2025-12-29 04:24:13

From liquidation to recovery and then to financial freedom, I have been navigating the crypto world for 7 years. Using a real profit of 30 million yuan, I have summarized ten painful lessons. Honestly, if you can master this set of methods, you are already ahead of 80% of retail investors.

**Lesson 1: Don't hold full positions with less than 20,000 yuan.** In an entire year, you only need to catch one main upward wave. During other times, it’s best to hold and observe. Patience is the most valuable weapon. Many failures come from being unable to sit still.

**Lesson 2: Cognition is the ceiling.** Before trading real funds, you must practice on a demo account to develop the right mindset. Demo accounts allow for trial and error freely, but a major mistake in real trading can lead to immediate exit.

**Lesson 3: Good news often turns into bad news when it lands.** If a major positive event you anticipate doesn’t materialize on the same day, decisively exit when the market opens high the next day. Those caught in the trap are often greedy.

**Lesson 4: Be especially cautious during holidays.** Historical trends are clear. Reducing positions before holidays or staying completely out of the market is the smartest strategy.

**Lesson 5: Keep enough cash for medium- and long-term trading.** Use cyclical buy low, sell high operations. Don’t expect to capture all gains in one wave—that’s a game played by big players.

**Lesson 6: Only focus on actively traded coins for short-term trading.** Coins with high volatility and trading volume are worth participating in. Niche coins waste time and can damage your mindset.

**Lesson 7: Rapid rebounds after a crash happen faster than slow rebounds.** The key is to get the rhythm right.

**Lesson 8: Cut losses immediately if you buy wrong.** As long as your principal is intact, opportunities will always exist. That’s the fundamental principle of survival.

**Lesson 9: Use 15-minute K-line charts combined with KDJ indicator for short-term trading.** This combination can help you find many golden buy and sell points.

**Lesson 10: Don’t be greedy with technical analysis.** Master 1-2 methods to perfection. Being highly skilled in a few areas is a hundred times better than knowing a little about everything but not excelling at anything.

I focus solely on practical trading, not on illusions. If you want to avoid pitfalls and achieve stable growth, stop wandering in the dark alone in the crypto world. Use a winning logic to earn steady money—that’s the real secret to long-term survival.

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SnapshotStriker

· 01-01 02:58

You're quite right; the key is to stay alive. I've seen too many people go all-in, their accounts wiped clean, never to return. Going all-in is indeed a rite of passage for retail investors.

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HalfBuddhaMoney

· 2025-12-31 09:47

I really resonate with this; I've been caught by this problem several times.

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ProofOfNothing

· 2025-12-31 00:22

It sounds good, but can this theory really hold up in a bear market?

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MaticHoleFiller

· 2025-12-30 01:35

That's right, full positions are really the biggest problem for retail investors. I used to be the restless type too, and as a result, a single correction wiped me out completely. Now I just hold two or three coins, rest when I need to, and my mindset has improved a lot.

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FundingMartyr

· 2025-12-29 04:52

Honestly, the third point is the most heartbreaking. I saw the positive news and the high opening, so I wanted to chase, but it kept hitting the daily limit down all the way, losing so much that I doubted my life.

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unrekt.eth

· 2025-12-29 04:48

Everyone is right, but most people simply can't follow the first rule. The urge to go all-in is truly more dangerous than greed.

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GasFeeLady

· 2025-12-29 04:45

honestly the "catch one wave per year" part hits different... been watching gwei spikes when everyone's panic trading at the exact wrong time. the real move is staying patient in your optimal window, not fomo-ing into every candle like it's your last chance to exit. ngl tho, the discipline to actually do it? that's the hardest part for most people

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FUDwatcher

· 2025-12-29 04:41

Basically, it's a mindset issue; 99% of impatient retail investors end up dead. --- Hearing about 30 million in profit sounds impressive, but the eighth rule is the real secret—don't be greedy to survive. --- I agree with the rule about staying out of the market during holidays; how many people get crushed into pulp during their vacations? --- Demo trading can really save lives; so many people rush in and go all-in, only to lose everything. --- Buying low and selling high sounds simple, but in practice, it's hard to get the timing right. --- For short-term trading, focus on active coins; obscure coins are truly a waste of life. --- When good news hits the market, it often turns into bad news—I've learned this the hard way. Now, I just want to run when I see a rally. --- The combination of KDJ and candlestick charts is indeed old-fashioned but effective. Don't bother with complicated indicators. --- Full position trading is just gambler's mentality—try with 20,000 capital? Ha. --- Stop-loss, stop-loss—I've said it a thousand times, but some people still hold on until they get margin called.

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CrossChainBreather

· 2025-12-29 04:40

Exactly right, but the third point hits me the most. How many times have we been reverse-slashed by "positive news"... Now we just jump out at the open; being alive is the real winner.

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