At 3 AM on Wednesday, fan A Kai's congratulatory screenshot shows an account that entered the market with 5000U, skyrocketing to 43200U in seven days.
Watching him continuously express his gratitude, I recalled how just a week ago he had tearfully said, "If I lose more, I'll delete the exchange," more excited than making money himself.
When A Kai first approached me, he was stepping into all the pitfalls of a beginner: holding onto his only 5000U capital, swimming in three "master groups" for news.
When ETH dropped to 3030 dollars on December 1, he panicked and sold at a loss, then turned around and bought high at 3200 dollars, getting stuck with a floating loss of 1200U before finally breaking down.
In the screenshot he sent me, the candlestick chart was filled with chaotic markings, and he didn't even understand the bullish arrangement of moving averages.
I didn't let him add to his position; instead, I told him to cut it down to only 10% remaining.
"The crypto market is not a casino; the December market is highly volatile (ETH's weekly fluctuation is 6.93%), being stable is more important than being fast."
I only taught him:
Look at the 4-hour chart and follow the trend,
Build positions in three phases,
Set stop-loss and take-profit lines firmly in place.
At first, he was restless; on December 3, when ETH surged to 3240 dollars, he privately messaged me: "Wait a minute, can it break 3300?"
I called him directly and watched him follow the strategy for taking profits; that afternoon ETH corrected back to 3170 dollars, and he was terrified, repeatedly saying, "Thank goodness you kept me in check."
What struck me the most was the first time he realized profits; following my instructions, he entered the market in batches when BTC retraced to 94,000 dollars, setting stop-loss at 93,000, and take-profit at 96,000.
When the account increased by 5000U, his voice trembled: "So I don't need to rely on calls and gamble on news; just watching the moving averages can make money?"
Later, he became more successful, building positions at 3100 dollars for ETH, taking profits at 3220 dollars, strictly executing each trade.
Last week he transferred 20,000U of profit to buy stablecoins, saying, "This is what it means to secure profits."
In reality, there are no secrets?
It's just about executing "going with the trend, controlling positions, and maintaining discipline" to the extreme. $BTC $ETH
In the current market, floating profits are all virtual; the real skill is being able to stop when the market surges and being rational when the market corrects.
If you are also trading based on feelings now, feeling anxious with the red and green candlesticks, it's better to start by drawing the first stop-loss line well—
You need to know that surviving in the crypto market is a thousand times more important than making quick money.
