Many people ask me how to turn things around in the crypto world. Honestly, during my hardest times, I only had 23 dollars left in my pocket. After my divorce, I was eating cold steamed buns in a corner of an internet cafe, and at night I would spend 30 dollars to buy a overnight seat, wrapping myself in a coat to sleep. At that time, all my hope was pinned on the 5,000 USDT my friend pooled together for me.

That time, I divided the 5,000 USDT into 10 parts, each 500 USDT as a basic position, and tried trading on mainstream coins with 50x leverage. Although the strategy was rough, it really saved me: every time I opened a position, I had to set a stop-loss order, and would exit immediately if the price moved 3 points; I never bottom-fished, never held on to losing positions, and never chased highs or sold lows.

Over these three years of ups and downs, I have established three iron rules for myself.

**First: Emotional Isolation Mechanism**

When I lost two trades in a row, I would immediately close the trading app, go downstairs, and run 5 kilometers. Losses are addictive, like a trap pulling you downward; only physical separation can break this vicious cycle. The longer you sit in front of the screen, the worse your decisions become. I discovered a pattern: the most likely trades to blow up are often the ones that happen when your mindset is on the brink of collapse.

**Second: Profit Withdrawal Rule**

For every profit, I withdraw 50% of it on the same day and lock it into a cold wallet in USDC. This is the most crucial step—numbers on the screen can deceive you into thinking "wait a bit longer, it will be more," but the real money in your cold wallet is what you’ve actually earned. The benefit of doing this is: it keeps your mindset stable, your sleep quality high, and helps you live longer.

**Third: Trend Signal Confirmation**

I don’t trust signals from chat groups. If the weekly chart isn’t trending smoothly or the trading volume isn’t significantly increasing, I won’t touch it even if many people recommend it. I wait for a market that naturally starts like spring water overflowing a dam—better to miss 100 small opportunities than to chase one big wave.

I use 500 USDT as a “market test paper”: if I lose, it’s the cost of a meal; if I win, I follow the big trend with a trailing take-profit. True big market moves never happen when you’re shouting “I knew it!” in excitement; they quietly start when you patiently wait. The major cycles of Bitcoin and Ethereum are like this—you get more gains the less impatient you are, and the more you wait.

Now I understand that the crypto market loves to swallow those who think they’re smart. Consistent profits never rely on predicting candlestick patterns with divine skills; it’s about embedding disciplined execution into your mind. When you stop dreaming of “doubling your money in one shot” and start seriously pondering “how to avoid liquidation in three years,” profits will gradually fill your entire space like spring grass, without you even noticing.

The so-called trading system, in essence, is just a way to put a rational bridle on that emotional brain that always wants to gamble. In this industry, those who control their drawdowns early on have already pulled ahead of most people before the finish line. How strict your risk management is determines how long you can survive; the longer you live, the more you earn.