After crawling out of the liquidation battlefield, I summarized a set of 'survival — profit' two-stage methods. Simple and crude, but effective.
Many people think that trading cryptocurrencies relies on talent; it took me eight years of deep pits to understand:
It relies on rules, on being ruthless, on being steady.
First part: Learn to survive first — you can't make money if you're dead
Most people don't fail to make money; they just die too quickly.
✘ One heavy investment = One funeral
✘ Holding a position = Waiting for the market to pronounce your death sentence
I have only three iron rules:
1. Diversifying positions is the lifesaver
100,000 capital → Only take 10,000 each time to try, don't bet on direction, don't bet on luck.
Total position not exceeding 20%, liquidation mathematically cannot happen.
2. Stop loss needs to be as fast as a machine gun
If a single trade loses 2%, leave immediately.
Do not hesitate, do not lose face, do not argue with the market.
Every 10 seconds you hesitate, you’re losing real money.
3. Leverage is a drug
Newbies should not touch, and veterans should not exceed 10%.
Don't entrust your life to volatility.
Second part: Making money is not about doing more, but doing less, doing it accurately, and doing it steadily
1. Taking a one-sided position means not giving yourself a chance to make mistakes
Only go long or only go short, do not waver.
The market is already difficult enough, don't fight yourself.
2. Mechanical discipline always beats 'feelings'
Set in advance:
3% Stop Loss
5% Take Profit
If you follow the system, your win rate is much higher than relying on feelings.
3. Control frequency = Control emotions
1-2 trades daily are the highest quality.
Doing more than 3 trades basically starts giving money to the market.
Why do 90% of people end up liquidated?
Because they are always making three kinds of mistakes:
❌ Adding to positions against the trend (the more you add, the worse it gets)
❌ Making many meaningless trades (fees will eat away half your life)
❌ Not taking profits (money is not yours until it's in hand)
—— Remember a saying:
Those who do not take profits will ultimately let the market take profits for them.
With the same 100,000, different people end up with completely different fates
❌ Wrong path:
Full position → Open high leverage → Buy more on a drop → Hold position → Liquidation
Life gone, money gone, mindset also ruined.
✔ Correct path:
20000 to build a base position → Strictly execute 3% / 5% → Only do 2 high-quality trades per week
Monthly stable 8%, annual compound interest 150%+, easy to achieve.
The six-character mantra I often say:
Need: Spare money, discipline, one-sided.
Do not: Go all in, resist positions, block both ends.
Conclusion
Contracts are not a casino,
It’s a place where people trade their lives for experience and their losses for understanding.
As long as you protect your capital and stay steady,
the market will eventually give you your wave of major movement.
