Many people always say that it’s hard to make money with short-term trading. But in most cases, it’s not that the market is difficult—it’s that you’re just too impatient. I have a friend who, at the beginning of the year, entered the market with 5000U and stayed for three weeks. At one point, his account even hit 100,000U.

Many people’s first reaction is definitely: insider information? All-in? A shitcoin? None of that. He uses a very old-school approach. I gave it a name: “Turtle Strategy.” It sounds slow, but in reality it’s very steady.

First, he never comes in with a heavy position. His first trade only uses 20% of his position to test the waters—around 1000U—using a small leverage to check the direction. If the market moves correctly, he slowly adds on, but in a particularly restrained way. For example, if he makes 1500U, he only takes 500U to keep adding to the position. And he will also reduce the leverage.

Many people do the opposite. They go ALL IN right away. The moment the market turns, they’re out of the game immediately.

Second, he’s very good at waiting. Last month, BTC went sideways for two weeks. People in the market basically entered and exited every day, paying a ton of fees, yet his account kept shrinking. During those two weeks, he didn’t do a single trade. He only acted when the price broke through a key level. He once said something I think is pretty spot-on: the genuinely profitable trades don’t really happen that many times in a year.

Third, the habit is also crucial: leaving yourself a way to stay alive. He pays special attention to the liquidation distance. For instance, if the market is around 84000, he pulls the safety margin very far back—he’d rather earn a bit less than trap himself in a dangerous position. Many people open positions with several times leverage right on top of support, and a single spike (a pin) can wipe out their account.

Lastly, and this is what many people find the hardest to do: when they make money, they take the principal off the table. If he doubles, he simply withdraws half. Later, when his account surged to 100,000U, he straight up took out 80,000U, leaving only 20,000U to keep rolling.

He puts it very plainly: the numbers in your account don’t count as money. Only what you can transfer to your bank account counts.

In summary, it all comes down to just a few points: don’t go all-in right away; don’t mess around with trades every day; leave room for safety in your position sizing; and once you’ve made money, take some of it out.

It sounds simple, but very few people can actually do it. In the crypto world, many are like hunting dogs—chasing $ETH all over the place. But sometimes, the turtle actually goes even farther. $BTC no one knows when the bull market will come, but opportunities will definitely still be there. The key is whether you can stay alive before those opportunities arrive. #Gate广场五月交易分享