That lesson of losing 8,000U is still fresh in my memory.

Back then, I barely understood contract trading. Looking at the ETH chart, I opened a 100x leverage position. The market fluctuated slightly, and half my position evaporated instantly. When the liquidation notice popped up, I finally realized—this market shows no mercy to anyone.

I sat in front of the screen for a long time. That night, I figured it out: the market never lacks opportunities; what’s lacking are people who can seize them and survive.

My trading logic completely changed after that. I stopped chasing single big wins and started studying rhythm and position management.

The SOL rally was a typical case. I only watched the Bollinger Bands: during the squeeze phase, I waited for momentum to build, and when they expanded, I accumulated positions in batches at the lower band. My stop loss was set at the previous low, and in three weeks, I made a 30x return—4,000U grew to 120,000U.

That result wasn’t luck. It was based on three strict principles I always uphold:

First, keep the loss per trade under 2%. Never cross that line.

Second, open no more than two trades a day. Frequent trades only drain your judgment.

Third, when floating profit reaches 50%, move your cost line to breakeven. Paper profits aren’t real money.

These rules may seem mechanical, but it’s exactly this “mechanical” discipline that helped me break free from the liquidation cycle.

I’ve seen too many traders: chasing tops when prices rise, panic selling when prices fall; their emotions fluctuate even more than the market. As soon as the wind changes, they lose direction and ultimately become just another statistic in the market.

If your trades are still dominated by emotion—panicking whether prices go up or down, getting more confused the more you trade—

Remember: before you try to double your money, first learn how not to get knocked out.

The ones who can profit long-term in this market are those who know how to control risk first.