Three years ago, a friend of mine approached me. She had only 3,000 yuan in her account and was completely confused by the candlestick charts. Honestly, I thought she wouldn't last more than three months.

Unexpectedly—she used a method called the "N-shaped pattern"—over three years, she grew her account to 1 million. I have to admit, this completely overturned my view of novice traders.

**How to operate in a ranging market?**

The crypto world is indeed chaotic right now, and beginners are dazzled by a bunch of indicators. Her "N-shaped pattern" is actually just breaking down complex concepts into three steps: surge high → pull back → breakout. This logic is ridiculously simple, but it works especially well in volatile markets because it helps you avoid most of the repeated traps.

The key is in setting stop-loss and take-profit levels—she sets a stop-loss at 2% and a take-profit at 10%. To put it in perspective, the risk-reward ratio alone is 1:5. Even with a win rate of only 35%, it can be profitable in the long run. There’s no averaging down or holding through losses; she just executes mechanically according to the rules.

**The trading logic is straightforward**

For assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum that fluctuate repeatedly, her approach is: after a surge, wait for a pullback and stabilize → enter when breaking above the previous high → cut losses immediately if the level is broken. Repeating this may not seem impressive at first, but after practicing it repeatedly, you'll find this process works in both bull and bear markets.

On her charts, she only keeps a 20-day moving average; all other indicators are removed. She says quite plainly: "The more indicators, the faster you die." Beginners often get trapped because of conflicting indicators and don’t know who to listen to. Having just one line makes decision-making clearer.

**Two iron rules for risk management**

When your account multiplies four times, withdraw the principal—say, turn 30,000 yuan into 120,000 yuan, and first take out the original 30,000. This way, even though the remaining 90,000 is floating profit, the psychological pressure is much lower. Then you can operate more calmly.

When earning 50% profit, split your position—say, for a 600,000 yuan account, transfer half of the profit (300,000 yuan) into a stable position. This trick is especially useful because when the market really crashes, you won’t be knocked back to zero and can preserve some gains.

**Why is this method effective?**

Honestly, it’s not about some innate talent or insider information, but about executing simple rules to the extreme. Many in the crypto space are always trying to find some "holy grail" indicator, but constantly switching leads to deeper losses. The reason my friend succeeded is: discipline > technique > luck.

Now the market has reached a critical divergence point. Stop chasing highs and selling lows. Calm down, understand this logic thoroughly, avoid greed and impatience, follow the rules strictly—your 3,000 yuan account can also grow into a more substantial number.

Are you willing to spend three years testing this logic?