Last spring, a trader from Shenzhen came to me. His account had already lost $300,000, leaving only $10,000 in hand. He asked me if this market could still turn around. I was very straightforward and told him: don’t even think about the words “getting back to break-even” for now.

When he first came to see me, his eyes were restless, full of hope to soar to the sky. I told him a principle — to turn the tide, the first lesson isn’t finding the most bullish coin, but learning how to survive.

We devised a simple trading framework. First, divide the $10,000 into five parts, with each trade not exceeding $2,000. This restriction may seem simple, but it can lock in risk — preventing the account from being wiped out due to a single misjudgment. He began to learn restraint, resisting the desire to hold full positions, and started to observe the market calmly.

Stop-loss is the bottom line. When he entered a position in a certain coin and got caught, according to our rules, if the floating loss reached 4%, he would cut the position immediately. He was quite annoyed at that time, but four days later, that coin plummeted 14%. At that moment, he understood: timely stop-loss isn’t failure, it’s the cost of staying alive.

When the market started to move, we used a phased profit-taking approach. For example, in a promising asset, buy at 0.16, then reduce positions at 0.24, 0.33, 0.42, and finally exit completely at 0.47. This way, he could enjoy the main upward wave and also avoid the risk of high-level oscillations.

What impressed me most was that he learned to hold a vacant position and wait. Once, for two consecutive days, the trend was uncertain. I insisted he exit and observe. He was anxious and kept asking whether to enter. I replied: waiting itself is a strategy. Later, when the market started to move, he caught the opportunity precisely and finally understood what I meant.

Fifty days later, his account exceeded $150,000. It’s not some mysterious operation, just step-by-step disciplined execution. No black tech, no insider information, only persistence.

He finally told me: the secret to stable profits is in the simplest rules.

The crypto world really isn’t about who makes money faster, but who survives longer. Those who ultimately win are often not the smartest, but those who can stick to the rules and keep a steady mindset. I only do real trading and share only those genuine experiences that help you survive in the market.