Having been involved in crypto trading for nearly two years, my biggest insight can be summed up in one sentence: those who make money are doing subtraction, while those losing money are complicating things.

It might sound a bit absurd—at the beginning of 2024, I only invested 3,000 yuan, and now it’s grown to 500,000. There’s no secret—just deleting all those flashy technical indicators and keeping the simplest, most straightforward ones.

**Numbers Speak Louder**

I divided my account growth into three stages: from 3,000 to 60,000 took ten months; from 60,000 to 250,000 took another eight months; and from 250,000 to 500,000 only four months. Notice something? The more you trade, the slower you earn; the fewer trades, the faster the profits tend to appear.

In the early days, I watched the charts daily, trading frequently, but most of the time I was just chasing market noise. Later, I realized that truly profitable opportunities are actually very scarce—probably only about 10% of all market fluctuations—but that 10% of trades can generate 90% of the profits. Conversely, 100% of losses usually come from one or two emotional outbursts.

**I Only Trade This One Pattern**

Throughout the process, I only focus on the N-shaped pattern—rise, pullback, breakout. When the pattern forms, I enter; when it breaks, I cut my position immediately. It’s that simple.

The rules are very rigid: no averaging down, no resisting against the trend, no leverage. Each trade has a stop loss of 2% and a take profit of 10%. Someone asked me what my win rate is—about 35%. But it’s this 35% of correct trades that supports the growth of the entire account.

**Why This Method Can Survive**

The harshest aspect of crypto trading is mindset. Seeing your account floating with profits, you always want to earn a little more, but then a reversal can wipe it all out. My later approach is to only watch two numbers each time: the stop loss point and the take profit point. I pretend I don’t see other price fluctuations, forming a mechanical execution.

The benefit of this approach is less psychological pressure. Every trade has a known risk—no surprises, no despair. The account growth becomes a natural process rather than an emotional rollercoaster every day.

If I had to sum it up, it’s this: market opportunities are never lacking; what’s missing is patience to wait and discipline to execute. Most people want to get rich through high-frequency trading, but in the end, they get exhausted by the market. Learning to say no, to hold cash, and to wait—these have become the most scarce and valuable skills.