#数字资产生态回暖 Account drops from over ten thousand to just three thousand, a trader’s confession

Recently, a friend of mine reached out to me, looking completely drained by the market.

"Bro, I... went from over ten thousand down to three thousand."

His hands were trembling as he said this.

I looked at his trading record, and my head buzzed.

Ten or more trades in a single day, switching directions carelessly, unable to hold onto profits, stubbornly holding onto losses—he had turned his account into a wreck.

I asked him a question: "Where do you think your problem lies?"

He shook his head.

I summarized for him: "You’re not truly trading; you’re gambling with your life."

Does that sound familiar?

Whenever the market moves, your fingers itch; when it quickly surges, you can’t sit still; when you lose, you think about fighting back, but every step you take is a miss. The more you operate, the more chaotic it gets; the more chaotic, the more you lose money.

I’ve observed many people, and they all tend to fall into these three traps:

**The first trap is high-frequency addiction.**

Your hands are always faster than your brain. You think you're catching the bottom or chasing opportunities, but in reality, you’re just playing the role of a market trader. Ten or more trades a day, just moving bricks for others.

**The second trap is emotional trading.**

Getting excited at gains, freezing with fear at drops. Hesitating to take profits, or stubbornly holding onto losing positions. Floating profits are often given back, and losses are amplified, making recovery difficult.

**The third trap is delusion.**

Thinking that the next K-line can save you. But what you often get is a complete account explosion.

That friend eventually took my three principles to heart:

**First, observe the market trend clearly; avoid chasing rapidly rising or plunging risky assets. Control your frequency—no more than two or three trades a day.**

**Second, take profits as soon as you’re in the green. Once you achieve initial gains, immediately reduce your position size.**

**Third, cut losses decisively. If two consecutive trades go against you, stop immediately and take a moment to cool down.**

He stuck to this approach for a few weeks.

His account gradually started to recover.

Not because he suddenly became smarter, but because he finally stopped rushing blindly.

The market never rewards those who work themselves to exhaustion. But it will reward those who know when to hit the brakes.

If you’re still blindly placing orders, chasing highs and selling lows, dreaming of a comeback, I’ll be blunt: you’re not trading; you’re destroying yourself.

Can't find a clear direction? Don’t know what to do next? Want to turn things around, break out of your predicament?

The most important thing isn’t having someone guide you, but first stopping, and relearning how to live.