When people around me collapsed due to altcoins going to zero, I survived by relying on five 'counter-intuitive' strategies, and even doubled my assets during the bear market.
During the crash of LUNA in 2022, the FTX collapse in 2023, and the plunge of altcoins in 2024... In these crises, I not only preserved my principal but also achieved counter-trend growth. The secret is not profound theory, but five seemingly simple yet extremely effective 'dumb methods'.
1. Cutting losses ingrained in DNA: 3% iron rule and 'crocodile tail cutting'
In the early days, I always fantasized about 'holding onto a position to break even', but small losses turned into huge losses. Later, I established a strict rule that no single loss should exceed 3% of the principal, and I would cut my losses immediately if the direction was wrong. For example, before the crash of LUNA in 2023, I discovered through on-chain data that whale addresses were continuously selling, so I cut my losses early and avoided a disaster, while my friends who held onto their positions have not yet recovered.
Core mindset:
Stop loss is 'cutting small wounds to prevent amputation', not giving up
After three consecutive stop losses, take a forced break for a day to avoid revenge trading
Set hard stop loss + capital stop loss double defense line
2. Position management 'three-three system': Surviving is 100 times more important than making quick money
I divide my funds into three parts: Defense layer (50% mainstream coins), Guerrilla layer (30% swing capital), Cash layer (20% for crashes). When the market is in panic, the cash layer acts as 'special forces' to pick up cheap chips.
Counterexample warning:
Fully invested risk-takers: A single black swan can wipe everything out
Frequent traders: Fees eat into profits
No cash reserves: Can only watch opportunities slip away during crashes
3. Information filtering 'whitelist': Reject 90% of market noise
90% of the information in the crypto world is invalid. I only focus on:
Official project channels (GitHub code updates, team announcements)
On-chain data platform (whale position changes, net inflow to exchanges)
3 verified analysts (reject 'signal teachers')
After removing all trading groups and blocking 'urgent notification' messages, the quality of decision-making significantly improves.
4. Profit withdrawal mechanism: Let profits run with 'zero risk'
Withdraw the principal first when each profit exceeds 30%, and profits continue to seek returns. This strategy allowed me to have zero risk on the principal during the 2025 APT rise, doubling my profits.
Operation case:
Withdraw 100,000 immediately when the principal is 100,000 and profit is 30,000
Set moving stop loss at 30,000 profit, withdraw 10,000 again when it rebounds to 50,000
Result: Principal has been recovered, profits compound and roll over
5. Extreme market 'money picking rule': Reverse operation when the fear index > 90
When the market fear and greed index falls below 10 and keywords like 'zero' and 'runaway' appear in the community, I activate the 'Crisis Money Picking Mode':
Step 1: Check if whales are increasing positions against the trend (on-chain data)
Step 2: Gradually build positions in quality coins that have dropped over 70%
Step 3: Take profit in batches as it rebounds to key resistance
In the October 2024 crash, this strategy allowed me to earn 200% in 3 days.
(Office workers 'lazy coin trading method': 30 minutes daily, rolling out 5 million in three years)
Colleagues think I need to stay up all night to trade, little do they know I make money by using the 'K-line shadow clone technique' during meetings.
Time management: Operate at fixed times in the morning and evening, refuse to monitor all day
8 AM: Check overnight trends, set conditional orders (e.g., 'buy automatically when breaking previous highs')
9 PM: Focus on operations for 20 minutes during the overlapping period of the European and American markets
Absolutely no trading on weekends: Refuse ineffective monitoring, spending time with family is more important than watching the market
Simplified indicators: Three lines determine long and short
Remove fancy indicators like MACD/RSI, keep only:
EMA21/EMA55 golden cross and death cross: Based on the 4-hour level
Transaction volume suddenly increased 3 times: Confirm signal validity
Breakthrough of previous highs/lows: Key position orders
Example: When ETH breaks 3000 USD in 2025, set conditional orders in advance to capture a 40% increase.
Automatic profit-taking strategy: 'Harvester' mode
Profit 20%: Move stop loss to cost line
Profit 50%: Take profit in batches at 50%
Remaining positions: Bet on trend continuation, move stop loss up
This method will let you earn a 300% increase with zero risk on the principal during the 2025 AI coin boom.
Series article preview
(Spot trader declaration: Do not touch contracts with an annualized return of 80%, pyramid averaging method in practice)
Core: Gradually build positions during crashes + market cap rotation
Key insights: BTC/ETH/SOL position ratio formula
(From being liquidated 3 times to making a guaranteed 10 million: How I identify zero coins)
Core: Five characteristics of meme coins + on-chain risk avoidance techniques
Key insights: Whale selling signal checklist
(Boring money-making method in crypto: only buy 3 coins, annualized 50%)
Core: Minimalist Investment Portfolio
Key insights: Timing and thresholds for rebalancing
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