A buddy of mine once struggled quite badly in the crypto world, following the group to chase after Dogecoin, losing everything three times in two days, even losing his rent. Later, I gave him three ironclad trading rules, and within four months, his account skyrocketed to 2 million USD. But in the end, I still blocked him.



**Iron Rule 1: Divide and Conquer**
Split 800U into three parts for trading. Use 300U specifically for intraday trading, take profit at 5%, then exit; use another 300U to enter only at support levels; the remaining 200U is locked in as a "life-saving token." He initially thought this was too slow, but after seeing a colleague go all-in and get liquidated, he finally followed suit.

**Iron Rule 2: Main Uptrend, Eat Up, Sideways, Lie Flat**
In the crypto market, 70% of the time is just sideways consolidation. My approach is to go to the gym when the market is flat. He once tried to ambush ADA during a week of sideways movement at midnight, but I stopped him and said "wait for volume." The next day, a big bullish candle appeared, and we gained 18%. He gradually understood that sometimes "doing nothing" is much harder than frequent trading. Whenever profits exceed 15%, I force him to transfer the money to his bank card immediately.

**Iron Rule 3: System Lock**
Set stop-loss at 3% for automatic liquidation, and lock in profits over 8%. Once, he wanted to manually cancel his LTC stop-loss order, so I showed him a screenshot of his previous liquidation. That night, LTC plunged 12%, but he only lost 1%. Since then, he understood that knowing when to cut is a protective charm.

After his account reached 2 million USD, this guy started to get cocky. He joined signal groups, went all-in on MEME coins, and as a result, his principal was halved. He complained that if he had been fully invested earlier, he would already be worth millions. I pulled up a screenshot of him thanking me for risk control before, and suddenly realized—the real trap in the market is never the market itself, but those self-righteous gamblers.

Before blocking him, I finally said: "It's all about discipline, not luck! Arrogance will send you back to the beginning overnight!" The rule of the crypto world is this: discipline is the true life-saving charm.
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MerkleMaidvip
· 01-22 12:28
This story is quite harsh, but to be honest, if 2 million only makes you realize discipline when you're back to the pre-liberation era, then it's a bit late, isn't it?
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MetaMiseryvip
· 01-22 12:28
To be honest, I couldn't help but laugh when I saw him chasing MEME coins. Isn't that a classic case of "getting a taste of success and then getting carried away"? Discipline is really the hardest hurdle.
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AirdropHunterWangvip
· 01-22 12:27
Honestly, this guy is a typical case of "getting cocky after tasting success." He couldn't even hold onto 2 million U, and now he's blaming risk control for being too conservative? Laughable. Greed is a deadly game with no bloodshed.
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SoliditySlayervip
· 01-22 12:23
It's that same story of "I teach you how to make money and then block you"... Nicely called discipline, but frankly it's just gambler psychology.
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ParanoiaKingvip
· 01-22 12:17
Wow, this is human nature. Once they make 2 million, they start to get arrogant. Truly incredible.
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MentalWealthHarvestervip
· 01-22 12:08
To be honest, this guy's subsequent actions really deserve it. Discipline is easy to talk about but hard to practice.
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