A few years ago, I was just like most newcomers to this market — carrying the illusion of 'quickly changing my life', dreaming of earning an extra few tens of millions each month, only to end up getting slapped back to reality by the market.

The first time I stepped into crypto, I gathered all my savings of 30 million, rushing after the group of 'experts calling for 100x'. In just 48 hours, my wallet balance dropped from 30 million to 8 million. That feeling was like having all the blood sucked out of you at night, opening the app with trembling hands unable to press the button.

Then I understood:

Crypto is not a place to get rich quickly.
Crypto is a meeting point for the strong hunting down the dreamers.
And newcomers — are always the juiciest bait.

Before wanting to 'make money', one must understand: 80% of fluctuations have a script

Don't believe the saying 'the market operates on value'.
In small coins, value does not determine price — big money decides.

I once saw a very familiar trick:

  • The project releases news 'partnering with a big player'

  • The price has been lightly pushed up for 3 consecutive days

  • Telegram and Facebook groups exploded with the slogan 'get ready to fly'

  • Newcomers are FOMOing in

  • Official news just announced → the price has plunged straight down like a long red candle in a life of debt

The rate of being caught after 'receiving good news': 90%.

Or another type:

  • During the day, pushing the price up 5%

  • Evening Europe – America opens the session → dump straight down

Everyone thinks 'price increase is a strong signal', but in reality, it's just the perfect bait.

5 Survival Rules I Took 3 Years, 5 Zeroes Tuition Fees to Realize

(1) Techniques can be wrong — But 'Extreme Signal' is often right

Strong reversal candles (deep drop then pull up) are not due to 'natural causes'.
That's a main signal shedding — accumulating.

But only correct when:

  • Trading volume skyrockets

  • Not really bad news

At that time, buying back always gives a win rate 3 times higher than FOMOing with the trend.

(2) The more the group cheers — the farther I stand back

Hard-earned experience:

'The day 10 groups shout 'prepare for x10', is the day I prepare to leave the market.'

In 2023, I compiled 20 tokens that were the most hyped on the internet:

  • 17 tokens dropped over 20% just within 72 hours after reaching the hype peak.

The skilled ones in crypto are not the good analysts —
but are the ones who know how to go against the crowd at the right moment.

(3) Stop Loss must be used skillfully, not overtly

Newcomers set stop loss like:

  • 0.5

  • 10

  • 50

  • 1.0

— All at round numbers. And that is exactly where big forces push down to wipe clean.

Since I switched to:

  • set SL offset 2–3% from the crowded area,

  • use Trailing Stop when in profit

→ I have reduced over 40% of the situation 'being swept and then the price runs in the right direction'.

The most painful thing is not losing —
but being right on trend yet still getting kicked out of the game.

(4) When in profit, want more profit; when in loss, want to exit quickly — THAT'S WHEN YOU HAVE TO STOP

I set a principle:

  • Profit over 20% → turn off the app for 1 hour

  • Loss over 10% → close the app immediately, do nothing else for the day

Crypto is not about fighting the market, but fighting with oneself.

Whoever can control their emotions → wins over 80% of other players.

(5) Never allocate more than 20% of capital into one coin

Many people lose everything not because of wrong analysis, but because of all-in at the wrong place.

I use the principle 3–3–4:

  • 30%: large coins, high liquidity

  • 30%: medium coins, trending

  • 40%: reserves waiting for opportunities

Thanks to this, even when the market dumps hard, my account never goes to 0.

From Account Burnt to 'Surviving' Trader

In the past, I thought I had to learn complicated strategies, hard-to-understand indicators.
But the longer I play, the more I realize:

The ones making money in the market are not the smart ones, but the disciplined ones.

Now every day I do:

  • Monitor the main money flow

  • Assess market psychology

  • Save the signals I encounter in a separate table

  • Enter orders only when it fits the system, not because of emotions

Those data and statistics — I have never publicized them even once.
And thanks to them, I am no longer afraid of the market like I was 3 years ago.

If you are reading this, it proves you really want to live long in this market.
And living long — is the only foundation to earn sustainable money.