"Ten years of holding coins passively is not as good as ten days of active trading"—at first, this sounds like a joke, until I used 10,000 USDT to grow it to 1 million USDT in three months, and then I realized how deep the game really is.
That experience changed my understanding of making money in the crypto world: it's not about who predicts better, but about who can stick to discipline, hit the right rhythm, and the wisdom of being "lazy."
My trading framework consists of four principles:
**Position Sizing is the Foundation** Divide 10,000 USDT into five parts, using only one part each time. The remaining funds serve as a safety cushion—no single mistake can wipe you out. This mindset makes a big difference.
**Stop-Loss and Take-Profit Must Be Ruthless** Calculate your targets before entering. Exit immediately when reached, regardless of how much the price continues to rise afterward—greed is the poison of trading. The same applies to stop-loss: cut losses when needed, don’t wait for a rebound.
**Only Trade Coins You Understand** Avoid unpredictable small coins and altcoins. Focus on a few mainstream coins, master them, and win on familiar battlegrounds. Strangers’ territory is where most crashes happen.
**Evening Review Is More Valuable Than Watching the Screen** Spend 30 minutes after market close reviewing your trades—why you made profit, why you lost, and the root causes. Recording these insights is 100 times more important than obsessively watching $SOL’s candlestick movements during the day.
In essence, the core is cultivating a "lazy" mindset: don’t overreact to fluctuations, don’t be fooled by market hype into gambling, and rest when needed.
Many people play with complex indicators and stay up all night watching the screen, but end up losing their principal; I use simple rules to let my money grow itself. The market ultimately rewards those with patience and discipline. True position sizing is about using rationality to counteract human greed.
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GateUser-cff9c776
· 7h ago
It sounds perfect, but can this theory really survive in a bear market?
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Diversification, easy to say, but can you really resist adding leverage when you only have 20% of your principal left?
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The realization of "laziness"... Why do I feel this is just a post-hoc rationalization?
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The story of 1 million U always sounds exciting, but the question is how many people can replicate it a second time?
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Take profit and stop loss—everyone can do it in a bull market, but it’s about character in a bear market.
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But I have to admit, the review aspect is indeed underestimated; it’s more effective than anything else.
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Are mainstream coins safe? What about Luna and FTT? Information asymmetry is always the biggest killer.
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From an art valuation model perspective, this methodology is just a perfect "survivor bias" narrative.
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TokenRationEater
· 7h ago
Well said, but what about real trading? Post a screenshot.
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SeasonedInvestor
· 7h ago
This set of position management logic is indeed excellent, I just don't have that discipline haha
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WhaleWatcher
· 7h ago
Sticking to the discipline of position management is indeed a solid approach, but most people just can't do it.
"Ten years of holding coins passively is not as good as ten days of active trading"—at first, this sounds like a joke, until I used 10,000 USDT to grow it to 1 million USDT in three months, and then I realized how deep the game really is.
That experience changed my understanding of making money in the crypto world: it's not about who predicts better, but about who can stick to discipline, hit the right rhythm, and the wisdom of being "lazy."
My trading framework consists of four principles:
**Position Sizing is the Foundation**
Divide 10,000 USDT into five parts, using only one part each time. The remaining funds serve as a safety cushion—no single mistake can wipe you out. This mindset makes a big difference.
**Stop-Loss and Take-Profit Must Be Ruthless**
Calculate your targets before entering. Exit immediately when reached, regardless of how much the price continues to rise afterward—greed is the poison of trading. The same applies to stop-loss: cut losses when needed, don’t wait for a rebound.
**Only Trade Coins You Understand**
Avoid unpredictable small coins and altcoins. Focus on a few mainstream coins, master them, and win on familiar battlegrounds. Strangers’ territory is where most crashes happen.
**Evening Review Is More Valuable Than Watching the Screen**
Spend 30 minutes after market close reviewing your trades—why you made profit, why you lost, and the root causes. Recording these insights is 100 times more important than obsessively watching $SOL’s candlestick movements during the day.
In essence, the core is cultivating a "lazy" mindset: don’t overreact to fluctuations, don’t be fooled by market hype into gambling, and rest when needed.
Many people play with complex indicators and stay up all night watching the screen, but end up losing their principal; I use simple rules to let my money grow itself. The market ultimately rewards those with patience and discipline. True position sizing is about using rationality to counteract human greed.