In the early days, I entered the crypto world with 50 million. Two years later, it slowly grew to 302 million. In the third year, it stabilized at 590 million. In the fourth year, it truly surged—In August, the account reached 378 million, and by November it immediately surpassed 700 million.

At that time, my head was on fire. I quit my permanent job, even borrowed money and used leverage, feeling like “luck would always support me.” As a result, when the financial crisis came, it wasn’t just that all my profits disappeared— I also ended up in debt. In the end, I had to sell my house to pay off the debt, and my family was nearly falling apart. At the lowest point, I finally realized: all the good fortune I had gotten before was luck, not ability.
After that, for 3 years I no longer traded recklessly. Day and night, I reviewed and analyzed, and in the end I managed to bounce back with one practical logic. These 6 key points can help avoid 80% of traps:
1. Don’t become a “coin collector.” I used to hold more than a dozen small coins, and most of them were worthless. Then I finally understood that you only need 3 core things: BTC for long-term holding so you don’t fall behind, ETH with moderate fluctuations for swing trading, and choose one leading token in a strong sector—(misalnya AI, RWA)—far more reliable than randomly buying.
2. If emotions start to rise, stop first. There was once a time when the entire world was experiencing massive margin calls—I kept going, and I lost 20 million in a single day. Now I set rules: if many people are getting margin calls, and there are 3 big bullish candlesticks on the trending topics, or if beginners start following along and buying, then if any one of these signals appears, stop and stay calm for 2 hours—losses can be minimized.
3. Position size is the line of defense for life. Back then, I traded randomly. When the price fell, I didn’t have money to add to my positions. Now I set fixed positions: 50% USDT for emergency reserves, 30% quality coins as the foundation for the long term, and 20% for fast trading—protecting my capital so there’s a chance to recover.
4. Don’t “dream” about take profit and cut loss. Back then, when it dropped 10%, I would add more positions— and I ended up getting trapped and becoming desperate. Now there are strict rules: if it rises 10%, sell half to lock in profits; if it rises 20%, immediately sell everything to stabilize; if it drops 5%, look at the logic and stay stable; if it drops 10%, immediately close the position and evaluate—don’t hold onto positions. #GateSquareAprilPostingChallenge