.
Core Logic: Buy more when the trend starts, buy less as it rises, both preventing missing out and controlling risks.
Applicable Scenario: Clear upward trend (e.g., breaking key resistance), suitable for those who are bullish but afraid of chasing highs.
Practical Case (ETH):
100,000 U principal divided into 4 batches to enter:
Buy 40% (40,000 U) at 2000 U — The trend has just started, take a position.
Buy 30% (30,000 U) at 2500 U — Breaking the previous high, moderately increase the position.
Buy 20% (20,000 U) at 3000 U — Trend accelerates, follow in small amounts.
Buy 10% (10,000 U) at 3500 U — Close to the high, symbolic averaging down.
Advantage: 70% of funds bought below 2500 U, even if there is a pullback, the overall cost remains low.
3. Grid building method: 'Shearing the sheep' tool in a fluctuating market.
Core Logic: 'Buy on dips and sell on rallies' within a fixed range, capturing profit from volatility like a fishing net.
Applicable Scenario: Sideways oscillation (e.g., coin price fluctuating within a range), suitable for those who love high-frequency trading.
Practical Case (BTC fluctuating between 20,000 - 30,000 U):
30,000 U principal divided into 3 portions:
Buy 10,000 U at 20,000 U, and 10,000 U at 25,000 U.
If it rises to 25,000 U, sell 20,000 U of the bought portion (earning 25%).
If it drops back to 20,000 U, buy back; if it rises to 30,000 U, sell the portion bought at 25,000 U (earning back 20%).
Advantage: No need to guess the direction, automatically profit in oscillations, can be combined with bots for automatic execution.
Key reminder: Stop immediately if breaking the range (e.g., falling below 20,000 or rising above 30,000, grid invalidation).
4. Time interval method: The 'fool's strategy' for beginners' dollar-cost averaging.
Core Logic: Don't look at the price, buy at fixed intervals, use average cost to combat volatility.
Applicable Scenario: Long-term bullish but not timing the market (e.g., dollar-cost averaging in a bear market), suitable for office workers and beginners.
Practical Case:
Buy ETH with 100,000 U, divided into 5 weeks, buying 20,000 U every Friday, regardless of whether the price is 2000 U or 2500 U. The final cost is the average price over 5 weeks, avoiding the pitfall of 'going all in at a high price in any one week'.
Advantage: Completely free from the anxiety of watching the market, buying more at low prices in bear markets and less at high prices in bull markets, automatically averaging the cost over time.
5. Technical indicator method: 'Precise strike' for advanced players.
Core Logic: Combine MACD, RSI, and moving average signals to buy in phases, using technical analysis to filter out ineffective fluctuations.
Applicable Scenario: Unclear trend but with signals (e.g., bottom divergence, breaking moving averages), suitable for those who can understand indicators.
Practical Case (SOL):
100,000 U divided into 3 batches to enter:
Buy 30% (30,000 U) when RSI falls below 30 (oversold) — Initial confirmation of the bottom.
Buy 30% (30,000 U) when the price pulls back to the MA60 moving average — Confirmation of support.
Buy 40% (40,000 U) when daily chart shows a bottom divergence — Trend reversal, heavy attack.
Advantage: Every purchase has logical support, winning rate is 40% higher than 'guessing'.
2. How to break even after being trapped? 2 major strategies + 3 iron rules.
1. Proactive breaking even: Take the initiative, don't let losses expand.
Cutting losses: When buying at a peak or hitting a landmine, one must act decisively. In 2022, I bought a certain altcoin and got trapped; noticing signs of the project team fleeing, I immediately cut my losses, losing 20% but preserving 80% of my principal.
Swap coins: Weak coins for strong coins. For example, in 2023, swapping the stagnant LTC for SOL, the 50% increase in SOL offset the 10% loss in LTC.
Short hedging: When deeply trapped and confirmed to continue falling, open a short position for hedging. But beginners should not use this, as it can easily lead to losses on both sides.
2. Passive breaking even: The 'lifeline' method when out of bullets.
Averaging down: Only use this when at a low and optimistic about the future, and add to the position at most once, with total position not exceeding 50%.
Lying flat: Deeply trapped with full positions and using spare cash, turn off the software and wait for the cycle. In 2018, I was trapped at 6000 U for BTC, lying until 2020, not only breaking even but also earning 3 times.
Iron rules for breaking even:
Never use leverage to average down (10x leverage can wipe you out).
When a single coin is trapped over 50%, either cut losses or lie flat, don’t trade repeatedly.
The first thing after breaking even: set a stop loss to avoid getting trapped again.
Three, the core formula for surviving bull and bear markets: Capital < Chips < Consensus < Technology < Humanity.
1. Capital: The 'lifeline' of professional trading.
Only use spare cash, do not borrow or use credit cards — this is the fundamental reason I haven't been liquidated in 10 years.
Capital scale determines strategy: 100,000 U for diversified layout, 1,000,000 U for focused core, tens of millions need to hedge risks.
2. Chips: Buying the right coin is more important than more operations.
Only coins that institutions accumulate have great opportunities: Look for trading volume (continuously increasing with small price fluctuations) and sector heat (following hot trends).
Don't touch 'coins recommended by others': If they rise, you can't hold on, and if they fall, you can't bear to sell, eventually becoming 'love coins'.
3. Consensus: The 'engine' of the bull market.
A major market movement occurs only when retail investors and institutions reach a 'bull market consensus'. Now that BTC has broken the previous high and altcoins are rallying, it is a signal of consensus formation.
Understanding cycles is stronger than staring at the market every day: Buy BTC/ETH in the early bull market, mainstream coins in the mid-term, and altcoins in the later stage; it’s not hard to achieve 10 times profits over three rounds.
4. Technology: The 'skill' of professional players.
It took me 3 years to learn: Judging trends by high and low points (4-hour for direction), finding support and resistance (1 hour for points), and seizing opportunities (15 minutes to act).
Don't blindly trust indicators; volume and price are fundamental: For uptrends, volume should increase, and for downtrends, low volume may indicate a bottom.
5. Humanity: The last hurdle, and also the hardest one.
Greed: Earning 5% but wanting 10%, ending up on a rollercoaster.
Resentment: Revenge trading when losing, the more you lose, the more you trade.
Doubt: When opportunity arises, hesitating to act, regretting when it rises.
After 10 years of professional trading, my greatest improvement is: being able to hold back when I should be in cash, and daring to act when I should be heavily invested, making profits without getting carried away, and not panicking when losing.
Four, 3 heartfelt truths for professional traders.
Stable compound interest is more important than explosive profits: My annual target is 50%-100%, and after 10 years, 68,000 grew to 80 million, further than those who make 10 times in one year and face liquidation the next.
80% of the time waiting, 20% of the time acting: In 2024, I was out of the market for 8 months, waiting for the opportunity to break BTC 60,000, then earned 3 million in one go.
Survival means opportunity: 30% position in bear markets, 70% in bull markets, no single coin exceeding 20%. This is my 'lifeline' summed up after experiencing 3 bull and bear cycles.
Trading crypto as a profession is not about luck; it's about system, discipline, and mindset. These 5 types of building models, strategies for breaking even, and underlying logic have been validated by me over 10 years. If you can understand them, breaking 100 million by the end of the year might not just be a dream. Remember: the crypto world is full of opportunities, but lacks 'prepared people'.
Super Brother will continue to monitor the market, guiding fans to lay out spot or contract positions at suitable points. There are no shortages of opportunities in the crypto world; it depends on whether you can seize them! Opportunities won't wait for anyone; if you want to make money, hurry up and follow Super Brother's steps!
