On that night when I lost 400,000 U, there was only 7,000 U left in my account.
That feeling is hard to describe — the candlestick chart on my phone started to blur, and I didn't dare to look at my positions; I couldn't sleep soundly at night. There was even a moment when I asked myself, am I really cut out for trading?
But this liquidation became a turning point instead. After more than three years, I rebuilt from 7,000 U to 600,000 U, and the biggest gain during this process was not the skills, but learning "to do nothing."
I used to be afraid of missing any fluctuations. Frequent opening and closing positions, frequent stop-losses, frequent additions — it felt like gambling all day. After the liquidation, I painstakingly reviewed all my losing trades for two weeks, and the result was quite heartbreaking: 90% of the losses came from two bad habits, one was stubbornly holding against the trend, and the other was watching profitable trades turn into losing ones.
Since then, I set three strict rules for myself:
On position size, never exceed 10%.
No matter how good the opportunity, I do not add positions in batches. For example, with Ethereum longs, I only use 3x leverage to lightly test, and as soon as there's profit, I withdraw, never chase again. Emotional trading is the biggest killer.
Before entering the market, write down stop-loss and take-profit levels.
Lose 5% and exit immediately; when profit reaches 20%, I take half off in batches, using a trailing stop to protect the remaining position. I give myself no opportunity to change my mind.
Most of the time, just sit idle.
80% of market fluctuations are garbage information. Only take action when the daily trend is clear, and remain firmly in cash at other times.
Let me talk about a few real trades:
BTC broke through a key position with volume. I entered at the middle range, but during the holding period, I just sat still and let it fluctuate, ultimately capturing a 70% increase. This was earned through patience.
When BNB broke below a support level, I directly opened a short, without adding to the position or regrets, letting it run to the target. Simple and straightforward but effective.
There was also a time when I opened shorts in batches after a false breakout of BTC, setting the stop-loss above the previous high, ultimately capturing the profits from a sharp decline.
In the end, the ability to turn over capital is not closely related to the time spent watching the market or the complexity of technical indicators. What truly determines success or failure is execution power and discipline.
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