The flow of time in the crypto world is indeed bizarre. I once saw a trader whose account dropped from 150,000 USDT to just 10,000 USDT, and that feeling was probably more painful than a double collapse of body and mind. But surprisingly, five months later, he reappeared with 210,000 USDT. This is not a story about a dogecoin surge, but rather that he truly changed his trading habits. He later told me that he used only a few extremely simple methods.

**First Turning Point: Stop and Look at Yourself**

His initial problem was very typical—chasing every rise, panicking at every fall, and stop-losses were just decorative. I advised him to pause trading for a week and do one thing: dig out all his trading records and honestly review himself. As a result, he found that his losses mainly came from two types of actions. One was going all-in on news at midnight, often buying at high points. The other was gambling on luck after losing money, hoping to recover 5%, and by 20% losses, he was already mentally preparing for the worst. In plain terms, he was letting emotions drive, rather than strategy.

The subsequent iron rule was strict: no single loss exceeding 5%, so even if he kept losing, he wouldn’t be wiped out. If daily losses hit 10%, he would immediately lock his account and go to sleep—nothing else to think about.

**Second Step: Earn That Boring Money**

The way to turn 10,000 USDT around isn’t through a sudden big profit, but by surviving long enough. He focused on BTC and ETH, simplifying his approach to the extreme. He only acted at key points—like support levels at previous lows or breakouts above previous highs. Stop-losses were set just outside these key points at 1.5% distance, reducing psychological pressure while still protecting himself.

Once he earned a 5% profit, he would proactively withdraw the principal, and the profits would continue to roll over. This logic is clever—using the market’s money to bet on the market, which actually stabilizes the mindset, like watching others play cards.

**Third Detail: The Mysticism of Small Coins Is Not Random Guessing**

He allocated 2000 USDT to diversify across several small coins, but this wasn’t reckless play. The selection criteria were based on on-chain data performance, at least making basic judgments before investing. This part didn’t take up much of his portfolio, but the logic and discipline were the same as with major coins—risk was controlled, and his mindset remained stable.

In half a year, he went from despair back to the market. Now he says, the hardest part of trading isn’t the technology, but those uncontrollable emotions.