The core of survival in the crypto world is not desperately pursuing profits, but rather protecting your principal through understanding.
Many new crypto enthusiasts, upon entering the market, treat perpetual contracts as a shortcut to 'quick doubling'. But the reality is: those who frequently trade, get emotionally charged, and go all in are destined to end up with losses and exit the market.
After years of struggling in the crypto world, I have summarized 4 fundamental survival principles. They may not bring you instant wealth, but they can help you avoid the vast majority of deadly traps. You must understand that in this market, 'surviving' is already better than 90% of people.
1. Reject All in: Position is the bottom line, not courage.
Filling up your position at the slightest market fluctuation is the most fatal misconception for beginners. A casual market pullback can directly lead to liquidation, leaving you with no chance to recover.
Always remember: leave enough room for trial and error with your funds. A single trading mistake is not terrifying; what’s terrifying is losing everything due to one mistake. Those who can persist are not relying on 'aggression', but rather on 'stability'—the steadier the position, the higher the tolerance for errors, and the further the journey naturally goes.
2. Go with the trend: Do not go against the trend, and do not struggle with human nature.
The weakness of human nature often leads people to bottom-fish halfway up the mountain, fearing missing out on chasing the price increase. But looking back at the market, those who truly make money have always been the ones who understand to go with the trend.
A reasonable pullback when the trend is upward is not a risk, but rather a low-priced opportunity the market gives you; as long as the trend is not broken, hold on patiently and don’t guess where the top is. The market's inertia is stronger than we think, and the probability of trend continuation is always greater than the probability of a sudden reversal. Going with the trend means going with the high probability of profit.
3. Take profit and stop loss: Guard the 'moat' of profit.
In the cryptocurrency world, making money is not actually difficult; the hard part is keeping the money you’ve earned. Without a sense of taking profit and stopping loss, no matter how good your market feeling is, you will eventually give the profits back to the market.
Remember these three iron rules: First, the loss in each trade must not exceed 5% of the total capital, safeguarding the capital safety line; second, the target profit for each trade should ideally not be less than 5% to ensure the profit-cost ratio; third, maintain a win rate of over 50% in the long term to counter uncertainty with probability. If you can achieve these three points, your capital curve will naturally rise steadily.
4. Move less and wait more: Trading is an art of waiting, not a physically demanding task.
Another fatal problem for beginners is being 'too eager'. Executing five or six trades a day and accumulating dozens or hundreds of trades in a month often leads to busier losses, increasing urgency, and falling into a vicious cycle.
Trading is not about winning through the number of operations, but rather through precise judgment. It is more like an art of waiting—waiting for the best entry point and the target profit point. It is advisable to set a limit of 2 to 3 trades per day for yourself, making only planned and assured trades, which is far more effective than aimlessly clicking the mouse a hundred times. The market is always there; there is no need to rush, and you don’t need to think about jumping in every minute.
Summary: If you can be stable, you can survive.
The core is actually very simple: do not go all in, follow the trend, control risk, and trade less.
In the cryptocurrency world, there is no so-called 'get rich quick secret'; being able to maintain a stable mindset, patiently wait, and safeguard your capital to survive has already surpassed the vast majority of people. After all, only by surviving can you have the opportunity to wait for real profit opportunities.$BTC $ETH #比特币VS代币化黄金 #美SEC推动加密创新监管 #ETH走势分析 #加密市场观察 #美联储重启降息步伐
