A friend started with 1800U in the crypto space and turned it into 80,000U in just three months, all without liquidation. Many say it's luck, but that's not the case—he strictly followed trading discipline.

To survive in this market, you need to be tougher on yourself.

**Step 1: Position sizing is the baseline, not advice**

Most beginners go all-in right away, unable to sleep when prices rise, and staring at the charts anxiously when they fall. Such mentality will eventually be wiped out by the market.

His approach was to split 1800U into three parts: 600U for intraday short-term trading (one order per day at most, flat if no opportunity); 600U for swing mid-term trading (absolutely no trades when the market is unclear); and 600U as a core position (holding steady even in extreme conditions). This decision saved him during the subsequent big drop.

**Step 2: Don’t be greedy, understand the main trend**

Most of the time, the crypto market is sideways. People constantly watching the charts often end up losing money on fees.

The correct approach is to stay patient when there's no trend, and strike hard when opportunities arise. Take profits of 20% per trade and decisively realize some gains, never gambling against the market. During the last ZEC rally, he operated this way—secured a steady 30% profit, a textbook example.

**Step 3: Keep emotions outside the door**

Trading is not investing, much less gambling—it requires mechanical execution.

Cut losses immediately at 2%, reduce positions at 4% profit. It sounds cold-blooded, but each move is a form of self-rescue. He later said: "Now I can watch the charts with a steady heartbeat, cutting losses doesn’t hurt, holding positions doesn’t panic."

Ultimately, this market is the fairest and most brutal—winners are not the smartest, but those who can stick to the rules. If you’re still driven by emotions, itching at every fluctuation, dreaming of overnight riches, you will eventually be taken down by the market. This is not a curse, just a matter of time.