At three in the morning, I stared at the glaring -2000 USDT on the screen, and suddenly heard a message pop up in the community: "I just finished the stop-loss course, and now looking at the plunge makes me feel at ease instead." This was the calmest statement from the student Aqiang since joining the group, reminding me of my own awkward situation three years ago when I was cutting losses in a bear market.
Trading has never been about who can run faster, but rather about who can survive longer. Last week, while breaking down historical candlesticks for beginners, I specifically enlarged the Bitcoin 4-hour chart from 2018, using red and blue dashed lines to outline the fluctuation range: "You see, at that time the market was like a fly trapped under a glass dome, seemingly crazy but actually traceable." A brother who had just been trapped suddenly interjected: "Teacher, I understand all these principles you mentioned." I smiled and pulled up his trading records—out of 37 trades, there were 29 instances of chasing highs and cutting losses, just like a gambler continuously placing bets in a casino.
Real discipline is harder than steel. Last Wednesday, I asked everyone to submit a "take profit and stop loss list," and A Qiang shared his ETH orders in the group: between 1800-1850, with a maximum of two orders. Some mocked that this was just a "gentle knife for harvesting leeks," but he insisted on writing the trading plan on paper and sticking it next to his computer. Yesterday, when the market crashed, he sent a screenshot: "The stop-loss line was accurately positioned, and surprisingly, I didn't add to my position," accompanied by an emoji of a grinning skull. This kind of restraint that grows from the bones is more reliable than any technical indicator.
I often tell my students now that the crypto market is like a gym, and every loss is sculpting muscle memory. A Qiang's maximum drawdown last month fell from 38% to 7%, not by luck, but by turning every mistake into a scale: the adrenaline surge when chasing highs, the sweaty palms during floating losses, these physiological reactions have now become his GPS. Yesterday he concluded: "I used to fantasize about getting rich overnight, now I know that steadily earning 0.5% every day means a 61% return in a year." This reminds me of my own trading notes, the blunder that ate up 10% of my position in 2019 still reminds me to respect the market.
When the market once again performs a roller coaster, those who truly survive will eventually understand: the essence of trading is not conquest, but taming. Just as marathon runners do not compare explosive power with sprinters, true crypto miners are using time compounding to turn losses into a ladder to financial freedom.
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