2025-12-29 15:25:08

In 2017, when I entered the market with 5000U, I saw too many people get liquidated due to contract losses or even mortgage their houses to gamble on the market. My account has never had a drawdown of more than 8% in five years—not because of luck, nor insider information, and definitely not by dreaming while staring at candlestick charts. The key is a simple and straightforward principle: treat the market as a casino, and be your own house.

**Step 1: Armor Your Profits**

The moment you open a position, the outcome is essentially already decided. My strict rule is—every time I build a position, I must set both take profit and stop loss at the same time. This isn’t psychological reassurance; it’s real survival insurance.

When profits reach 10% of the principal, I immediately withdraw half of the profits to a cold wallet. The remaining "free money" continues to stay in the account to compound. The obvious benefit of this approach: if the market continues to rise, we use the profits to earn compound interest; if the market reverses, at worst, we just give back half of the unrealized gains, leaving the principal intact.

Over five years, I have used this method 37 times. The craziest week, I withdrew 180,000U, and the exchange customer service even paid "special attention" to me.

The core of locking in profits is actually just four words: overcome greed. Most people start dreaming when they see unrealized gains in their account, thinking it can keep climbing. Then, when the market turns, the money on the books disappears like a bubble. Locking in some profits is like building a psychological barrier—shifting from passive waiting to active action.

**Step 2: Displaced Positioning, Harvest in Volatility**

80% of the time in the crypto world, the market is actually sideways and oscillating; true trending moves are rare. I fully utilize this characteristic to develop a "displaced" strategy.

How exactly does it work? I wait for the lows within the sideways range to enter in batches, then gradually close positions at the highs during rebounds. It’s not about going all-in at once, nor betting on the direction; it’s about capturing the price difference of these fluctuations. The beauty of this approach is—you never need to determine where the top or bottom actually is.

View Original

This page may contain third-party content, which is provided for information purposes only (not representations/warranties) and should not be considered as an endorsement of its views by Gate, nor as financial or professional advice. See Disclaimer for details.

22 Likes

Reward
22
6
Repost
Share

Comment

0/400

PancakeFlippa

· 2025-12-31 08:11

Sounds good, but this set of theories is still a paper tiger in the face of liquidation. --- Take profit at 10% and run? I think that's a bit conservative. --- Dislocated position building sounds good, but the key is whether you've really endured the 2022 wave. --- Withdrawing 180,000 U in a week? I feel like this number is a bit fishy. --- Greed is not so easy to overcome, easy to say. --- Not losing more than 8% in five years? Who in the crypto world would believe that, unless you've only done 37 trades. --- Chasing spreads during sideways trading is correct, but how do you ensure you won't get caught? --- Is this the so-called "I have a secret" series? Everyone says that. --- Being a market maker sounds crazy, but it's actually just about controlling risk. --- The key is execution; most people simply can't lock in profits.

View OriginalReply0

ser_we_are_early

· 2025-12-29 15:55

Honestly, this set of logic sounds very correct, but it's easy to just talk about it on paper. When the market really skyrockets, who can resist adding leverage... --- 提取18万U in one week? The exchange customer service was shocked, impressive. But I still think most people can't achieve this kind of psychological resilience. --- The idea of dislocated position building is good, but it requires enough patience and discipline. Most people's problems are not with the strategy itself, but with poor execution. --- An 8% drawdown over five years is indeed stable, but what is it based on? Market environment, capital size, psychological quality... there are too many variables. --- Locking in profits sounds simple, but the real challenge is the psychological game during actual operation. Can you really stay calm at the moment of floating profit? --- Damn, 37 operations, that requires a lot of self-discipline. Just thinking about it makes me tired, constantly watching those small fluctuations... --- Not betting on direction, just capturing volatility spreads, this is actually the logic of market makers. Individual retail traders who can play at this level really have some skills.

View OriginalReply0

MerkleTreeHugger

· 2025-12-29 15:48

Honestly, this set of theories sounds flawless, but it's the first time I've heard of someone actually sticking to it for five years without a drawdown exceeding 8%. I've long been using the trick of taking 50% profits, but it's just too much of a test of human nature; most people simply can't do it. Dislocation building positions is indeed more reliable than chasing highs and selling lows, but it requires enough patience to wait for the right opportunity. As for the story of withdrawing 180,000 U in a week, the exchange's customer service probably put you in a black room already haha. The question is, is this method really effective for small retail investors, or does it only work if the principal is large enough?

View OriginalReply0

blocksnark

· 2025-12-29 15:47

Basically, it's the strategy of taking profits and cutting losses. It seems simple, but 99% of people can't do it. I only truly understood it after losing a lot of money a few times.

View OriginalReply0

WhaleWatcher

· 2025-12-29 15:30

Basically, it's like transforming yourself from a gambler into a bookmaker's mindset—I'm convinced of that.

View OriginalReply0

DiamondHands

· 2025-12-29 15:25

Sounds good, but isn't it just buying low and selling high? The key is mental preparation... I haven't experienced a drawdown of more than 15% in five years, but I would never dare to call myself a market maker haha

View OriginalReply0