Another painfully eye-opening case.

Some time ago, a friend came to me. His account had grown from a high of tens of thousands of U.S. dollars, but after a wild barrage of trades, it was down to only 5,000 U.S. dollars. By then, he was nearly on the verge of a breakdown.

You’ve probably seen this kind of situation before:
Trading ten to twenty orders a day, constantly clicking with your fingers, paying fees that wipe out gains faster than the K-line drops; when the market rises, you’re so nervous you can’t sleep; when it falls, you stubbornly hold on, unwilling to cut losses; shouting "The bear market is almost over, the bull market is about to rebound," but instead of surprises, the market delivers liquidation notices.

The most heartbreaking part is—
Seeing others post on social media about 100x returns on meme coins, dreams of financial freedom, and moments of glory from exchanges, you can’t help but go all-in with your entire position. The next morning, you wake up to a string of cold numbers and endless regret.

At that time, he was staying up late every night staring at the K-line until 3 a.m., with ash heaps full of cigarette butts, bloodshot eyes, and a completely shattered mindset. Lying in his chair, he asked himself: Am I really trading, or am I just being harvested like a leek by the market?

I told him one thing: **The harder you lose, the more precise your shots should be, like a sniper, not a spray from an assault rifle.**

Then I asked him to do three things:

**First, only trade when the trend is clear**
Say goodbye to those crazy operations where you close positions within a minute, and switch to charts with 4-hour or longer timeframes. Don’t try to catch the trend before it’s clear. It’s okay to miss a wave; another will come. But one wrong move could wipe you out entirely. Enter at most three times a day, and when your fingers itch, go for a two-kilometer walk to calm your mind.

**Second, devil-level small position incremental method**
Always use small positions to test the waters. Only increase your position when you’re profitable: keep the first order within 10% of your total funds; lock in half of the profits once you gain 20%; let the rest follow the trend, set a trailing stop-loss to let profits run freely; if the drawdown exceeds 5%, reduce your position immediately. Hard resistance will only lead to ruin.

**Third, discipline must outweigh skill**
Stop trading immediately after two consecutive losses—call it a day; set aside time daily for review. When making profits, analyze what you did right; when losing, analyze what went wrong. Never hold onto the idea of "just hold on a little longer and I’ll break even"—that’s a gentle trap before a margin call, which will make you lose your sanity.

What was the result? This guy actually managed to rebuild his account from 5,000 U.S. dollars using this method.

Later, he asked me: "Why didn’t anyone tell me these things earlier?"

The answer is simple: **Most people aren’t really trading—they’re gambling, just unwilling to admit it.**

Remember these words: To turn around in the crypto world, you never need to go all-in with heavy positions. What you really need is to learn how to survive first. Stop-loss is your bottom line, discipline is your weapon. As long as you’re still alive, the money lost can always be earned back.

If you’re reading this, your mindset is already clearer than most people’s. Keep your rhythm steady, control your emotions, and profits will naturally be in your hands.