I don’t do training, nor do I charge tuition fees or earn commissions. I’m just an ordinary trader who’s stumbled and been liquidated in the market.

Last year, a friend came to me with 2,700U, wanting to recover his previous losses. I didn’t talk to him about complicated technical indicators; I just shared three lessons I learned the hard way. He followed this approach for three months, and his account grew to 50,000U without a single liquidation. How much you can grasp of these three “survival rules” depends on how much respect you have for the market.

**Let’s start with the first rule: Split your capital into three parts—survival is more important than anything.**

I told him to break the 2,700U into three parts of 900U each, with each portion having a fixed purpose—this is something I figured out after going all-in and getting liquidated, staring at the ceiling in the middle of the night.

The first part is for short-term trades. At most, open two positions per day, and close the trading app when done. Even one extra look can make your hands itch, and that itch leads to bad trades.

The second part waits for a trend to appear. If there’s no clear bullish pattern or significant breakout on the weekly chart, just sit tight and do nothing. Frequent trades in a choppy market is just giving money away.

The third part is your lifeline. Use it to rescue yourself if the market suddenly crashes and you’re about to be liquidated—at least it will keep you at the table.

Liquidation costs you a finger at most, but losing all your capital is like losing your head. Without capital, even the best opportunities have nothing to do with you.

**Second rule: Only take a bite out of the trend, be a turtle the rest of the time.**

I’ve been burned too many times in sideways markets. Nine out of ten trades ended in losses, enough to make me doubt life.

Now I only recognize three entry signals:

Daily moving averages not showing a bullish alignment? Stay out and observe, don’t worry about “missing out.” Opportunities come every day, but you only have one life.

Market breaks above previous highs on strong volume, and the daily candle holds above? That’s when you can try a small position.

If profits reach 30% of your capital, immediately withdraw half of the profit. Set a 10% trailing stop for the rest—only what’s in your pocket truly belongs to you. Don’t dream of catching the entire move.

**Third rule: Lock down your emotions and execute mechanically if you want to go far.**

You must write a trading plan before entering, then stick to it stubbornly:

Set stop-loss at 3%. If it hits, close the position automatically—don’t hope you can “wait a bit longer.”

When profits reach 10%, move your stop-loss to breakeven. That way, whatever you earn after that is pure gain, and your losses are limited.

Shut down your computer at midnight every day. No matter how tempting the charts, don’t watch them. If you can’t sleep, uninstall and reinstall the app— the longer you stare at the screen, the more likely your emotions will crack, and mistakes follow.

There are opportunities every day, but if your capital is gone, you’re really out. Get these three rules down solid before you study wave theory or complicated indicators.