I have a friend who grew his account from 1500U all the way to 23,000U in four months, a 15x increase. Then I deleted him.

It's not that he wasn't earning enough, but that he forgot how he survived in the first place.

When we first met, he was day-trading DOGE and chasing MEME coins, hitting margin calls three times in two days, even risking his rent money. I didn’t teach him candlestick patterns or technical analysis, just gave him three hard rules. And guess what—over four months, his account grew 15 times.

**Rule One: Money must be treated as life.**

I split the 1500U into three parts. For intraday trades, take small profits—close immediately after 5% gain; for swing trades, wait for the right setup before entering; don’t touch the price if it’s not right; lock in the core position and don’t touch it even if everything collapses. At first, he thought this was too slow. Until the day a colleague wiped out his entire position in 10 minutes, he finally learned to split his positions. That moment, he realized—slowness is actually a way to avoid dying.

**Rule Two: Only trade the main trend; avoid sideways markets.**

I told him one thing: 70% of the market is trash—don’t risk your life for it. He saw ADA sideways for a week and was eager to jump in. I replied with two words—“wait for volume.” The next day, a big bullish volume candle appeared, and he made an 18% profit. That’s when he understood—doing nothing is the real skill. When his profits exceeded 15%, I told him to withdraw one-third. Seeing the money in his account felt more real than any candlestick.

**Rule Three: The system is tougher than life.**

Set stop-loss at 3%, close the position when it hits the line; once profit reaches 8%, raise the stop-loss to breakeven. Once, he almost impulsively tried to cancel his stop-loss; I showed him a screenshot of his previous liquidation. That night, LTC dropped 12%, but he only lost 1%. That’s when he understood—stop-loss isn’t about giving up, it’s about survival.

But when his account surpassed 20,000U, things changed.

He started shouting in chat groups, going all-in with leverage on MEME coins, mocking others for being “too timid.” As a result, his assets were halved. At dawn, he sent a message: “Bro, if I had kept full position, I’d be at 50,000 by now.”

I looked back at his previous words: “Thanks, bro, for teaching me risk control,” and suddenly understood.

The market doesn’t wipe out the poor; it only eliminates unregulated gamblers.

Before I deleted him, I left him with one sentence: Going from 1500 to 23,000 is about rules, not market conditions. The system keeps you alive; arrogance will kill you. It’s fun to indulge sometimes, but discipline is what will keep you alive for a lifetime.