How glaring is the phone screen at three in the morning? It's like when you watch three years of savings shrink down to just a remnant, that feeling of suffocation where even breathing has a rusty taste. I can still remember the sensation of my fingertips sliding on the trading interface; it wasn't cold, it was fear, fear that if this string of numbers jumped again, it would completely drop to zero.
At that time, people around me advised me to "take the loss and leave," saying the crypto market was just a game of capital. But holding onto the remaining 5000 units, I had only one thought in my mind: the real game is not about who makes the most money, but about who dares to get back up after falling hard. Later, I turned this 5000 into 200,000, relying not on luck, but on ingraining 'anti-human nature' into my operational discipline.
First trick: catch the 'impulse market' and be the 'quick knife' of the market.
Don't talk to me about 'long-term value investment'; that's for those with ample funds to be at ease. For those looking to turn things around, the market's momentary fluctuations are the lifeline. I only focus on the 'impulse market' of mainstream coins—when the price suddenly deviates significantly, as if pulled violently by an invisible hand, that is the entry signal.
My operating logic is simple: set up key moving averages (like EMA20), wait for the price to violently spike or crash back to near that moving average, and immediately open a position with 3-5 times leverage and a light position. The core principle is 'take the profit when you see it'; as long as the profit reaches 4%-6%, no matter how enticing the subsequent market looks, close the position immediately. Once, a mainstream coin suddenly spiked at two in the morning, and I was staring at the screen with sweaty palms. My fingers trembled while placing the order, but as soon as the profit hit 5%, I decisively exited, turning to see the price drop back down, and my back was drenched in cold sweat. It's this 'not being greedy, not being overly attached to battle' rhythm that turned 5,000 units into 10,000 in a week.
Second trick: pick up bargains during the 'new coin chaos period', relying on discipline rather than gambling.
Many people avoid newly listed coins, thinking the risks are too high, but for me, the 'chaos period' 10 minutes before the listing is the window of opportunity. During this phase, trading depth is shallow, price fluctuations are extreme, and there may even be temporary pricing chaos. But as long as you grasp the rhythm well, you can seize certain opportunities.
My method is 'place orders in advance, time the exit': before a new coin goes live, based on its issuance price and market expectations, I place buy orders 1.2%-1.5% lower than the current market price. Once the order is filled, I immediately set a sell order at 3%. Some say this is gambling? In fact, this is using discipline to combat chaos. The key is not to chase highs, not to hold onto positions, and to leave once the preset profit is reached, even if there may be a larger rise afterwards. I only do this a maximum of 2 times a week, with each time only investing 10% of my account funds, locking the risk within a controllable range.
Third trick: enforcing 'profit-taking' is the ultimate code to turning things around.
If the first two tricks are 'offensive skills', then this trick is the 'life-saving charm', which is also where 90% of people trip up. When my account balance rose to 20,000 units, I established a strict rule: before 8 PM every night, I must withdraw 50% of the day's profits to a cold wallet, locking it away, and no one can persuade me to touch it.
Remember: the profits in the crypto market are all unrealized gains; only the money that is actually transferred to the cold wallet is truly yours. Human nature's greed will make you think 'I'll withdraw after making one more profit', but often it is this 'one more profit' that causes you to give back all your previous profits to the market.
I have seen too many people earn tenfold or twentyfold by luck, but in the end, because they couldn't bear to withdraw, a single correction brought them back to square one. Turning things around doesn't rely on 'betting right once', but on 'consistently preserving the fruits of victory'. This strict withdrawal discipline has given me confidence and initiative in subsequent market fluctuations.
Lastly, what I want to say is: your opponent is never the candlestick chart, it's yourself.
After years of navigating the crypto market, my deepest realization is: no one can rely on 'talent' to win consistently; true experts are practitioners of 'anti-human nature'. What you need to combat is not the market's ups and downs, but your own greed, fear, and lucky mindset.
If you are currently in a low point, with your account severely shrinking, don't panic, and don't try to bear it alone. The market always has opportunities; what it lacks is the discipline and mindset to seize those opportunities when they arise. Follow me, and I will continue to share practical skills and mindset management experiences in the crypto market to help you avoid the pitfalls I have encountered.
