2025-11-17 15:02:17

#美国提高关税 I particularly remember that cold winter at the end of 2018. The broken building in Bali Village, Chengdu, without an elevator, made me pant heavily every time I climbed to the sixth floor. The hallway was windy, and winter felt like a knife.

$ZEC I only have six thousand one left, which is all the money I have after clearing out my account from the last business failure. A large pot of plain porridge can last for two days, and I have to calculate for half a day whether to buy tea eggs at three yuan each. I don’t turn on the heating, and even my mobile plan has been downgraded to the minimum.

On those days, I realized one thing: should I give myself one last chance?

At that time, the entire crypto market seemed frozen, the market was lifeless, and there were people in the community cutting their losses and leaving every day. But the more I stared at those charts, the more I felt that this place, where no one dared to enter, might just be the entry point for the next round.

I just can't afford to lose anymore. Six thousand dollars is all my chips.

So I set a strict rule for myself:
First, never over-leverage;
Second, never bet on the direction;
Third, never operate emotionally.

Buy as much as you can, accept as much loss as you can, and don't rely on luck.

During the day, I work part-time to earn living expenses, and at night I hide under the covers studying candlestick charts. I've dropped my phone several times, and even though the screen is cracked, I'm too lazy to fix it. While others chase rising prices and sell on dips, I only look at the larger cycles; while others shout about getting rich from trading, I silently practice my stop-loss.

During that time, I put aside all my pride and had only one thought in my mind: I can't go on like this.

What impressed me the most was one day at around three in the morning, after staring at the charts all night, I finally made my first small position trade at a critical point. I didn't expect to double my investment, nor did I fantasize about a night reversal; if the trend didn't go my way, I would immediately cut my losses.

Relying on this almost rigid execution ability, the account started to gradually rise. No miracles, no explosive growth, just the accumulation of discipline and patience.

$LIGHT $BANANAS31 $Q $BDXN $BANK $BEAT $PARTI $ALL $LSK $JCT $UNI $CC $COTI $KAVA $EVAA $UAI $H $FLUX $D $FIL $SOON $GIGGLE $SAPIEN $AIA $MINA $HIPPO $MITO $TRUST $MMT $ETH $BTC $SOL $BNB
Ask yourself this question: will you continue to be harvested by the market, or will you become the one who survives?

ZEC-9,61%

LIGHT7,67%

BANANAS31-5,32%

BDXN-4,04%

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SoliditySurvivor

· 2025-11-20 03:51

Indeed, the people at the bottom see the clearest. The drive of going all in at six thousand is worth more than anything else. I understand the feeling of staring at the Candlestick at three in the morning; that is proof of being alive. Stop loss is a hundred times harder than doubling; that is so true. Discipline is something that the poor use most adeptly. I was also there in 2018; I was most clear-headed when I had no money to buy, but later when I had money, I started to gamble instead. Irony.

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GateUser-40edb63b

· 2025-11-18 22:23

Indeed, those who have endured such days understand. Discipline is easy to talk about, but executing it is truly torturous. I was a bit touched, but back then I didn't have much with six thousand. Stop loss is always the hardest lesson, most people can't achieve it. This is the true wisdom of the crypto world, not the chase the price approach.

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Frontrunner

· 2025-11-17 15:31

I came to see the result of the story. How much has the six thousand bucks turned into now? --- Discipline sounds easy, but how many can really stay awake at three in the morning... --- It sounds harsh, but in the crypto world, newcomers these past few years are still chasing the price and cutting losses; not a single one is spared from losses. --- I was there during that wave in 2018 too, but I wasn't that tough, in the end, I still ran away, and now I regret a bit. --- That last string of coins seems a bit sketchy; it feels like it was just pasted randomly. --- Hey, I've heard this logic quite a few times. The most worrying thing is that it sounds nice, but in the end, it's just good luck. --- Whether you get played for suckers by the market or survive, it depends on whether the next wave of market comes; I can’t take the gamble anymore. --- This copywriting is indeed powerful, but why does it always feel like it's missing an ending?

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GateUser-e19e9c10

· 2025-11-17 15:26

The days on the sixth floor of the broken building were indeed extreme, but this story is told too ideally. Even with a strict discipline of risking the entire six thousand in the market, it can't withstand a black swan. To put it bluntly, it's still survivor bias. I think this article is more like hindsight bias... Could anyone really think this way at that time? When this round of tariffs rises, it will shuffle the deck again; history always repeats itself. I just want to know what happened later, are they still around? Truly ruthless; they wouldn't even buy a tea egg but dare to try a trade. But to be honest, many people hear about stop loss, but few actually implement it.

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RektButSmiling

· 2025-11-17 15:25

I feel like this story sounds a bit familiar... It was indeed crazy back then, but the ones who truly survived were the ones who stuck to the discipline. I took a glance at that pile of coins, oh my, how long will this take... But to be honest, the habit of stop loss is worth more than anything.

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ExpectationFarmer

· 2025-11-17 15:20

Living with six thousand bucks until now is truly impressive, much more honest than those advocates. --- Staying up late to look at charts, to put it bluntly, is just betting that your execution is more stable than luck. --- Not taking heavy positions and not betting on direction sounds simple and rigid, but this is the secret to survival. --- Stop loss is much harder than doubling, most people simply can't do it, and this is worth noting. --- Discipline is a thing that sounds good but is often fake; very few can really live like this. --- That winter in Chengdu, even looking at a Candlestick Chart had to be done curled up in bed; thinking back, it was actually a forced awakening. --- The step of testing with a small position is the most critical; many people die right here. --- To continue being played for suckers or to survive is a good question, but most people will still continue to be played for suckers after asking.

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CexIsBad

· 2025-11-17 15:20

Indeed, discipline > luck, I completely agree with this statement. Back then, I was also in that state, with a few thousand in my account repeatedly teaching me how to behave, and only later did I realize that stop loss is the only way to survive. --- When I saw the part about staring at the screen until three in the morning, I laughed, it was so real. How many people die in the thought of this "last chance," but you didn't, that's what makes you a winner. --- Six thousand in total... brother, that's really gambling with your life, but those who dare to set rules often really survive. This is a hundred times clearer than those who blow up their accounts with millions. --- Not to boast, but I've seen those who can turn things around in the worst market conditions, and they all stick to this "rigid" operation. Most people simply can't do it; they say they will quit, but the next second they chase the price. --- The topic of tariffs leads to the blood and tears of the crypto world; that twist is incredible. But it's true, the economic cycle crushes everything, and those who survive the Bear Market are the real winners. --- The last sentence of the article is the real core: surviving > making money; how many people have fallen in the dream of getting rich. --- Ask yourself: how many people really dare to set strict rules and stick to them? Most people just say it, but as soon as they slip, they go All in.

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zkNoob

· 2025-11-17 15:18

Really, looking at these stories reminds me of my own days... When I bet six k, my hands were shaking. But the more it is like that, the steadier you have to be, you can't be chaotic. Stop loss is much more important than getting rich quickly, many people fall here. Sticking to the rules really saves lives, I'm still using the same methods from back then. This process of enduring is a bit like practice... I understand the feeling of staring at the market at three in the morning. The most fearful thing is not losing money, but the thought of wanting to make a comeback after losing.

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