Having been in this market for so many years, witnessing Bitcoin soar from $3,000 to $60,000, and experiencing the despair of projects collapsing overnight, the most transformative realization I’ve had is: making money through trading really doesn’t rely on precise predictions — that’s fundamentally unpredictable. Profits come from probability management and mindset control; the rest are just details.

**First, the action that changed my fate: Lock-in profits and compound**

In my early days, my biggest weakness was greed. I’d want to double my money after earning a little, and try to recover losses with one big move. What was the result? Margin calls. Later, I changed a habit: once I made money, I’d withdraw the principal immediately, leaving only the profits in the trade.

How exactly? It’s simple:

Set stop-loss and take-profit levels in advance, don’t be soft-hearted; when profits reach 10%, withdraw half of the principal; the remaining funds? Consider them a gift from the market, and go ahead and gamble.

For example: open a long position with 500U, and when it rises to 550U, take out 25U, leaving 525U as profit. After 5 years of doing this, I’ve made over 30 withdrawals, and my account has never blown up. Why?

Everyone wants profits to run, and that’s correct. But the black swans in crypto are numerous — one event can wipe you out. After withdrawing, my mindset changed completely: even if the profit position falls back to the cost price, I’ve still made money — that’s true compound interest. It’s not about getting rich overnight, but about surviving long enough.

**Second trick: Displaced position building, fighting with time cycles**

Most people only look at a single candlestick chart and can’t see the bigger picture. My approach involves multiple timeframes working together:

Look at the daily chart for direction (should I participate today?), the 4-hour chart for trend (long or short?), and the 15-minute chart for precise entry points.

For example, if the daily is bearish, but the 4-hour shows a rebound, then you can position for a short at the top of the rebound. This approach can double your success rate. Instead of blindly chasing rallies or panicking at dips, displacing the timeframes creates high-probability opportunities.