While everyone was chasing the myth of hundredfold returns, I turned 4000U into 80000U, not through luck, but through the 'slow money philosophy' that most people overlook.
I remember that night three years ago when I looked at the remaining 4000U in my account, feeling like a gambler who had lost all their fortune. At that time, the community was filled with legends of 'hundredfold coins' and 'thousandfold returns', but I chose a path that no one believed in.
I divided my funds into five parts, treating each trade as carefully as a sniper cherishes their bullets. I would start a small position as soon as the asset retraced by 3%; once profits reached 5%, I would decisively take my profits. Three weeks later, when my account grew to 80000U, I realized: in the crypto world, surviving long is far more important than earning quickly.
In the past eight years, I have witnessed too many tragedies. Those who were once elevated to the status of 'big players' in heavy positions have gone bankrupt in just a few days during black swan events. Meanwhile, I, who persisted with a 3% compound interest strategy per trade, outperformed 90% of leveraged players after three months.
My three trading bottom lines
1. Position management is the oxygen of survival
Over-leveraging is the grave of freedom. I have seen too many people put all their eggs in one basket, only to lose everything in a single black swan event. In my trading system, a single investment never exceeds 20% of total capital; this is a strict rule.
Why? Because the cryptocurrency market is extremely volatile; even if you have a 99% certainty, that 1% uncertainty can wipe you out. Controlling your position size gives you an escape route; as long as you have the green mountains, you need not fear the lack of firewood.
2. Responding is better than predicting
Many people are obsessed with predicting market trends and seeking insider information. I have long given up this futile pursuit. The market is unpredictable, but we can control our reactions.
My strategy is simple: don't sell when prices spike, don't buy when prices plunge, and don't trade during sideways movements. This sounds simple, but executing it goes against human nature. Buy when the market is panicking, sell when everyone is greedy; this requires strong psychological resilience.
3. Emotions are the biggest enemy
Trading cryptocurrencies relies on mindset; greed and fear are the two greatest evils. When I realize that my decision-making is influenced by emotional fluctuations, I immediately stop trading. Fatigue is the most delightful poison of the market's devil; it makes you see stop-loss as profit-taking and opportunities as traps.
What is the secret to maintaining emotional stability? First, invest with spare money that does not affect your quality of life; second, set fixed trading hours to avoid letting trading consume your entire life.
"Slow money" behind fast logic
Some mock my slow returns, saying that what I earn in three months is less than what they make in a day. But the most realistic paradox in the cryptocurrency world is that when everyone is focused on hundred-fold returns, it is precisely these 'slow money' that can help you navigate through bull and bear markets.
True trading wisdom is never about seizing how many tempting opportunities, but rather about letting go of how many ambiguous market trends. Decrease trading frequency, increase certainty, and profits will naturally come knocking.
Eight years of experience have taught me that trading is not a casino for overnight riches, but the ultimate training ground for cognition and discipline. Those traders who can engrave strict rules into their DNA are the ones who can survive bull and bear markets and become the eternal survivors of the market.
In this 7×24 hours non-stop market, I try not to trade on weekends, giving myself time to breathe. Because life is greater than trading, maintaining a clear mind is more important than catching every fluctuation.
Now, I still adhere to the strategy that many consider 'conservative'. In the cryptocurrency world, it's not about who makes money the fastest, but about who survives the longest.
True maturity is accepting the unpredictable nature of the market and focusing on what we can control: position size, emotions, and discipline.
When the next bull market arrives, I may not be the one showing off hundred-fold return screenshots, but I know I will be the one who can still speak in the market.
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