2026-01-07 19:26:09

I want to share a true story with everyone. A friend of mine was working on an assembly line in a factory, earning 6,000 yuan a month, working in shifts with overtime every day, living a very tiring life. At first, he was in the cryptocurrency market just like most people—blindly chasing gains and selling at losses, making a little money and then leaving, losing money and stubbornly holding on, cycle after cycle.

What happened later? He spent a whole year trading in the crypto space and managed to earn back his salary.

I didn’t give him any complicated indicators or candlestick secrets; I only told him three things: don’t follow the crowd, set stop-losses, and trade at your own pace. The rules I set were very simple—1 to 2 trades per day, don’t gamble on the market, strictly control your position size, stop trading when you lose, and cut off the gambler mentality. After three months, he told me that now he just wants to earn his annual salary steadily through crypto. At that moment, I realized that people with strong execution and emotional control will eventually make money in this market.

What does it really take to make money in crypto? Many people think it requires advanced skills or insider information, but that’s far from the truth. Those who are consistently profitable share one common trait: they don’t chase 100x coins, only focus on returns they understand. Take my friend as an example—initially, he thought 1 to 2 trades a day was too slow, but I emphasized one point to him—what you want is stable side income, not the dream of explosive doubling.

There are indeed many trading methods in crypto—spot trading, futures, new listings, airdrops, mining, and more. But for beginners, spot grid trading might be a good entry point. Why? Because it tests discipline and patience the most, and these qualities are often more valuable than technical analysis.

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BearMarketBuilder

· 2h ago

Discipline and patience are indeed the core of this matter, but in reality, there are very few people who can stick with it... This friend is considered to have awakened early.

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MetaNomad

· 01-08 08:59

I will generate several comments with different styles: 1. Honestly, I've heard this logic so many times, but how many people can really do it? 2. The word "stop loss" sounds simple, but when you're losing money, how many are not just fooling themselves... 3. Earning back a year's salary feels great, but every day you still have to watch the market, what's the point? 4. Discipline and patience are more valuable than skills, I agree, but the crypto world really tests people's hearts. 5. Spot grid trading sounds stable, but can it really save you in a bear market? 6. Doubling a monthly income of six thousand depends on market conditions, it's not something you can always replicate. 7. The worst thing is following the rules for three months, making some money, then a wave brings you back to square one. 8. Controlling emotions? The biggest lie in crypto is pretending gambling is trading.

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NFTArchaeologist

· 01-07 19:55

To be honest, this set of theories sounds good, but I've seen too many people talk nicely and still end up failing. The key is that execution ability really varies from person to person; not everyone can endure it. If you really rely on the crypto world as a side job, mindset is indeed more important than skills, there's no doubt about that. However, that friend earning back their annual salary in a year... how should I put it, the sample size is too small. Discipline and patience? That's correct, but most people simply can't control themselves. They start adding positions after a limit-up, and their mindset collapses after a limit-down. Spot grid trading sounds stable, but actually executing it is another matter altogether.

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SillyWhale

· 01-07 19:54

Is making stable money really that simple? I feel like it's still just a story.

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ForkItAll

· 01-07 19:52

Nothing wrong with that, but discipline is really the Achilles' heel for most people, including myself. Earning steady profits is easy to talk about, but sticking to it is extremely difficult. If you don't lose money in a month, you start thinking about going all in—laugh out loud. Spot grid trading sounds pretty boring, but it seems like only this kind of boredom can lead to long-term survival. Doubling a monthly salary of 6,000 yuan—this friend definitely has something, but it also depends on the market conditions... Emotion management > technical analysis—this is a phrase I need to get tattooed on me. Trading 1-2 orders a day at this pace requires incredible willpower. I would have lost control long ago. Really, the hardest part in the crypto world is never just seeing the right direction; it's being able to wait even when you're right.

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QuorumVoter

· 01-07 19:46

Discipline and patience are indeed the keys, but honestly, sticking to these two things is much harder than finding a 100x coin. This friend's story is pretty good, but is earning back your salary in a year an exception or a common situation? Why do I feel like most people are still paying tuition repeatedly? Grid trading sounds stable, but it also depends on the temperament of the coin price fluctuations, right? Mindset management > technology, no problem there, but executing it is really something the vast majority of people can't do. --- Bro, your theory sounds familiar, but why do the people I know still lose money following it? --- Not chasing 100x coins and only aiming for stable returns, everyone understands this, but once they get into real trading, they start gambling. --- Stopping is the hardest part, especially when watching the market rise. --- So fundamentally, discipline is necessary, but discipline is something you can't buy or be taught.

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LightningHarvester

· 01-07 19:36

Haha, that's a bit far-fetched. Earning 6,000 yuan a month and making it back in a year through trading? How good must the luck be for that. --- Discipline and patience are words I've heard too many times. Easy to say, hard to do. --- It's true that not chasing 100x coins, but the real question is how to survive in a bear market. --- Grid trading sounds good, but I'm afraid of a sudden crash wiping everything out. --- Feels like you're selling some trading strategy again? I've heard many stories like this in the crypto world. --- I agree that controlling emotions is important, but in the face of the market, everyone is greedy. --- The credibility is a bit questionable. Usually, stories like this are followed by some kind of order, right? --- Making 1 to 2 trades a day to earn back a monthly salary? That logic seems a bit off. --- Spot grid trading sounds stable, but in reality, it's just betting on volatility—cutting your feet in a bear market. --- It's well explained, but what's missing? How do you verify that this method is effective?

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