Having traded for seven years, I've seen too many people make quick money only to go bankrupt quickly. The real logic of surviving is actually very simple—rely on mechanical execution to fight against human nature. Growing an account from 5,000 U to 1 million U is based on this methodology.

**Position Size is the Lifeline**

Always divide your principal into five parts, using only one part each time. Whether you have 5,000 or 50,000 in your account, the rule remains the same. The benefit of this approach is that in the worst case, you still have 80% of your bullets left, allowing you to stay alive and see a rebound. Many people prefer to concentrate their firepower, and their accounts go to zero in one wave. I've seen too many stories like that.

**Frequency Is the Attitude of Living**

Operate at most three times a day: once at open, once at noon, and once before close. After trading, shut down your device and stop watching the market. Are you feeling itchy? Do some push-ups. The market won't stop moving because you're anxious, but your mindset will collapse if you keep staring at the screen. Many experts fail because of this—trading too frequently, mistaking short-term fluctuations for opportunities, and ending up being cut by every small rebound.

**Stop-Loss Is a Principle of No Compromise**

Cut your losses when the price drops 30% after entry—no hesitation, no averaging down, no praying. This indicates you chose the wrong timing; the market is telling you to leave. I've seen too many people stubbornly hold on, waiting for a rebound, only to be wiped out by a final limit-down. Stop-loss might seem like failure, but in fact, it’s preparing firepower for the next success.

**Take Profits in Batches**

Take half of your profits once you reach 30%. Let the remaining half run, but if it breaks the 5-day moving average, you must exit. Don't fall in love with K-line patterns—that's not love. Many people's mistake is this—earning more makes them greedier, and the biggest rebound turns from 50% profit to a 10% loss. Take profits when things look good; protect what you've already earned—this is key to surviving long-term.

**Twelve Trading Proverbs**

Don’t follow the trend to cut during sharp declines in the morning; it often rebounds in the afternoon. If there’s a sudden surge in the afternoon, reduce your holdings first, as it’s easy to be knocked down again overnight. Volume decreasing on upward moves indicates further rise; volume decreasing on downward moves suggests further decline. The market is most prone to rise before good news is announced, but after the announcement, it often dumps. If there's continuous decline during the day, you can try to scoop the bottom, but at 9:30 PM when the US market opens, those players love to push the market higher.

The more aggressive the pinning, the more real the signal; buy when there’s a long lower shadow, sell when there’s a long upper shadow. Don’t play heavy positions because exchanges love to see their heavy users blow up. If you just cut losses and the market reverses, that’s called a shakeout—don’t regret it. Almost breaking free but then the rebound halts? That’s normal market operation. Just when you take profits, the rocket launches immediately—only a light car can go fast. When emotions excite, a waterfall follows—this is how the market tests your FOMO. During full market rally when you’re out of the market, and then you enter and immediately get trapped—that’s the most heartbreaking in a probabilistic game.

**It’s That Simple**

80% of the market time is manipulated, only 20% is giving us gifts. We can’t control the actions of the whales, but we can control our position sizes and emotions. Master these two, and you’ve already won over 90% of traders. The rest is a game of time and patience.