I am 32 years old this year, a native of Northeast China, and after working hard in Shenzhen, I have two apartments—one for my parents' retirement, so they don't have to worry about making a living anymore; the other holds my trading diary filled with blood and tears.

This solid life was earned after three years of stumbling in the cryptocurrency world, losing my initial capital of 180,000 to only 30,000, and then clawing my way back to profit.

When I first entered the market, I was like possessed, completely mindless: I heard "experts" say that Dogecoin could double, and without blinking, I invested everything; I saw others flaunting their contract profit screenshots, and couldn't resist, diving in recklessly with 20x leverage.

As a result, in less than half a year, my 180,000 had dwindled to just 30,000. My wife was shouting for a divorce, and my parents were secretly wiping their tears over the phone, afraid to say anything more for fear it would break me further.

Later, I treated the remaining 30,000 as my life-saving money, set three strict rules, and persevered for two years, turning it into a thousandfold:

1. Only trade "familiar" coins, never touch the unfamiliar

In the past, I would buy any coin I saw, chasing after whatever was popular. Now, I only focus intently on three mainstream coins. Last year, when Bitcoin dropped from 30,000 to 20,000, everyone around me was terrified and sold at a loss; I followed my rules and bought in batches—this coin I had been watching for a year, I understood its temperament, and knew this was a normal correction. Sure enough, three months later, Bitcoin rose back to 40,000, and I steadily collected my profits. No matter how crazy unfamiliar coins get, I also never reach out; I only earn within my understanding, which allows me to sleep soundly.

2. Withdraw 50% of profits first; securing gains is the real deal

When I first earned 200,000 from mainstream coins, I didn’t get carried away and transferred 100,000 to the bank on the same day. Later, when the market suddenly plummeted, everyone around me was crying for help, but because I had this 100,000 as a cushion, I felt no panic. Remember: the numbers on your account are all virtual; turning it into real cash in your pocket is what counts as real profit.

3. Never hesitate on stop-loss; capital always comes first

Now, every time I open a position, the first thing I do is set the stop-loss point; when it hits, I cut it immediately, never holding onto the hope of "it might rebound." Once, when Ethereum suddenly plummeted, I lost 50,000 but decisively stopped out, and later it dropped another 200,000. Thanks to cutting my losses quickly, I wasn't trapped and preserved my capital, which gave me the chance to make a comeback.

If you are still stumbling around blindly in the cryptocurrency world, wanting to get ashore but lacking direction—if you reach out, I will hand you the rope; let’s walk steadily together.