Many people treat cryptocurrency trading as a side hustle, casually operate a few times, and then expect to achieve financial freedom? Wake up. In my first year in the industry, I lost everything this way—staying up until 3 a.m. checking K-line charts, jumping in when there's a pump, only to experience liquidation, anxiety, and insomnia all at once.

The turning point was when I started treating this as a serious profession. Setting trading time windows, strictly executing plans, and I actually began to profit steadily. These are proven methods tested with real money, shared with friends who are still exploring.

**Choose the Right Trading Hours**

From Asian morning to European session, during this period, all kinds of news bombard the market, and K-line fluctuations go crazy. I now mainly trade after 9 p.m.—all key data has been digested, market sentiment stabilizes, and technical patterns are easier to judge. Even if the market looks tempting during the day, I hold back and don’t trade.

**Secure Your Profits and Don’t Be Stubborn**

Account unrealized gains of 1000U? Take out 300U first. The rest can keep rolling, but at least the principal is safe. I’ve seen too many cases: tripling your investment and then thinking about five or ten times, only to be wiped out by a big bearish candle, or even losing money. Greed makes people blind to the exit.

**Technical Indicators Are Basic Skills**

Trading based on intuition? That’s just giving away money. Install a market analysis app on your phone, and before entering a trade, at least confirm these points:
- MACD shows a clear golden cross or death cross signal
- RSI indicates whether it’s in an extreme zone ( overbought/oversold )
- Bollinger Bands show narrowing channels or price breakout situations

Only consider entering when two or more indicators resonate. Don’t be impulsive with a single signal. Set stop-loss levels properly and adjust them according to market dynamics; don’t stubbornly hold onto one point.

**Avoid These Pitfalls**

High leverage and heavy positions? If you get the direction wrong, you’re wiped out instantly—no negotiation; stay away from small coins you’ve never heard of, as you don’t know how the whales behind them are playing; limit yourself to no more than three trades a day—doing more will crush your mentality; and most importantly—never borrow money to participate in this market! Leverage loans, credit card cash-outs, online loans… none of these paths are acceptable.

This industry doesn’t rely on luck or impulsiveness. Build your own trading system, review and execute at fixed times every day, and when it’s time, turn off your computer and do what you need to do. You’ll find that the methods capable of sustainable profit are often the most “boring.”