Ran into Old Yang last weekend. When he picked up the tab for dinner, he pulled out his phone and flashed his account—a balance shooting straight to $30,000.

I almost didn't recognize him. Just three months ago, this guy was crying poor in front of me, saying his contract was about to get liquidated, and his account was down to $3,600. I told him not to mess around back then; never thought he'd actually make a comeback this time.

His method is honestly pretty basic—he just splits his money into three parts.

**First part: Daily snack money**

$1,200 just for short-term trades. He only watches two time slots a day—9 a.m. and 8 p.m.—and never takes more than two trades a day. Win or lose, he doesn’t overstay his welcome.

"Don't look down on small money," Old Yang said. "Back in November when SOL was all over the place, I'd catch two small moves a day, make seventy or eighty bucks, and that adds up to over two grand a month."

The key is he actually knows when to walk away. Unlike before, when he'd get greedy after a win and end up giving it all back.

**Second part: Principal for big moves**

This chunk he guards closely and only uses when the trend is crystal clear.

Early December, when BTC had five straight weekly green candles, he watched as volume jumped 30% and waited for the close to hold above $42,000 before entering. In the end, he locked in a 15% profit. "If the weekly chart doesn’t confirm, I don’t care how good the daily looks—I don’t move," he stressed.

End of October, when ETH dropped below $1,500, tons of people panic sold, but he stayed cool as a cucumber—because the weekly chart hadn’t given a sell signal.

**Third part: Emergency savings**

This final $1,200 is his hard limit—untouchable.

Last week, his ETH long almost got liquidated, and this money saved his skin. "Volatility in crypto is still over 25%—if you don't have a safety net, you're toast," he admitted.

Old Yang used to love going all in, but now he's calmed down. He often says, "Getting liquidated is like losing a finger—you can live without one, but lose your head and it's game over."

**His signals are simple and straightforward:**

- No golden cross on the daily MA5, MA10, MA20? Stay in cash and wait.
- Volume triples and the close confirms a breakout? Dip in with a small position.
- Profits hit 30%? Withdraw half to your wallet, and set a 10% trailing stop for the rest.

Before entering a trade, he writes down "trading discipline" in his notebook: Stop loss at 5%, no hesitation when it hits; if profit hits 10%, move stop loss to breakeven and let the rest ride.

During December's BNB rally, that's exactly how he played it and ended up with a 28% return.

Going from $3,600 to $30,000 wasn’t luck.

There are new hot spots in the market every day, but funds are like bullets—each shot is one less in the clip.

Old Yang left me with this: "Set your rules first, then study all those fancy indicators."

I think he’s right. There’s no shortage of opportunities in crypto—what’s missing are the people who can survive until the next bull run.