Yesterday someone asked me a question: “Teacher, I have been trading cryptocurrencies for almost three years, why am I still losing?”
I only replied to him: — It’s not that you can’t make money, but that you can’t keep money.
This sentence is hard to truly understand for those who haven’t experienced hundreds or thousands of trades.

But I still want to write it down, for you now.
Maybe you can’t see it clearly for now, but keep it for now.
One day when you suddenly understand, you will be glad that you took the time to read it carefully today.

Whether you can get out of the cryptocurrency circle is not about how hard you work, but how much you really want to break the cycle of repeated losses.
Many people think that earning once counts as winning, but the real difficulty has never been in 'earning', but in 'holding'.
If you can't hold onto your profits, you will eventually give them back to the market.
A 50% drawdown means you need to double your investment to break even; this is not metaphysics, it's cold, hard math.

So occasional profits do not mean you are successful.
Being able to stabilize drawdowns and lock in profits is the dividing line between a novice and a mature trader.
Once the market corrects, who is swimming naked will be immediately apparent.
Stop blaming bad luck; a large drawdown is not the market's problem, it's a flaw in your system.

Admitting your own problems is not shameful; knowing there are issues but not correcting them is what is truly shameful.

The hardest part of trading has never been the technology, but human nature.
Human nature will make you greedy, anxious, fearful of missing out, unwilling to cut losses, yet willing to be trapped.
Many people say they are investing, but in reality, they are completely swept up by emotions.

The most important thing I've done over the years can be summed up in one sentence:
Eliminate your own weaknesses.
Abandon greed and give up opportunities that do not belong to you.
Only engage in structures you understand, and only act when certainty is high.

For the people I've mentored, I observe which level of thinking they are at:

First level: currency-based thinking.
Every day looking for the 'next hundredfold'.
The more a person is like this, the more likely they are to lose.

Second level: pattern thinking.
Start summarizing, start waiting for signals, and stop chasing highs and lows.
This is the turning point from novice to maturity.

Third level: account thinking.
Forget about single trade gains and losses, only look at the overall curve.
This is the true realm where one can survive in the market for the long term.

Real experts always focus on the lifeline of the account, not on a single K-line.

The money I've made from ETH also came from one realization:
Do not predict, only follow; do not rush, only pick up money.
Strong will weaken first, and the weak will suddenly surge—don't touch it until confirmed.
You don't need to be smart, you need to be steady.

Finally, let me give you a piece of advice that I tell everyone who trades with me:
Before placing an order, think first about how not to lose, then think about how to make money.
When your signal arrives, you will know naturally when to act.
Once you’ve made a profit, leave; never get attached to a battle.

In trading, what matters is not who runs fastest, but who survives the longest.
You are not walking this road alone; I am always here.

Don't rush to recover losses; first, learn to stabilize yourself.
When you truly understand, you will find:
The crypto world is not a casino; it is a form of cultivation.
And you will become the one who can truly control the rhythm.