Everyone entering the circle wants to get rich overnight, but I have to be honest—relying on gambling won't get you anywhere.
I also started as a small retail investor, with just a few thousand in my account. Now, the number in front of me is over 50 million. You might not believe it, but I got here step by step.
So what's the key difference? I never obsess over "how much can I make this wave," I only ask "should I move now or not." Many people do the opposite, so they keep losing.
**First Stage: Practice with 1000 bucks**
Divide into 5 parts, each 200 bucks for trading. No greed, set stop-loss and take-profit levels for each trade. Most importantly—don't chase, don't hold on stubbornly, don't bet against the trend. Only take opportunities I truly understand. This stage is about spending money to learn lessons, but the lessons are valuable.
I've studied mainstream coins like $ETH and #以太坊大户持仓变化 , but real trading opportunities are actually few. Better to miss out than to act recklessly.
**Second Stage: After the account exceeds 10,000**
At this point, there’s some profit, and the mindset changes. Most people start to leverage and increase positions, but a single correction can wipe them out. My approach is to keep each trade within about 25% of the total funds.
When the market moves favorably, I add in stages. Not going all-in at once, but riding the middle part of the trend, which is the easiest to profit from. It’s like riding a roller coaster—you don’t need to ride from start to finish, just catch the most exciting part. Fans who turned 900 bucks into 18,000 did it this way.
**Third Stage: After breaking 200,000, learn to withdraw funds**
This is where most people get stuck. When the account looks good, their mindset gets cocky. I choose to lock in some profits weekly and withdraw. Not because I’m afraid of losing again, but because I’m genuinely afraid of becoming overconfident. Staying steady and alive is far more important than chasing the last wave of the market. Stability is actually the real secret to huge profits.
**Why do so many still blow up?**
They simply can’t control their positions, exceeding limits. Or they don’t set stop-losses at all, losing everything in one go. The most heartbreaking is when some people judge the direction correctly—like $ASTER and $PEPE —and those coins do rise, but they stubbornly hold on, turning profits into huge losses.
Honestly, 90% of blow-ups aren’t due to bad market conditions, but because of poor operational rules. No stop-loss awareness, no position management, unable to hold onto profits—any one of these can be fatal.
Over the years, surviving in this circle, I’ve realized: there are thousands of ways to make money, but only one logic to stay alive—manage your positions well, set proper stop-losses, lock in profits regularly. The rest is patience—waiting for the right opportunities to come along.
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MondayYoloFridayCry
· 01-10 07:39
That's right, the key is attitude... I used to dream of turning things around, but what happened? The account was wiped clean. Reading this article now, I feel deeply touched.
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FloorSweeper
· 01-09 07:03
Really, I am also using this position management logic, but I still have to admit that most people simply can't do it... Mindset is the bottleneck.
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CryptoCross-TalkClub
· 01-08 22:00
Laughing out loud, this is the classic "I made 50 million" opening line, and the next thing is definitely "you can too," then I should clear my account.
Wait, can stop-loss and take-profit really save lives? I feel like my stop-loss is just to make me lose even faster.
Dividing into 5 parts of 200 yuan each... Bro, is this investing or playing the lottery? Almost the same.
Speaking of which, what he said is somewhat useful, but I feel like I've heard this set of words from three different big V accounts.
I understand the problem of resisting orders too well; it's just a matter of throwing a tantrum, insisting on waiting for it to bounce back, but it ends up being a permanent hold.
This guy always starts with "I now have 50 million," and I think, is this deal really profitable or just good at storytelling?
The weekly profit locking thing, I respect it. After all, staying alive is the hard truth; holding until zero isn't meaningful.
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MagicBean
· 01-08 05:18
There's nothing wrong with that, but how many people can actually do it? Most people forget after reading it.
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JustAnotherWallet
· 01-08 05:12
That's right, controlling your mindset is really much more difficult than judging the market trend. I just lost because of greed.
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Sounds very true, but I think most people can't do it at all, including myself haha.
