Everyone in the crypto world has seen someone get liquidated. Losing two million and vanishing into thin air is not uncommon.

Most people reach this point either by going all-in trying to turn things around or by simply uninstalling the app, having never truly entered the crypto space. But there are also those who choose a third path.

I know a trader who just experienced a wipeout last year around this time. When he found me, he said one thing: "I’m not willing to give up, and I don’t want to mess around anymore." It was this determination that allowed him to survive in the market with the most straightforward approach.

**The method sounds simple and unremarkable—just stick to discipline:**

Divide your principal into ten parts, with no single trade exceeding 15%—absolutely no all-in. It sounds like old advice, but in the face of the intense volatility of $BTC and $ETH, simply surviving is a victory.

Once losses reach 3%, cut the position. This line is strict and inflexible, leaving no room for flexibility. Most people will find reasons here: "Hold on a bit longer, it will rebound." He didn’t. Stop-loss is stop-loss; feelings shouldn’t influence the decision.

Use only profits to add positions, with the principal protected. This is key—many people start taking risks after making some money, risking their entire principal again. He doesn’t do that. Profits are for rolling over, and the principal is for survival.

Stay out of the market if conditions aren’t right. Missing a few gains isn’t scary; dying in the middle of a move is. Waiting is the most torturous, but he endured.

**What was the market like during that half-year?** Blood and chaos. A bunch of coins on a major exchange suddenly got liquidated, traders chasing high got trapped, and unrealized gains evaporated overnight… Many lost their mental composure.

And he, like a "fool," operated according to a plan. When others panicked, he followed his plan; when others burned money, he calmly reviewed; when others blindly chased highs, he waited for his opportunity. No fancy hedging, no leverage dreams—just plain and simple.

What was the result? He recovered two million.

**The value of this example isn’t in the number of recouped funds but in breaking the vicious cycle of "loss—recover—lose again."** Too many people are stuck in this wheel, spinning for years and still at the same point. Why? Because after the first loss, they panic, and their mindset never improves. Every decision becomes an escape rather than a plan.

He’s different. He accepted failure and then started over with the most boring method. No reliance on luck, intuition, or subjective guesses like "I feel it’s going to rise."

People who truly make money won’t tell you secret tricks because there are only two words: **discipline**. Following through with simple effort is more valuable than all the clever ideas.

If you’re also stuck in a losing swamp, looking for a visible, feasible way out, the answer isn’t complicated—manage your positions, stick to stop-losses, and wait for opportunities. It’s that simple, and that hard.