I’ve been trading crypto for nine years. From the earliest liquidations to now, making a living from trading—honestly, there isn’t much mysticism in between. More often than not, it’s just continuously being corrected by the market.

2024 was relatively lucky. My account roughly increased by 50x. Along the way, I made two withdrawals to buy a house, and if I hadn’t touched the funds, the numbers would be even more outrageous—but those really don’t matter. What matters is that later I slowly formed a stable approach.
Looking back now, what’s essential for something to last long-term isn’t technology—it’s how to keep yourself from being eliminated by the market.
My current trading mindset is very simple:
First, scale in across positions—never go all-in at once.
Even with small funds like 800U, I’ll only take a small portion to test first, keep the rest untouched, and wait until the market truly gives a signal. If there’s no signal, it stays idle; I don’t force opportunities. If I lose, I don’t try to “make it back,” and especially I won’t emotionally add to the position.
Second, only trade the points with high certainty.
A lot of people’s problem is that they want to trade every day, but most of the time it’s actually just crappy noise. I’d rather wait for the structure and direction to become clear before acting. If a trade can’t capture the full move, I split it into parts—if it hits the breakout, I take the breakout; pullbacks and continuations are handled separately. In a choppy range, it’s basically an all-cash state.
Third, profits can be compounded, but the position size must have an upper limit.
Even if it’s a profit trade, I won’t amplify infinitely; usually I keep it within a relatively safe proportion. Let the money roll, but don’t let the risk run out of control.
Fourth, don’t be greedy for the entire move.
When I make money, I exit in stages—I don’t fantasize about catching the very last leg. A lot of people fail to control this: if they don’t take profits and leave, eventually they give everything back.
At the end of the day, this isn’t about making you rich overnight. It’s about letting you stay in the market and slowly compound.
I’ve seen too many people: their account isn’t big, but they watch the chart every day, and their trading frequency is frighteningly high. In the end, they don’t lose because of the行情—they lose because of themselves.
The real fork in the road in crypto trading is actually very simple—
It’s not who can make money fast, but who can still stay in the arena $BTC ‌