In three and a half years, I earned my first 10 million in the crypto market.



There’s no secret, and no insider information. The only right thing to do is to throw away all the complexity.

From an initial capital of 10,000 to 1,000,000 took two years; from 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 took one year; reaching 10 million from 5,000,000? Done in half a year. The process gets faster as you go because I only focus on one thing — watching for the "N-shaped" pattern.

What is an N-shape? A rally, a pullback to gather strength, then another rally. The battle between bulls and bears ends, and the trend emerges. The pattern becomes my entry point; if it doesn’t form, I don’t touch it. If I enter and it’s wrong? I cut directly, never add to a losing position and hold on stubbornly, and I definitely don’t wait for some "final reversal."

Set stop-loss at 2%, take profit at least 10%. Risk-reward ratio of 1 to 5, with just a 35% win rate, you can still make consistent profits. Elementary math, but 90% of people try to overcomplicate it.

My trading interface? As clean as a blank sheet of paper.

Only keep a 20-day moving average, and set it to gray so it’s not too eye-catching. Turn off volume bars, market sentiment indicators, all of it. Fewer distractions, clearer judgment.

I only look at the 4-hour K-line chart for 5 minutes every day. If I don’t see the N-shape forming? Turn off the computer. If I do see it? Place orders, set stop-loss and take-profit, then go do whatever — walk the dog, read, exercise. Others stay glued to screens all night, working themselves to exhaustion. I sleep well and save my energy for critical moments.

Making money isn’t about predicting price moves; it’s about classification and risk control.

Type A N-shape: Breaks previous high with volume — this is a "Real N." I dare to use 30% of my position. Type B: Fake N, where price rises but volume shrinks — try 10% or just give up. Leverage? 1 to 2 times is enough; anything higher is just giving money to the market.

The key to compound interest is actually emotional management.

When I reach 1 million, I first withdraw 10,000 to lock in a sense of security. At 5 million? Throw 2 million into index funds, 1 million into fixed deposits, and keep the remaining 2 million rolling. Even if I get wiped out, 3 million is already in my pocket. With a stable mindset, the snowball naturally gets bigger and bigger.

The essence of trading is one sentence: wait for an N-shaped pattern, bet on it completing; if it doesn’t complete, admit loss; if it does, let the profits fly.

The market never rewards diligence alone; it favors those who follow the rules. Don’t chase every rise, just wait for the pattern; don’t hold through breakdowns, get out when it breaks; don’t be greedy, take profits in batches when enough.

There’s no Holy Grail in this circle, only a sieve. Widen the sieve’s holes, filter out noise and temptations, and gold will naturally stay. Don’t rush to find 100x coins; first learn to steadily grab 10%. When you can consistently pocket 10% twenty times in a row, you’ll understand: 10 million is just the reward of time for those who follow the rules.
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OffchainOraclevip
· 12-11 17:52
You're right, the key is self-discipline. Most people fail due to greed and emotions, not because of lack of skill.
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DaoGovernanceOfficervip
· 12-11 17:51
nah, empirically speaking the N-pattern thing is just survivor bias dressed up as methodology... where's the backtesting data tho?
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BoredWatchervip
· 12-11 17:33
That's right, the N-shaped pattern is indeed interesting. But I think the most heartbreaking part of this article is the sentence "The market only rewards those who play by the rules"—too many people die because they are unwilling to admit defeat.
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