2026-01-08 09:26:17

The craziest case I've seen involved someone starting with 5,000 yuan and, through half a year of holding and trading, turning it into a million-level amount. I've also seen the equally crazy opposite—earning 500,000 yuan the day before, but out of greed, giving it all back the next day.

Today, I want to share some practical stuff with you. This method is called the Holding Strategy. It’s not those flashy theories that sound impressive, but a real approach tested in the actual market with real money.

Why do most contract traders end up losing? The key reason is actually very simple—they trade every day.

The core essence of the holding strategy can be summarized in one sentence: be patient and wait for the most violent market movements.

The biggest pitfall for beginners: making money and immediately increasing their position, then a correction wipes everything out. The mistake lies in their mentality. The correct approach is this: after the first profitable trade, withdraw the principal. Only the remaining pure profit is the capital you can truly hold. At this point, your mindset changes completely. Each time you double, increase your position by no more than 20%, don’t be greedy.

Here’s the harsh reality: most people don’t fail to make money; they simply can’t hold onto it.

A few must-do points: after earning 50%, move your stop-loss line up to the cost price. After doubling, at least leave 30% of the profit as a safety cushion. Once signs of the trend ending appear, run faster than anyone else.

Remember a harsh reality: sometimes in the crypto world, doing nothing is the smartest move. But when it’s time to be ruthless, if you soften your heart, you might miss the best opportunity of your life.

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MidnightMEVeater

· 01-08 09:56

Good morning, at 3 a.m. I remembered a detail—about the guy who went from 5,000 to a million. When he earned his first 500,000, he must have also experienced that despair of "throwing everything back," but he survived. Most people don't die because they can't roll their positions; they die in the endless cycle of greed and anxiety, trapped in the liquidity trap. --- Basically, it's a mindset issue... Those who trade every day are actually gambling against algorithms in the robot paradise. They win once, then want to win twice. Isn't that the rhythm of being attacked by a sandwich? --- The most heartbreaking thing is this—doing nothing is the smartest. But in the context of midnight arbitrage, during that period of doing nothing, the market is still cutting leeks. So the difficulty lies in not knowing whether to wait or to run. --- Doubling your position and leaving 30% profit as a safety cushion sounds simple, but in practice, it feels like a gas war inside. Alright, today is another lesson fee day. --- The most ironic thing in the crypto world is this—making money too easily can actually lead to faster death. The story of that guy turning 5,000 into a million is actually a perfect illustration of survivor bias in dark pool trading.

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LucidSleepwalker

· 01-08 09:51

That's right, I see too many people falling into the trap of not being able to hold onto their money. Trading every day is truly a terminal illness; the cost of itchy hands is bankruptcy.

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CoffeeOnChain

· 01-08 09:37

That's true, but very few people can actually do it. Most of the time, greed is what gets the best of us.

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SilentObserver

· 01-08 09:37

That's right, the key is that it's very difficult to control your mindset. I know someone who, as soon as they make a profit, want to go all-in, and as a result, they get wiped out in one move.

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