Today I want to tell you a truth that might make you laugh out loud: In the crypto world, the year I made the most money was actually the year I did the least trading. In 2021, I only traded 7 times, averaging one trade every 52 days, but my profits exceeded the total of the previous three years.
In my busiest year, 2019, I traded dozens of times every day, and in the end, my biggest contribution was paying a five-figure trading fee to the trading platform, leaving myself with a lot of anxiety and half a head of gray hair.
Why is it so hard to 'not trade'?
We all have a kind of disease called 'trading compulsive disorder'. Symptoms are as follows:
Can't help but feel itchy if I don't buy something, as if today was wasted
As soon as I sell, I want to buy something else immediately; I can't let my money sit idle
If I don't open the trading software 20 times a day, I feel uncomfortable all over
Seeing others make money while I do nothing is more painful than losing money
I used to be a critically ill patient. At my worst, I had to check the market even when going to the bathroom, afraid of missing a 'major opportunity'. My wife said to me: 'Your attention to the market exceeds your attention to me.' I replied: 'The market can make me money, can you?' Then I slept on the sofa for three days.
My 'non-operation' system
After I decided to 'operate less', I established a system:
Step 1: Physical Isolation
Delete trading software from the phone, operate only on the computer
Set parental controls on the computer, can only use it for 2 hours a day
Transfer funds to a cold wallet
Write down the mnemonic phrase on paper and give it to my wife for safekeeping
Step 2: Establish Rules
My operational trigger conditions are extremely strict and must meet all of the following conditions:
Price at key support/resistance levels
Trading volume exceptionally increased
Market sentiment is extreme (Greed Index > 80 or <20)
I have been observing this position for at least 3 days
I have clear stop-loss and target levels
Such opportunities occur at most 1-2 times a month.
The correct posture during 'non-operation'
Not operating is not lying around doing nothing, but meaningfully waiting.
Posture One: In-depth Research
During the time of non-operation, I used it for research. In the 2022 bear market, I did three things:
Read 30 classic investment books
Studied the white papers and technical documents of 10 projects
Learned Python and wrote simple data analysis scripts
These studies allowed me to seize the opportunity in the AI sector in 2023.
Posture Two: Improve the System
I spent three months backtesting my trading system. I validated it with historical data, found the strengths and weaknesses of the system, and optimized it.
Posture Three: Train the Mindset
I started practicing meditation for 20 minutes every day. Not for anything else, but to practice the ability to 'watch the market fluctuations with a calm heart'.
Posture Four: Live Well
I started exercising again, going to the gym three times a week. Started reading again, two books a month. Started spending time with family again, one day a week completely without my phone.
The most ironic thing is: in the cryptocurrency world, those who are the busiest often make the least money. Those who seem the most idle often earn the most. Because investing is not about physical labor, it's about mental labor. It's not about who moves the most, but about who makes the fewest mistakes.
My current living state: I watch the market for no more than 30 minutes a day, operate at most once a week, and must have at least 10 days a month without looking at the market. But my returns are much more stable than those who watch the market 24 hours a day.
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