From “chart-watching fanatic” to “lying-flat winner,” all I did was break through that thin layer of self-doubt

When I first entered the crypto world, I was a hardcore “technical analysis believer.” MACD golden and death crosses, KDJ overbought and oversold signals, moving average alignments... I memorized these indicators better than song lyrics, filled up three whole notebooks with notes. Every day I woke up to charts, analyzed them even with my eyes closed, drank so much coffee my stomach turned sour, eyes bloodshot from staying up late, wishing I could live inside the trading screen.

But when it was really time to place a trade—my hands would tremble like crazy. If Bitcoin went up 2%, I’d panic about a pullback and sell immediately, only to watch it rally another 10%. If Ethereum dropped 3%, I’d be scared out of my mind, cut my losses overnight, and by morning it would have rebounded strongly. My account kept shrinking, my temper kept getting worse, and I kept thinking, “If I just learn another new indicator, I can turn things around.”

It wasn’t until I suffered a major loss that I finally realized: losses never came from not understanding candlesticks, but from not being able to control the emotions that rose and fell with the market. There’s no “holy grail of precision prediction” in crypto. The ones who make money here long-term are those who stick to their rules and can withstand loneliness. Resist chasing pumps—stay calm when others are frenzied; resist overtrading—wait patiently through the grind; resist short-term volatility—only then can you ride the entire trend.

During the 2021 bull run, I finally “got it.” I deleted all the fancy indicators, leaving only daily charts, moving averages, and volume on my screen—nothing more needed. I blocked out all the noisy, dubious news and stuck to one principle: as long as the trend holds, stay in; once it breaks a key level, get out—never get attached.

The result was unexpected—my account doubled easily, and I went from being an “anxious chart-watcher” to a “Zen trader.” Later, I saw so many real-life examples: some people could use technical indicators like magic, yet still got liquidated and wiped out; another guy, never watched the charts or tried to predict, just stuck to his own trading discipline, and made stable profits for three years straight.

What I finally understood is this—the ultimate secret in crypto isn’t in the candlesticks, but in your execution. The market doesn’t care if you understand it or not—what matters is if you can keep your head, resist temptation, and not let emotions lead you astray. Only those who can stay steady deserve a big win. Now, my strategy is embarrassingly simple: identify the trend, wait for profits to be realized.

If you’re still glued to the charts every day, trading constantly, and losing hair from anxiety, remember this: “Technical skills can help you find opportunities, but only your mindset can help you keep the profits.” Sometimes, the only thing standing between you and consistent gains is a thin layer called “trading discipline.”