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A Record of 13 Years in the Cryptocurrency World: I Have Forged Five Iron Rules with Blood and Tears

In the hot summer of 2013, when I exchanged a month's salary for 1 Bitcoin on a trading platform, I never expected the tuition fees on this road to be so expensive. Over the past thirteen years, from the humming mining machines at water-powered Sichuan plants to the midnight liquidation at Shenzhen exchanges, from ICO frenzy to the ruins of LUNA's zeroing out, I have lost seven figures to forge five survival rules carved into my bones.

First Rule: Dollar-Cost Averaging Is Noah’s Ark for Surviving Bull and Bear Markets

I understand the impulse to go all-in—back in 2017, I fully invested in TRX chasing the rally, only to suffer a tragic exit with losses. Now, I invest 20% of my income into Bitcoin every month without fail, even if the price drops from 60k to 30k. Dollar-cost averaging is not cowardice; it’s turning time into the sword of compound interest. Remember: the legend of getting rich overnight in a bull market through all-in is true for only 1%, but 99% will end up on the missing persons list in a bear market.

Second Rule: Controlling Your Hands Is More Important Than Watching the Market

On the night of the May 19, 2021 crash, I bought altcoins during the dip because I “felt it was the bottom,” losing 53% in a single day. The bloody lesson taught me: when candlesticks are a tangled mess, shutting down and sleeping is the top-tier move. Now, my trading app has an “Emotion Lock”: after three consecutive missed opportunities or stop-losses, the account automatically freezes for a week. The market never rewards hard workers; it favors hunters.

Third Rule: Stop-Loss Is the Last Bulletproof Vest

Do you remember the day Luna collapsed from $119 in 2022? I could have cut losses at $90 but fantasized that “Sun’s Cut” would save the market, only to see my position wiped out. Now, every trade has two layers of insurance: a stop-loss set at -15% of cost, and take-profit levels at three stages (+30% / 50% / 80%) for partial exits. Don’t laugh at my cowardice; those who survive longer in crypto are “scaredy cats.”

Fourth Rule: Build an Information Zen Room Amidst the Noise

“Elon Musk endorses Dogecoin,” “BlackRock ETF approved”… These news once made me frequently misjudge the rhythm. Now, I block 90% of market groups, leaving only three sources: on-chain data sites, Federal Reserve rate minutes, and exchange institutional weekly reports. The true secret to wealth isn’t in the spittle of Twitter influencers but in the wallet trajectories of whales on the chain.

Fifth Rule: Regularly Dissect Your Own Corpse

Last month, I lost 120k yuan chasing a short on SIREN. That night, I did three things:

1️⃣ Printed my trading records and marked the mistake points (FOMO exploded at 3 pm)

2️⃣ Compared with similar past operations (found I stayed up late watching the charts before every loss)

3️⃣ Wrote it into “The Record of Foolishness” page 47 and copied it ten times as punishment

Failure is not shameful; it’s a private tutor paid for with blood—just don’t be a student who refuses to pay the tuition.

Finally: Living is the Ultimate Secret

Thirteen years ago, some miners who entered the market with me now own Bitcoin villas by the sea, but most have quit after the 312 liquidation, delivering food. There is no Holy Grail in crypto; my five iron rules are just a lifeline woven from scars. When the tide recedes again, I hope we can all stand on the shore and smile lightly: