Liquidations, chasing tops, panic selling... I've fallen into all these traps.

At my lowest point, my account was down to just 10,000 USDT, but now it's grown to seven figures. It's not luck—it’s hard-earned lessons paid for with real money.

Want to survive longer in this market? There are a few hard truths you need to understand:

**Don’t chase get-rich-quick dreams, or you’ll get wrecked**
Ninety percent of people in crypto lose money because they’re chasing the fantasy of overnight riches. The reality is, a 100x gain means you have to win 10 times in a row, and most people get liquidated by the third pullback. My strategy is simple: don’t try to eat the whole fish, just take the juiciest bite. Take 3% profits and get out—don’t be greedy.

**Focus on just two assets**
Altcoins, NFTs, DeFi? Sounds tempting, but they’re meat grinders. I only trade BTC and ETH perpetual contracts—liquidity is deep, so you won’t get wrecked by random wicks. Surviving is more important than anything.

**Comebacks rely on defense, not offense**
The secret to making money? Lose less.

I set myself a few rules: maximum two trades per day (most losses come from overtrading), close positions with 3%-5% profits (you can still compound gains in a choppy market), and once my capital reached 30,000 USDT, I strictly adjusted position sizes based on a modified Kelly formula—never adding leverage recklessly.