With 10 years of trading market experience, I believe I have a say. Back in 2007, at 18 years old, my net worth was over 50 million, of which about 42 million was earned in the 'crypto world.' I had losses at the beginning, but I earned it all back!
I was born in 2007 and am a full-time crypto trader with assets in the tens of millions. I withdraw 100,000 each month from the crypto market, feeling that it has no impact on my life, living leisurely and freely without deceit or intrigue, living the life I want.
Every morning, I open my computer and review yesterday's trades because the trading volume in the crypto market is very low in the morning, so I'm usually busy at night. I take a simple rest in the morning, then review and consolidate my trading records into my trading system.
Reviewing is really important! In the afternoon around four or five, I usually go for a run in the park or forest, then return home for dinner. Sometimes I cook for myself, sometimes I order takeout. By the time I'm done, it's around 7-8 PM, and the US stock market is about to open, and the crypto market starts to become wildly active!
You only need to seize a few opportunities to earn your daily small target!
If trading is thin or there are few opportunities due to a one-sided decline, I participate in trading community activities or gather with friends for meals.
Such exchanges and social interactions are an important way for me to balance work and life, and they also help me expand my network and learn more about industry dynamics.
As a trader, I face the busy trading market every day, but my daily life is not just about buying; there are many interesting things worth sharing, such as checking the latest market dynamics and economic news.
This is an important step for me to understand the global economic situation and also a necessary preparation for trading.
Then I began to analyze various data and charts to study market trends and price movements.
This is crucial for making correct trading decisions. Sometimes I carefully study various clues like a detective to find potential trading opportunities.
Why do you need to look at the 4-hour, 1-hour, and 15-minute K-lines when trading crypto?
Many people repeatedly stumble in the crypto market because they only focus on one cycle.
Today, I will talk about my commonly used multi-cycle K-line trading method: three simple steps to grasp direction, find points, and set timing.
1. 4-hour K-line: determines your major direction for going long or short. This cycle is long enough to filter out short-term noise, clearly revealing the trend: Uptrend: high points and low points rise together → buy on dips. Downtrend: high points and low points fall together → sell on rebounds. Sideways fluctuations: prices oscillate within a range; it's easy to get whipsawed, so frequent trading is not recommended. Remember: following the trend increases your winning rate; going against it will only give away money.
2. 1-hour K-line: used to delineate ranges and find key levels. After determining the major trend, the 1-hour chart can help you find support/resistance: • Approaching trend lines, moving averages, or previous lows are potential entry points. When approaching previous highs, important resistance, or the appearance of top patterns, you should consider taking profits or reducing positions.
3. 15-minute K-line: Only do the final 'shooting action.' This cycle is specifically used to find entry opportunities, not to look at trends: wait for key price levels to show small cycle reversal signals (engulfing, bottom divergence, golden cross), then take action. • Volume must be released; breakthroughs are reliable; otherwise, it’s easy to have false moves. How to cooperate with multiple cycles?
1. First, set the direction: use the 4-hour chart to decide whether to go long or short.
2. Find entry zones: use the 1-hour chart to outline support or resistance areas.
3. Precise entry: Use the 15-minute chart to find the signal for the final touch. A few additional points: If several cycle directions conflict, it’s better to stay out and observe than to take uncertain trades. • Small cycle fluctuations are fast; always set stop losses to prevent being repeatedly swept out. • The combination of following the trend, position, and timing is much stronger than blindly guessing at the charts. I have used this multi-cycle K-line method for over 5 years, and it is a stable output's foundational configuration. Whether you can use it well depends on whether you are willing to look at the charts more and summarize.
Why do many people fail to earn money in the crypto market? It's not because they don't work hard but because they fundamentally don't understand: trading is simply about 'not making small profits and not losing big.' It sounds simple, but it's too difficult to actually achieve!
Let me give you an example you might have experienced: you opened a long position with 20,000 U, and it rose to 21,000. You feared a pullback and took profit, earning 5%, feeling quite pleased. But then the market surged directly to 25,000! You made 5%, but missed out on 50%. Are you frustrated? You tell yourself: 'Next time I have to hold on and make big profits!'
So you opened a position at 20,000 again, rose to 21,000 but couldn't hold on, and ended up with the market reversing and crashing down through 20,000 to 19,500. You couldn't bear it and stopped out, losing a wave for nothing... Sound familiar?
This is the death loop that most people can't escape. So is there any method to make money in both big and small markets? Unfortunately, no! In trading, you must make a choice: either make small money and ensure stability or only catch big trends and not be tempted by short-term gains. I choose the latter, not to make small money, but to wait for big opportunities! Why?
Because true wealth is not achieved through frequent entries and exits but by seizing a big trend once + keeping the profits! Earning 200% from one wave of trends, holding onto it, then coming back for another wave, earning another 200%—this is the secret of compound doubling.
But if you make profits and losses frequently, earning 200% and then giving it back, why work so hard?
Many people go their whole lives without finding the correct path. If you are now starting to realize: it's not about trading more to earn more money, nor is it about earning a few points to become rich. Instead, you need to learn to: wait, guard, and be ruthless! Wait for the right position, guard your profits, and dare to act at critical moments!
This requires: a stable mindset! Enough patience! Enough boldness! Not afraid of missing opportunities! Not being swayed by short-term fluctuations!