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The issue of withdrawing funds really hit home. Many people make money but become even more nervous, afraid of missing the last wave.
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Stop-loss sounds simple, but only when you truly hold your finger and don't add positions do you realize how difficult it is.
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The milestone of breaking 200,000 left the deepest impression. When the number looks good, people get carried away, then a sharp drop wipes it all out, cycle repeats.
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SmartContractDiver
· 01-08 05:12
Really, after watching for so many years of "from thousands to millions," this time it was the most honest, with not so much motivational fluff. Stop-loss is easy to talk about, but when it comes to actually executing, how many people can hold on...
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BridgeNomad
· 01-08 05:12
ngl, position sizing is literally the unglamorous difference between being solvent and getting rekt. seen too many bridge exploits of the emotional kind lol
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AirdropAnxiety
· 01-08 05:08
To be honest, looking at that over 50 million is a bit uncertain, but controlling 25% of the position is indeed the truth. I also had to die a few times to understand that greed can make everything disappear in an instant.
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Anon32942
· 01-08 04:51
It's quite eye-opening, much clearer than those who constantly hype up all-in strategies.
This is truly the core issue; most people get caught up in greed and mindset.
Not to mention, stop-loss can really save lives, but no one listens.
I think the most heartbreaking thing is "holding on stubbornly and waiting for profits to turn into huge losses," too many people fall into this trap.
Position management sounds simple, but in practice, it's the biggest enemy for most people.
After watching for a while, it all boils down to one sentence—surviving is more difficult than making money.
The gambler's mentality is really the biggest killer in the circle, no doubt.
Everyone entering the circle wants to get rich overnight, but I have to be honest—relying on gambling won't get you anywhere.
I also started as a small retail investor, with just a few thousand in my account. Now, the number in front of me is over 50 million. You might not believe it, but I got here step by step.
So what's the key difference? I never obsess over "how much can I make this wave," I only ask "should I move now or not." Many people do the opposite, so they keep losing.
**First Stage: Practice with 1000 bucks**
Divide into 5 parts, each 200 bucks for trading. No greed, set stop-loss and take-profit levels for each trade. Most importantly—don't chase, don't hold on stubbornly, don't bet against the trend. Only take opportunities I truly understand. This stage is about spending money to learn lessons, but the lessons are valuable.
I've studied mainstream coins like $ETH and #以太坊大户持仓变化 , but real trading opportunities are actually few. Better to miss out than to act recklessly.
**Second Stage: After the account exceeds 10,000**
At this point, there’s some profit, and the mindset changes. Most people start to leverage and increase positions, but a single correction can wipe them out. My approach is to keep each trade within about 25% of the total funds.
When the market moves favorably, I add in stages. Not going all-in at once, but riding the middle part of the trend, which is the easiest to profit from. It’s like riding a roller coaster—you don’t need to ride from start to finish, just catch the most exciting part. Fans who turned 900 bucks into 18,000 did it this way.
**Third Stage: After breaking 200,000, learn to withdraw funds**
This is where most people get stuck. When the account looks good, their mindset gets cocky. I choose to lock in some profits weekly and withdraw. Not because I’m afraid of losing again, but because I’m genuinely afraid of becoming overconfident. Staying steady and alive is far more important than chasing the last wave of the market. Stability is actually the real secret to huge profits.
**Why do so many still blow up?**
They simply can’t control their positions, exceeding limits. Or they don’t set stop-losses at all, losing everything in one go. The most heartbreaking is when some people judge the direction correctly—like $ASTER and $PEPE —and those coins do rise, but they stubbornly hold on, turning profits into huge losses.
Honestly, 90% of blow-ups aren’t due to bad market conditions, but because of poor operational rules. No stop-loss awareness, no position management, unable to hold onto profits—any one of these can be fatal.
Over the years, surviving in this circle, I’ve realized: there are thousands of ways to make money, but only one logic to stay alive—manage your positions well, set proper stop-losses, lock in profits regularly. The rest is patience—waiting for the right opportunities to come along.