Before making big money in the crypto world, you have to survive first. My first goal has never been some grand dream, but to steadily accumulate 1 million in principal. Once I have this amount, even earning only 20% from spot trading is enough to offset a year's worth of ordinary people's sweat.
After years of experience, I have given up the myth of "earning tiny bits every day." The truly effective method is to condense compound interest into a few key moments of concentrated fire—using small positions during normal times to hone trading skills and maintain market feel, then deploying heavy weapons when signals appear. The core principle is simple: only go long, never chase shorts.
So when is the real opportunity to exit? I’ve summarized three signals:
First, after a sharp decline, a long-term consolidation suddenly breaks out with increased volume, confirming a trend reversal—that’s the real safe signal.
Second, the daily chart firmly stays above key moving averages, with volume and price rising together, and market sentiment clearly heating up.
Third, when trending searches are calm and retail investors are still complaining, smart funds have already completed their布局.
On a practical level, I use 50,000 to demonstrate: this amount should ideally come from previous profits. First, cut losses to recover the principal, then start the rolling position plan. Manage risk with a position-by-position approach, keeping total exposure within 10%, leverage no more than 10x, and actually maintain around 1x leverage, with a strict 2% stop-loss.
After price breaks out, wait for the first additional position—wait until the rise reaches 10% before acting. Use 10% of the new profits to open a new position, executing a 2% trailing stop-loss throughout. The key is to never go all-in, never add to losing positions, and never hold stubbornly. As soon as the stop-loss is triggered, exit immediately and save strength for the next opportunity.
During a 50% main upward wave, using this method to roll positions several times can generate returns far beyond your imagination.
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CommunityLurker
· 01-10 17:01
You're right, but I'm just worried that my mindset might explode during execution.
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CryptoPhoenix
· 01-09 21:56
That's right, survival is the top priority. Seeing people around you get liquidated during a bear market truly makes you understand what "surviving is already winning" means.
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CryptoMom
· 01-09 19:45
Exactly right, you have to stay alive to make money. Dying halfway through is all for nothing.
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FantasyGuardian
· 01-08 06:55
It's quite straightforward, but a principal of 1 million is just a dream for most people...
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SmartContractDiver
· 01-08 06:53
There's nothing wrong with that, but most people can't do it.
It's easy to talk about it, but when it comes to the critical moment, the mindset still collapses.
I have never been able to stick to that 2% stop-loss line.
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YieldHunter
· 01-08 06:49
honestly the risk-adjusted math here checks out... if you look at the data on sustainable returns, most degens blow up before they even hit that 1M target. the 2% hard stop loss is technically the only non-stupid part tho ngl
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GateUser-2fce706c
· 01-08 06:43
This argument was already being made three years ago, and it's still being spun. The problem is, who among retail investors can actually execute it properly?
Before making big money in the crypto world, you have to survive first. My first goal has never been some grand dream, but to steadily accumulate 1 million in principal. Once I have this amount, even earning only 20% from spot trading is enough to offset a year's worth of ordinary people's sweat.
After years of experience, I have given up the myth of "earning tiny bits every day." The truly effective method is to condense compound interest into a few key moments of concentrated fire—using small positions during normal times to hone trading skills and maintain market feel, then deploying heavy weapons when signals appear. The core principle is simple: only go long, never chase shorts.
So when is the real opportunity to exit? I’ve summarized three signals:
First, after a sharp decline, a long-term consolidation suddenly breaks out with increased volume, confirming a trend reversal—that’s the real safe signal.
Second, the daily chart firmly stays above key moving averages, with volume and price rising together, and market sentiment clearly heating up.
Third, when trending searches are calm and retail investors are still complaining, smart funds have already completed their布局.
On a practical level, I use 50,000 to demonstrate: this amount should ideally come from previous profits. First, cut losses to recover the principal, then start the rolling position plan. Manage risk with a position-by-position approach, keeping total exposure within 10%, leverage no more than 10x, and actually maintain around 1x leverage, with a strict 2% stop-loss.
After price breaks out, wait for the first additional position—wait until the rise reaches 10% before acting. Use 10% of the new profits to open a new position, executing a 2% trailing stop-loss throughout. The key is to never go all-in, never add to losing positions, and never hold stubbornly. As soon as the stop-loss is triggered, exit immediately and save strength for the next opportunity.
During a 50% main upward wave, using this method to roll positions several times can generate returns far beyond your imagination.