After spending a long time in the crypto world, you'll find two types of people:
One type is quietly exiting after being knocked down by the market, the other type is becoming more aware as they step into pitfalls.
The trader I know, Old Chen, is clearly the latter.
Three months ago, he had only 5000U in his account. Like most people, he stayed up late watching the market and traded frequently, resulting in his principal shrinking further and further, and his mindset was about to collapse.
Until one day, he heard me mention a point during a live broadcast: 'The players who can truly survive have their principal as the bottom line, and profits are just bullets.'
That sentence suddenly awakened him.
He readjusted his strategy and did a few key things:
The first step is to open a trial position with only 1000U.
If the direction is right and you've made 20%—he didn't take a single cent of this profit, treating it all as a 'gift from the market' and continuing to roll it into the next trade.
The second step is to increase profits and slow down the rhythm.
In the second wave of the market, he made 15%, and the account profit has risen to over 400U. He joked, 'Now it's all market money, and the mindset is completely different.'
The most intense thing was that later ETH had a strong surge, and he relied on 'profit reinvestment' to hit five waves in a row, with his account soaring from 5000U to 120,000U.
Meanwhile, many people around are still emotionally holding onto their positions, frequently cutting losses.
I have observed many people's trading records and found that the vast majority of losses cannot escape these three categories:
Blindly adding positions when trapped—always thinking that the next second will rebound, but instead falling deeper;
Getting carried away as soon as there’s profit—unable to hold profitable positions while stubbornly keeping losing ones;
Treating rolling as gambling—ignoring position management and always wanting a big turnaround.
In fact, what these people lose is not their skills, but their control over their own actions.
Later, Lao Chen talked to me about his trading framework, which was very simple:
Testing water with light positions at key breakout points (not exceeding 20% position);
Once floating profit exceeds 15%, use profits to chase the second position, and no longer touch the principal part;
Once it consolidates or breaks below support, decisively take profits and retreat, never lingering.
No complex indicators; the core is rhythm + discipline.
He once said something that left a deep impression on me:
The scariest thing in a bull market is not missing out, but having made money before, only to give it back to the market.
If you are still anxious about the market, afraid of missing out and also afraid of getting trapped, you might want to ask yourself a question:
Am I always betting with my principal and never giving profits a chance to 'roll up'?
Trading is not about who makes the most moves, but about who dares to execute and hold steady at critical moments.
Small position trial and profit running—this logic sounds simple, but those who can do it are often the final winners.
