When I entered the crypto space in 2017, I only had $5,000. Watching friends around me get liquidated in contracts and be forced to sell their houses, my account maintained a consistently upward curve at a 45° angle, with a maximum drawdown always kept within 8%.

The secret is actually not that complicated—don't chase after trending news, don't blindly follow KOLs, and avoid unfamiliar shitcoin projects. The core is to be a trader who controls the rhythm.

**Strategy One: Lock in profits and compound, let profits wear armor**

Every trade I open is synchronized with stop-loss and take-profit orders. As soon as profits reach 10% of the principal, I immediately transfer 50% into a cold wallet, and the remaining profits continue to roll over. The benefit is that during upward movements, I earn compound interest; during downturns, I only lose profits, not the principal. Over five years, I’ve taken profits 37 times, with the highest weekly account inflow reaching $180,000. The platform even mistakenly thought I was laundering money due to frequent entries and exits, and asked me to do a video verification.

**Strategy Two: Displaced position building, harvesting at liquidation points**

I use a three-cycle stacking approach: confirm the main direction on the daily chart, define the trading range on the 4-hour chart, and find precise entry points on the 15-minute chart. I open two trades on the same coin—Trade A chasing a breakout long, Trade B placing a high short in advance. Stop-loss is set within 1.5%, and take-profit is set at over 5 times. I remember the day LUNA plummeted 90% in 24 hours; I was both long and short, and my account gained 42% that day.

**Strategy Three: Stop-loss as a ticket, small losses for big trends**

I see a 1.5% stop-loss as the entry fee for each trade, never fighting or holding onto losing positions. Honestly, my win rate is only 38%, but my risk-reward ratio reaches 4.8:1, and the long-term mathematical expectation is +1.9%—meaning for every 1 yuan lost, I can ultimately earn 1.9 yuan.

**Three iron rules to remember:**

Divide your capital into 10 parts, only use 1 part per trade, and never hold more than 3 positions at once. After two consecutive losses, immediately shut down and go to the gym—never revenge trade. After doubling your account, allocate 20% to US bonds or gold, so you can still relax during a bear market.

The method itself is simple; the hard part is that 90% of people cannot do it. The market isn’t afraid of your mistakes; it’s afraid that you’ll never get back up after one.