# 8 Short-term Trading Experiences! Pay a Few Thousand Less in Tuition

1. Just looking at daily charts isn’t enough; short-term must focus on 30-minute charts! I’ve seen many daily charts with long upper shadows looking bearish, yet the 30-minute structure is intact, and the next day it rebounds with a big bullish candle—these types of movements have early signs in smaller timeframes. The core of short-term trading is “big timeframe determines trend + small timeframe finds resonance,” both are essential.

2. Never touch a disrupted trend! If the direction isn’t right and the pattern is broken, even if you’re itching to trade, you must resist. Having suffered losses from going against the trend in the past, I now firmly believe: going with the trend is a hard rule, while going against it is a pitfall.

3. Short-term must focus on hot spots! Coins with no liquidity, no attention, and no themes, no matter how well you analyze the charts, are futile. Capital flows to where it’s hot; only by joining the right circles can you make money.

4. Impulsiveness is the enemy of short-term trading! Execute strictly according to your plan; don’t let market emotions dictate your rhythm. I’ve verified: entering a trade not in the plan, nine times out of ten will lead to regret.

5. Don’t treat others’ opinions as answers! All viewpoints are merely references; the final decision must be your own; your judgment is key to being responsible for your principal.

6. Direction takes precedence over coin selection! If the overall direction is right, operations will naturally follow; if the direction is wrong, the harder you work, the quicker you lose; this is the easiest logic for making money.

7. Only trade in rising markets; don’t touch those that “seem to be bouncing back”! Prices always move toward the path of least resistance; getting in during an uptrend is a hundred times safer than blindly trying to catch a bottom.

8. After a big gain or loss, always stay flat to cool down! Stop to review; understand the logic of rising and falling and your own issues. I’ve personally tested this for many years: after big ups and downs, taking a break can significantly increase the accuracy of subsequent decisions.