From corporate worker to cryptocurrency free agent: my comeback strategy.

Once upon a time, I was also a corporate worker squeezed in the morning and evening rush hour subway. Every morning, I dragged my lead-filled legs to clock in, and in the evening, I left work with a heart numbed by my boss's manipulation. Until two years ago, when I ventured into the cryptocurrency world, I haven’t seen an attendance sheet in three years, let alone look at anyone’s face.

If you are also trapped in the deadlock of "working feels like a funeral," unable to see promotion hopes or find a way to break through — then this article might just be the turning point you've been waiting for.

The truth about most people getting liquidated: it’s not that their skills are lacking, it’s that their order is wrong.

There is a harsh reality in the cryptocurrency world: 90% of people enter the market thinking of making quick money, but no one teaches them how to survive first.

Below are three notes that I once taught to a novice step by step. Today, I’ll break them down for you as they are. This is a survival guide for the "poor man's strategy" that can help ordinary people stand firm in the cryptocurrency world.

Note 1: Stop the bleeding — first, stitch up the losses.

I remember the first time he got 10,000 USDT, I asked him to solve a seemingly simple arithmetic problem:

50% in spot: only choose mainstream coins in the top 20 by market cap, and remove the 3rd, 7th, and 15th positions — these three spots are often landmines set by market makers.

30% into the arbitrage pool: I helped him lock it in a cold wallet, with the key kept by me. The only rule is: no one can touch it without my signal.

20% as a life-saving fund: keep it in a hot wallet, and he even put a sticky note on his phone case, written in red, saying "If you touch this money, I’ll chop off your hands."

For a full seven days, he only needed to do one thing: completely remove the two words "go all in" from his mind. Later, he said those seven days were harder than quitting smoking, but it was this defense line that helped him avoid the sudden crash that month.

Note 2: Blood extraction — let the exchange work for you.

Just after the bleeding period, I gave him the second mantra: the price difference is free profit, the fee is interest delivered to your door, and volatility is a red envelope falling from the sky.

I wrote the specific operations on an A4 sheet, made two copies: one attached directly below his monitor, and the other for him to stash in his wallet —

When the price difference between two spot exchanges is ≥ 1.5%, take an immediate screenshot and archive it;

If the perpetual fee rate is negative for 12 hours and less than -0.02%, set up an alert immediately;

When both conditions are met, A buys the spot while B opens a short position, allowing for triple profits to be reaped in one go.

That piece of paper was crumpled and worn out after 30 days, but his account had genuinely increased by 40,000 USDT. He later said that exchanges can indeed be like working part-time, the key is to keep track of their attendance.

Note 3: Ambush — stake out at the door of the new coin's delivery room.

When the account surpasses 50,000 USDT, I handed him the third note, which had only one line:

"What the market maker fears the most is that you understand his game rules better than he does."

The contract market for new coins within 72 hours of launch is like a newly born cub — the fur is not fully developed (thin market), but the temperament is the fiercest (sharp price spikes), and there might even be a 3-second system outage.

I gave him a simple and straightforward task list:

Leverage should not exceed 3 times; no more than that.

Pre-set limit orders at common price spike points, like a hunter setting traps;

Once triggered, close the position immediately, even if there is still potential profit ahead, never look back.

During the TON market surge, he used 20% of his position to achieve 87% returns in 8 minutes, then immediately turned off his computer and went to the gym. In his words: "Earn secure money, so you can sleep soundly."

Final words

Stop chasing after the next hundredfold coin like a headless fly. First, ask yourself three questions:

Have you mastered the skill of stopping the bleeding?

Have you dared to capture the timing for blood extraction?

Have you cultivated enough patience for the ambush?

The fairness of the cryptocurrency world lies in: if you get the order right, the market is your ATM; if you get it wrong, you’re just fuel for others.

Now, where do you plan to start?