Can you believe it? At the end of 2023, entering the market with 50,000 in spare cash, by the autumn of 2024, my account soared to over 1.5 million — this is not a myth, but an inevitable result after I grasped the cryptocurrency market. Compared to the twists and turns of A-shares and funds, the logic of making money here is so straightforward that it’s astonishing, but the prerequisite is that you must avoid the 'busy trap'.
Let's start with some hardcore data: A-shares have increased by 78% over the past 20 years, with an initial investment of 100,000 growing to only 178,000 after 20 years; while from 2023 to 2024, the main leading cryptocurrencies achieved an annual increase of 230%, meaning 100,000 invested for one year can turn into 330,000. I lost quite a bit in A-shares in my early years, and only after switching to the cryptocurrency market did I realize that it’s not difficult to make money; it’s that many people use the wrong logic — for example, stubbornly holding onto traditional 'value investing', not knowing that the 'value' here has never been about qualifications, but about chips and the ability to land.
In April 2024, I once took a big fall: my 170,000 holding shrank to 50,000, just because I was superstitious about a certain 'well-established project' and stubbornly held on, missing the opportunity of new coins. That lesson made me realize the survival rules of the crypto market, which center on 3 keywords: catch the rhythm, observe the chips, and control the mindset.
1. New Coins: Focus on two signals + one profit-taking line
I never touch new projects that have been online for more than 1 month, focusing only on new coins that have been online for 3-7 days, and they must meet two conditions: the top 10 holdings account for over 60% (concentrated chips = strong consensus among large holders, not easy to dump); there must be clear application scenarios (not just relying on white papers). In terms of operation, first try small positions to test, and add positions only when it breaks 160% of the issue price — this level can filter out pseudo-hotspots and avoid chasing highs. The profit-taking line is clearer: when it rises to 2.8 times, I will exit in batches, never greedily 'selling at the highest point'.
2. Hot Layout: Ambush 1 month in advance, do not be a 'straw buyer'
I spend 40 minutes a day tracking industry dynamics, focusing on 'certain events': public chain upgrades, ecological implementation, compliance progress — these are all 'incremental logic' that can be predicted in advance. A month before a certain public chain upgrade last year, I positioned its ecological related assets and achieved a 2.7 times profit in 18 days. The core principle is 'enter before the news lands, exit before expectations peak'; those who wait for the news to spread and then follow the trend are likely to become buyers of the top.
3. Valuation Determines Life and Death: Avoid bubbles, only pick 'value lowlands'
My profit and loss stops rely entirely on valuation anchors: if the market cap of mainstream projects is more than 20% higher than the industry average, it indicates that a bubble has appeared, and I will decisively reduce my positions in batches; new projects should have valuations below 2 billion USD and must present tangible applications (such as real users, implemented scenarios) to be worth trying with small positions. Many people lose money because they 'buy based on feelings', ignoring the valuation red line, and ultimately being swallowed by the bubble.
What matters more than skills is mindset — I made 15 times profit from just 3 precise operations throughout the year, while I've seen too many people trading seven or eight times a day, paying significant fees, and losing over 80% in 3 years. This is a typical case of 'using busyness to cover anxiety'. My principle is '99% time waiting, 1% time acting': add promising projects to your watchlist, wait for leading mainstream coins to correct over 12% in a single day, or act during the market's late-stage fluctuations. After holding a certain ecological asset last year, I didn't check the market for a month and a half, avoiding 6 minor corrections, and achieved 2.5 times profit.
The crypto market has entered a period of fluctuations again, and many people are panicking, but I think 'opportunities come from fluctuations'! I have currently filtered out 3 mainstream projects with 'undervalued + strong consensus', and 1 'small market cap + practical application' new target, and I am building positions in batches.
Next, I will continue to update my position-building rhythm, profit-taking points, and the industry insights I extract in 40 minutes daily — after all, making money is better together than alone. Follow me to avoid the 'busy trap', and use an analyst's perspective to dissect the underlying logic (it's not about blindly following trends, but teaching you to judge for yourself). In the next wave of doubling market, let's grasp it together, avoiding being the 'leeks' that get harvested, and only being the 'hunters' that precisely profit!
