Having spent ten years in the crypto circle, I've gone through all these detours. To be honest, most people's losses are not due to market issues but their own self-sabotage.

When I first entered the market, I was also reckless. Seeing others double their holdings in a few days made me eager, wanting to hit the jackpot overnight. But what happened—chasing highs and selling lows, my account funds just kept flowing out like a floodgate was open.

Only after losing a certain amount did I realize: for small funds to survive, it's not about speed but patience. Catch two or three main upward waves in a year, secure a steady profit, and the annual returns will follow. Going all-in every day, rushing in on news as soon as it breaks—that's not trading, that's gambling. I've seen many beginners who haven't even fully understood the candlestick charts yet, yet they dare to go all-in. Demo accounts can be reset infinitely, but a single mistake in real trading can wipe you out completely.

Some people also play the news. They buy high the day after good news comes out, only for the main players to sell right after. Ten years of this, and the pattern hasn't changed. The market always anticipates first; once good news is realized, it turns into bad news. By the time everyone knows, the opportunity has already flown away.

The key is a sense of rhythm. When the market is sluggish, rebounds are slow as snails; but once it accelerates downward, rebounds can be lightning-fast. The game of bottom-fishing and top-selling depends on precisely timing this rhythm.

The most costly lesson I learned—don't reduce your position before holidays. I always thought I could luck out, but when the holiday arrived, Bitcoin plummeted in a waterfall decline, and profits vanished in a few months. The market's iron law doesn't care about anyone's luck.

My current approach is simple: keep enough cash for medium-term swings, sell on rallies, buy on dips; for short-term trades, focus only on coins with high trading volume, using 15-minute K-line charts and KDJ to find the rhythm. That zone is where the whales harvest retail investors, not our main battlefield.

After ten years, my biggest realization is this: making money depends not on luck but on execution. Whether you can profit from the market is something already embedded in your trading habits. Don't dream of overnight riches—first learn to survive, then talk about winning.

Now I often review trades with newcomers, helping them identify the root causes of losses. Sometimes, just one rhythm point or a single idea can save an account. I once wandered in darkness and confusion, but now I hold this light in my hand, shining constantly. What about you?