At two in the morning, the computer screen was still glowing, and messages in the group chat continued to pop up nonstop.
Someone sent a message: “Bro, can we still get in on this move? Can we push for a 2x?”
Others posted screenshots of their unrealized gains and kept shouting: “Follow bro and make big gains.”
My fingertips paused on the keyboard, and I suddenly remembered rewatching Dying to Survive.
Cheng Yong sat in a police car as countless patients by the roadside removed their masks and looked toward him, all respectfully calling him the “God of Medicine.” But only he himself knew that he was no god at all, just an ordinary man who wanted to give ordinary people one more chance to survive.
It has been nearly ten years since I struggled in the stock market after earning my master’s degree and then entered the crypto world.
From a novice who entered with 30,000 yuan and lost almost everything in his account, to now leading a group of brothers in refining strategies and capitalizing on market opportunities. I have heard countless people call me a “crypto god” or a “signal guru,” but I have always remained clear-headed: I am no crypto god.
At first, I was also a patient searching everywhere for a “miracle cure,” just like every beginner.
When I first entered the market, I was no different from most novices, chasing the so-called secret to getting rich overnight. I scoured analyses from experts on forums, lurked in groups for insider tips, and recklessly went all-in whenever I heard that a coin could double. I dabbled in dog-themed projects and high-leverage contracts, fantasizing that catching the next hot trend would let me rise to the top in one step.
Just like the patients with chronic myeloid leukemia searching everywhere for Gleevec in the film, I treated everyone who claimed they could help me make money as a lifeline.
The ending was only too predictable.
Projects vanished, contracts were liquidated, and in the end less than 3,000 yuan remained from my 30,000 yuan principal. I sat in my rented room, staring blankly at the empty account, barely able to afford food. Only then did I truly wake up: in this space, there has never been a “miracle cure” that guarantees profits without losses. Anyone who promises guaranteed principal and profits from the outset either wants to harvest you or is simply boasting.
After that, I devoted myself to building a foundation for two years, thoroughly studying candlestick logic and market cycles, and embedding risk management into my trading system. Only then did I slowly climb out of the mire and achieve stable returns. Like Cheng Yong obtaining a channel for Indian medicine, I first cured my own “illness.”
I chose to lead others simply because I did not want to see more people repeat my mistakes.
At first, I only wrote about my painful lessons from falling into traps on a forum. A follower named Lao Li reached out to me by private message. He said he had lost hundreds of thousands of yuan trading with the crowd, his wife had taken their child back to her parents’ home, and if he kept losing, his family would fall apart. He said: “Bro, I’m not asking to double my money. I just want to earn back what I lost, then I’ll stop.”
Those words struck me deeply. Back when I had lost so much that I could only eat instant noodles, I too had hoped someone would give me a hand.
I traded with him and established ironclad rules: no high leverage, build positions in batches, take profits decisively when targets are reached, and exit immediately when the stop-loss line is hit. Over more than six months, he operated steadily with the market. He not only recovered most of his losses, but also preserved his principal and peacefully left the market to return to a normal life.
Later, more and more people came to me, so I created a discussion group. I repeatedly made one thing clear to everyone: I am not a god, and I cannot guarantee that every trade will be profitable. What I can do is lead everyone in strictly following risk controls, avoiding more traps, and surviving in this market first. Just like Cheng Yong selling medicine, I did not initially set out to be a hero; I simply saw that everyone was suffering, and helped wherever I could.
In this space, “gods” often collapse faster than anyone else.
In eight years in the industry, I have seen too many so-called crypto gurus rise and fall. There was once a highly famous blogger who posted million-yuan profit trades every day, promoted the idea that following him could deliver 100x returns, and charged hefty membership fees. Then a bear market arrived, and he disappeared without a trace; rumors spread that he had fled with the funds. Others livestreamed trading calls, urged everyone to go all-in with leverage, then ended up liquidated and in debt themselves before vanishing completely.
This was just like Zhang Changlin in the film, peddling so-called miracle medicine, boasting that it could cure every illness, and ultimately harming countless ordinary people. I often warn the brothers in the group: whenever someone tells you that profits are guaranteed and returns are 100%, stay away immediately. Even institutions make incorrect judgments, let alone ordinary traders like us.
I also misread the market sometimes. Just last Friday, when ETH suddenly surged, I misjudged one move. After I built a position, the market moved sharply upward against my expectation. I immediately admitted my mistake honestly in the group and led everyone to cut losses decisively. No one blamed me, because everyone understood: in this market, people who dare to admit they can make mistakes are far more reliable than those who claim they are incapable of error.
I am not a crypto god; I am just an ordinary person who strictly follows risk controls.
There is a line from Dying to Survive that I have always remembered: “There is only one disease in the world: poverty.” The same applies in the crypto world. Trading strategies can help us pursue returns, but they can never cure human greed.
I cannot make the people who follow me rich overnight, just as Cheng Yong could not save every patient.
What I can do is restrain restless hands when everyone is euphoric, provide confidence when the market is fearful, firmly protect risk control as our lifeline, and keep everyone at the table so we can pursue steady, sustainable profits.
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