Are you willing to choose to stay out when everyone else is frantically trading short-term? Are you brave enough to go in heavily when everyone else is cutting losses and leaving? If you can do this, you deserve the chance for the next wave of financial freedom! Trading is not about getting rich by luck, but surviving through insight, rhythm, and cognition. Those who play randomly will always lose money; and you, if you are already 'on the road,' at least have already won half!
For many people, the biggest challenge in the crypto market is not that they can't trade but that they are always jumping back and forth between two thoughts: fearing missing out after making a profit, and fearing pullbacks while holding on!
For example, if you opened a position with 20,000 U and it rose to 21,000 right after you entered, you happily took profit and made 5%. But then the market skyrocketed to 25,000, and seeing that additional 45% profit behind you made you regretful, banging your thigh, and your mindset exploded.
Then you tell yourself: 'Next time, I must hold on and definitely make big profits!'
As a result, the next time it really does rise from 20,000 to 21,000, you remain calm, not moving at all, but then the market suddenly reverses and drops back to 19,500. You can no longer bear it and stop-loss out... Going back and forth, not only do you fail to make big profits, but you also risk losing even more.
It's not that you can't trade; you're trapped in a death loop of 'fear of missing out on profits and fear of pullbacks,' and you can't escape it for a lifetime. So is there a way to make money in both big and small markets?
Let me tell you realistically: there are no truly profitable people; they have long made a choice: 'not making small profits, but fighting for big trends.'
In simple terms, it's about being able to endure, daring to wait, willing to miss out, and not acting rashly. Even if you miss a few opportunities, you should wait for that big move that can yield 200% or 300% profits.
Many people earn 200% from one wave of trends, hold the profits, and then come back for another 200%, which already makes it four times. But what about most people? They earn 200% but give it back, missing out on compounding.
In the trading market, there is no such thing as 'missing out,' only losing and making money. Are you truly ready to make big money?
This path is simple, but difficult to stick to: Can you wait? Not move, but wait until you truly understand the structure before entering? Can you be ruthless? After opening a position, not being led by the market, sticking to stop loss when necessary, and confidently taking profits? Mindset, rhythm, boldness, and execution are all indispensable!
This is why most people end up saying: 'It's really too difficult for me...' But having found the right method is already much better than a lifetime of chaotic rushing. Are you here to gamble with your life, or to make money? Choosing the right direction, the rest is practice!
When trading truly becomes a skill that sustains life, one no longer has the initial restlessness; only a sense of solid peace remains.
There's no need to prove anything to anyone; the market's ups and downs won't disturb my peace of mind.
Every step has its rules. When it's time to act, do not hesitate; when it's time to wait, hold your ground.
There is no longer any delusion of 'getting rich overnight,' nor do I seek the miracle of 'one trade to change everything.' Instead, I am more like a farmer tending to my fields, sowing seeds according to the season and patiently waiting to harvest naturally when the time comes, following the rules.
Stable profit is never supported by a few lucky trades but by enduring the harsh winter of the market—being able to withstand pressure during consecutive stop losses, executing plans regardless.
Watching the account curve climb little by little, I am no longer swayed by daily gains and losses; ups and downs have become the norm. Ultimately, those who can live on trading are not the ones who can make a lot of money, but those who can withstand losses and keep moving forward calmly even after a loss.
Here's a practical truth: the profits in your account must be solid; they can't come from luck. They must be earned step by step based on stable methods. Not relying on betting or guessing, but rather on strategies and rules, so that you can feel secure, no matter how the market turns upside down, you have the confidence to believe you can endure it. More importantly, I no longer expect trading to bring me a life of 'carefree freedom.'
Understand the hardships of this profession—enduring loneliness, tolerating boredom, but also getting used to it, even recognizing this path from the bottom of your heart. Knowing that this is never a shortcut, just a life that you have chosen and accepted. When the illusions of trading fade away, what remains is a clear understanding and steadfast execution; only then can you truly rely on it to make a living.
The final barrier in trading ultimately comes down to human nature. Wang Yangming once said: 'It's easy to break the bandit in the mountains, but hard to break the bandit in the heart.' In the world of trading, technical indicators are like paths in the mountains, seemingly clear and findable, but the weaknesses of human nature are like a layer of fog, always entangling us on the road ahead.
Those who truly understand the essence of trading have inevitably gone through the process of 'cognitive collapse'—putting down the arrogance of 'I can predict the market' and admitting that I am just one of many ordinary traders.
As Nietzsche said, 'When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes back into you.' Therefore, only by facing one's own ignorance and greed can one see oneself clearly and establish order in chaos.
Many people feel they have a brilliant trading system but are tormented by the market fluctuations.
Their source of suffering lies in taking the wrong path of 'technical supremacy.' Einstein once said: 'Any clever fool can make things bigger and more complex.' Trading is actually similar. Over-reliance on mechanical strategies while ignoring the collective psychology and deep logic behind the market is like seeking a sword in a boat; ultimately, it will be contrary to stable profits.
Mature traders understand that trading is the realization of cognition. The highest realm of trading lies in 'being able to endure loneliness and waiting for opportunities.'
Buffett's quote, 'Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful,' teaches us not only strategy but also mastery over human nature. True trading experts understand how to restrain their inner impulses and do not blindly chase every market fluctuation.
They wait like cheetahs for their prey, and when their opportunity arises, they strike decisively with lightning speed, allowing reason to triumph over emotion. When your desires can yield to discipline, you can navigate the turbulent waves of the market and achieve stable profits.
In the crypto market, if you don't have a good circle or first-hand news, I suggest you follow me; I'll take you to shore. Welcome to join the team!!!
