I've seen too many people rush in, fall out, and trap themselves in the cycle of liquidation and chasing highs.
Yesterday someone asked me a question: 'Teacher, I've 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 through it for now, but hold onto it for a while.
When one day you suddenly understand, you'll be glad you took the time to finish reading today.

Whether you can break out of the cryptocurrency circle is never about how hard you work, but how much you truly want to escape the cycle of repeated losses.
Many people think that making a profit once counts as winning, but the real difficulty is never in 'earning', but in 'keeping'.
If you can't hold onto your profits, you'll eventually give them back to the market.
A 50% drawdown means you need to double your account to break even; this isn't mysticism, it's cold hard math.

So occasional profits don't mean you've succeeded.
Stabilizing drawdowns and locking in profits is the dividing line between a novice and a mature trader.
Once the market adjusts, you can immediately see who is swimming naked.
Stop blaming bad luck; large drawdowns aren't the market's problem, it's that your system has flaws.

Admitting your problems is not shameful; knowing there are problems but not changing is what’s truly shameful.

The hardest part of trading is never the technique, it's human nature.
Human nature makes you greedy, anxious, afraid of missing out, unwilling to cut losses, yet willing to be trapped.
Many people say they're investing, but in reality, they're completely swept up by emotions.

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

I observe the people I've mentored and where they are in their thinking:

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

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

Third level: Account thinking.
Forget about individual profits and losses, only look at the overall curve.
This is the true state that allows one to survive in the market long-term.

A true master always focuses on the lifeline of the account, not on a single K line.

The money I've made on ETH was also realized through one sentence:
Don't predict, just follow; don't rush, just pick up money.
Strong ones turn weak and go first, weak ones suddenly surge, don't touch them until confirmed.
You don't need to be smart, you need to be steady.

Finally, here's a sentence I tell everyone who trades with me:
Before opening a position, think about how not to lose, then think about how to make money.
When the signal that belongs to you arrives, you'll naturally know what to do.
If you make a profit, just walk away; never get attached to the battle.

Trading is not about who runs fast, but who survives the longest.
You are not walking this path alone; I am always here.

Don't rush to make back your losses; first learn to stabilize yourself.
When you truly understand, you'll find:
The cryptocurrency circle is not a casino, it's a form of cultivation.
And you will become the one who can truly control the rhythm.