I’ve been trading cryptocurrencies for 8 years, and the craziest experience was back in 2017.

I invested in ADA at $0.03. In just three months, it soared to $1.20 — my floating profit reached nearly 40x. Every morning, the first thing I did was check how many zeros my account had. I even started dreaming about buying a Porsche… but I didn’t sell.

Eventually, ADA dropped to $0.20, wiping out 80% of my profits. That Porsche dream? It became a second-hand BYD. 😅

This taught me a vital lesson:

> In crypto, buying makes you a learner, selling makes you a master.

Here’s the strategy I developed through real experience — especially helpful for those who don’t want to watch the market 24/7.

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Take-Profit Strategy: Tiered Selling

Step 1: Sell a portion of your holdings as the price rises to secure your initial investment.

Example: Coin rises from $1 → $2 → sell 30% of your capital. Costs are recovered.

Step 2: Sell another portion at higher levels.

Example: Price hits $3 → sell another 30%.

Step 3: Use a trailing take-profit for the remaining portion.

Set it so that if the price drops 15% from its peak, it automatically sells.

This approach lets you capture the main upward trend while protecting gains without constantly monitoring the market.

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Stop-Loss Strategy: Protect Your Capital

Rule of thumb: Never risk more than 5% of your total capital in a single trade.

Example: $10,000 investment → stop-loss at $500 floating loss.

How I implement it: Use conditional orders immediately after buying — it’s like buckling your seatbelt before driving.

The key takeaway: missed opportunities aren’t a problem — lost capital is. There’s always another trade in the crypto world, but once your money is gone, it’s gone.