After spending a long time in the crypto world, have you ever fallen into this strange cycle—becoming more anxious the longer you trade, researching more indicators but ending up losing even more? Actually, to break the deadlock, the solution is surprisingly simple: do less.



I once saw a trader start with 3,000 USD, relying only on a few basic discipline rules, and in less than a month, he pushed his account to 600,000 USD. How did he do it? No complex technical indicators stacked up, no day and night monitoring, just these few points.

**Use only one moving average, look at it for 5 minutes daily**

His toolkit was just this: a 5-day moving average, set to light gray. Every market open, he spends only 5 minutes scanning the 4-hour chart. If there’s a signal, he places an order; if not, he closes the trading software and does something else. Trading shouldn’t take over your entire life.

**Wait for N-shaped structures before entering**

Market behavior is very important—he only enters when he sees an "N" pattern: a rise → volume contraction and pullback → another volume breakout. Once the price breaks the level, he exits immediately, never holding through the move or adding to his position. In simple terms, only strict execution can secure profits.

**Use strict rules to cap risk**

This is the core of the core. Stop-loss for each trade never exceeds 2% of the account, and take-profit is set at 10%. Do the math— even with a win rate of only 35%, as long as you follow this rule long-term, the mathematical model itself guarantees steady profits.

**Take profits and never look back**

Once reaching a certain scale, withdraw the principal and rest assured. After earning some profit, transfer out half. The money left in the market is always the idle funds that don’t mind losing. This mindset makes disciplined execution much easier.

Trading ultimately isn’t about who has more technical indicators, but about who can more decisively follow simple rules. When you let go of unnecessary anxiety and return to the purest methodology, market feedback will change. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, and this is especially true in trading.
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StablecoinAnxietyvip
· 15h ago
That's right, I used to lose money because I had too many indicators, constantly watching various charts, but it only made things worse. Simplicity and straightforwardness are the way to go, brother. 3000 to 600,000? That data sounds a bit tempting, but I really want to know if this guy has also experienced a margin call. Doing subtraction really is a wake-up call. Now I only use moving averages, which is much easier, and I don't feel anxious anymore. Compared to those mountain of indicators, having strong execution is still key. Take profits when you make gains—that's a habit that needs to be cultivated, or you'll end up giving it all back sooner or later. It's really a matter of self-discipline; only a few can stick with it.
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GasFeeCrybabyvip
· 15h ago
It's the same story again... from 3,000 to 600,000, what a coincidence.
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ApeDegenvip
· 15h ago
30,000 U to 600,000? Come on, I've never seen a guaranteed money-making opportunity like that.
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FUDwatchervip
· 15h ago
Honestly, I had a lot of indicators stacked back then, and I was anxious every day. Now I just stick to a single moving average, and my mindset has improved a lot. The number from 3,000 to 600,000 is indeed incredible, but the key is whether you can really cut losses. This theory is correct, but 99% of people can't execute it. Simple rules are the hardest to stick to, this is the truth. Take profits when you make them, I deeply understand this. The大道至简 (Greatness lies in simplicity) sounds simple, but actually doing it is really despairing. It feels like it's talking about self-discipline; technique is secondary. Stop-loss at 2%, take-profit at 10%, mathematically there's nothing wrong with this in the long run. Watching it for 5 minutes every day, I really can't maintain this kind of self-discipline. Using the 5-day moving average combined with an N-shaped structure is a pretty pure approach. Not holding onto positions or adding to positions—knowing it's easy to say but hard to do, brother.
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