“Those who miss out are not due to a lack of profit, but because of the weaknesses of human nature that cannot be patched.”

I set this sentence as a signature in the trading software — so that every time I open the price chart, I remember that the biggest enemy is not the market, but my own emotions.

After 8 years of trading, my phone wallpaper is not a landscape or a celebrity. It is a blurry snapshot of my holdings. Under the buy order for ADA at $0.08, I wrote a short line: “Don’t panic anymore.”

That day, I panicked and sold at $0.2. After that, ADA increased 20 times. That vertical price line still feels like a needle poking my memory, reminding me of a very painful lesson:

Retail investors are always the first to be 'shaken off' — not because of a lack of money, but because their confidence is too weak.

Before I could recover, ETH taught me the second lesson. I built a position around $2000, then a large red candle appeared, and the price fell to $2600. I hurriedly exited the trade, self-comforting: 'Safety is still better.'

The next day, ETH shot straight up to $4500.

Looking at the empty position page, I realize:

  • In a bull market, the most ruthless 'harvest' targets those who lose control of their emotions.

After two falls, I did not look for a 'secret technique', but transformed blood and tears into 3 sets of counter-instinct principles, and then assigned them to the system for automatic execution. As a result, last year, I calmly went through three major fluctuations; the account curve went from 'ECG' to a steep ascent.

Below are those 3 principles.

1. Be Patient and Wait for Signals: No Signal = No Trade

I set a hard rule: if the price does not stabilize above the 120-day moving average, consider the market to be erratic.
No guessing, no 'feelings', do not enter a trade just because you see the price moving.

I even changed the alert sound of the software to the phrase: 'Signal not reached.'
It sounds annoying, but it helps me shift my mental state from 'fear of missing out' to 'fear of buying wrong.'

Just this change alone increased my win rate by about 30%.

The lesson here is very clear: making money does not come from trading a lot, but from trading at the right time.

2. Manage Positions Like Armor: With Ammo in Reserve, There’s No Panic

I divide my capital into 6 parts and never go all-in.

  • 20% to open the initial position

  • Price drops 15% → add 10%

  • Reduce another 10% → add 10%

  • When the price recovers 25%, take 10% profit

  • Always keep at least 10% cash reserve

This principle has an extremely important effect:

  • You no longer fear the price drop because you have prepared for it.

Panic only arises when you have no more 'ammo'. When you know you still have resources, your mindset will be much more stable — and decisions will also be more rational.

3. Discipline Must Rely on the System, Not on Willpower

Before each trade, I clearly write down 3 points and do not change them midway:

  • Entry point

  • Defense point (stop loss or capital protection)

  • Target point

After entering a trade, the system automatically handles it. I do not 'interfere with emotions', do not move the stop loss out of fear, and do not take profits early out of greed.

Human willpower is very weak in the face of price fluctuations. The system knows no fear and does not know greed.

Conclusion: The Bull Market Is Not for the Impatient

A bull market looks glamorous, but most of the profits do not belong to the fastest runners, but to those who stand firm the longest.

If you:

  • Always enter a trade out of fear of missing out

  • Panic when the price shakes

  • Change plans midway

Then your opponent is not the sharks or the market — but yourself.

Let rules replace emotions, let the system replace instinct, and let time do its work. Then, your account will not need to 'dance' — it just needs to grow steadily.