If you want to make money in the crypto world, the harsh truth is actually very simple — it’s not that you don’t trade enough, but that you trade too frequently.

Last week, a friend came to me and said he had $5,000 and didn’t know how to operate. My first reaction was: "Can you just hold off on trading for now?"

He was a bit anxious and said, with the market so hot, isn’t not trading a loss? I shared my own story with him.

I used to be the kind of trader who gets itchy just by looking at the charts, with my account dropping from $5,000 to just a few hundred dollars at its lowest. I would check the charts daily, and no matter how small the cycle, I’d jump in to try, thinking missing any fluctuation was a loss. Later, my account was almost wiped out, and I realized — the problem wasn’t technical analysis, but that I simply couldn’t stop.

That time, I made a decision: to enforce a "Tuesday Trade Rule." Only two trades per week, and I had to hold back on any other trading ideas.

The first trade took 4 days to execute. I held tightly to a key support zone for SOL, and finally, during a pullback, I entered decisively. Six hours later, I earned $1,100. At that moment, I understood that my previous failures weren’t due to poor judgment, but because my rhythm was completely disrupted.

From then on, my trading became different. I would repeatedly verify the larger cycle structure, market sentiment, and volume before each trade, and prepare plans and stop-loss points in advance. The number of trades decreased, but the accuracy of each shot skyrocketed, and my account started to grow steadily.

So, how to trade with $5,000? Not by trading frequently, but by selecting quality opportunities. Only take those few trades you truly feel confident about, and do it steadily — that’s the most effective way to grow.

You’ll find that those who trade every day and are always anxious to make moves often end up suffering big losses. Opportunities are everywhere every day, but your capital is limited. Learning to protect your principal and restrain greed is more important than any advanced technique.

The secret to growing my account from $500 to where it is now is simply quitting the habit of frequent trading. When the next market wave comes, the most important thing is — stay calm first, then go after the most promising bottoms.