When I first entered the crypto world, I was like most people—staring at the K-line and staying up all night until dawn, welding the 'get rich dream' in my mind. What happened? The initial capital of 5000U was reduced to nothing by various 'teachers' in the first month, and switching groups was more frequent than changing socks. Later, I learned to study technical indicators, covering my screen with MACD and Bollinger Bands, but my eyes turned green while my account stayed the same. The most surreal part was setting an alarm in the middle of the night to grab the whitelist for a shitcoin, only to wake up and find the coin price at zero, with nothing left but a string of 0s to witness the absurdity of life.
At that time, I cursed the dealer harshly and called the project party dogs. Later, looking in the mirror, I realized: the biggest joke is on myself. Treating luck as strength and FOMO as faith, those who lose their minds at the gambling table will never earn that share of money from the dealer.
1. Admitting 'stupidity' actually saved me
The day my account shrank to 400U, I completely woke up— the crypto world does not lack 'smart people', it lacks fools willing to 'leave the table'. I set three iron rules for myself, posted on my bedside to recite every day:
If the weekly chart is not bullish, I will not increase my position (only follow the big trend, refuse the temptation of hourly fluctuations);
Single position ≤ 15% (increase positions only when profitable, do not average down on losses);
If the signal is unclear, just wait, and resist the urge to act (waiting is more important than acting).
These rules sound like elementary school regulations, but the market rewards those who 'obey'. During the 312 crash, the group was full of wailing, but I remained still, waiting for the weekly chart to stabilize before increasing my position to 40%. Following three rounds of trends, 5000U slowly rolled to 88,000U. Looking back, it wasn't a divine operation, but rather ingraining 'survival' into my trading genes.
2. The truth of the crypto world: narratives kill more than technology
I've seen too many people obsessed with researching white papers and technical architectures, only for a project party to say 'cooperation paused' and everything goes to zero. The cruelty of the crypto world is: capital flow determines everything, narratives run ahead of fundamentals. Dogecoin can soar a hundred times with just one word from Musk, while many solid projects die without anyone caring.
But this is not to encourage blind following. My stupid method is: only invest in patterns I understand, such as DeFi mining or mainstream coin dollar-cost averaging, and refuse to touch contract futures. Those who claim 'a hundred times leverage can turn things around overnight' eventually became the fuel for exchanges.
3. Combat emotions: Give time back to life
One day in the crypto world is like a year in the human world. But when I transformed from a 'market-watching maniac' to a 'once-a-day' Zen player, I actually earned more steadily. Now I spend 30 minutes each day planning, and the rest of the time exercising, reading, and spending time with family. Reducing emotional consumption is the real compound interest.
Those friends who are still staying up late chasing trends have transaction fees that are higher than my profits; girls who frequently switch tracks have wallet addresses that only receive but never send out. And I just stick to my 'stupid rules': trends give answers, positions give confidence, time gives compound interest.
The last heartfelt words
If I must say there is a secret, it is this: in a crazy market, calmly admitting my mediocrity. The 'chives' can never be fully harvested, but you can choose not to be the greenest among them.
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