Everyone who understands understands. I almost lost myself last year. From 12 U positions to only 3 left, during that time, every insomnia night was either staring at the K-line chart or simply staring at the ceiling in a daze, and a thought in my mind was repeatedly looped - "why is this happening".



The turning point came from a sudden epiphany in the middle of the night. I turned off all the screens that night, and a sentence I heard on the mountain many years ago flashed through my mind. At that time, I asked a person why he couldn't see the moon clearly, and the other party said something very simple - the moon is not moving, it is the clouds drifting, just wait.

At that moment, I seemed to be woken up. When will the currency circle be unfazed? The so-called "clouds" are those short-term panic of ups and downs, true and false news flying all over the sky, and the greed in their hearts to chase the rise and fall. The "moon" that should really be watched is actually those long-term laws - market logic, capital, and fundamentals.

Since then, I have overturned and reorganized the whole set of ideas. Slowly pulled the account back from the trough of 30,000U, although it has not yet touched the previous high, but this time it is a solid road. This time, if you don't talk about falsehoods, I will write out the three best ways to exchange actual losses.

**1. Your money is not divided into three pockets**

In the past, the style of "full of warehouse shuttles when you see it right" turned out to be "right" and slapped in the face again and again. Later, I learned to be smart, even if I had little money, I had to forcibly break it into three parts. The effect is completely different:

**Flexible pockets (20%)**: Only use it to compete for the short-term rhythm of Bitcoin and Ethereum. The rules are fixed: if the single-day high breaks through 3%, it will be shipped in batches, and if it falls by more than 1.5%, no matter how tempting it is, it will be cut first. This part is not to get rich, but to maintain a sense of the market, make pocket money, and control that crazy hand by the way. People who are greedy for those five minutes often have to be trapped for half a month.

**Trend pockets (30%)**: Chase the main direction in those cycles. Don't look at the daily line, look at the weekly and monthly lines. Once the direction is confirmed, it is stable, and only when you can hold on can you earn more. The win rate in this part does not need to be particularly high, the key is to win big enough every time you win.

**Bottom compartment pocket (50%)**: This is the pension of the account. The allocation is the core assets with narrative in this cycle, and they will not move until the next cycle starts. This part is to wait for the big market, the mentality is the most relaxed, and it is often the part that comes out the most money in the end.

With three pockets like this, the mentality is completely different. I will not go all out just because I see a piece of news, and I will not press all the chips on one judgment. If the market goes in the opposite direction, the flexible pocket loses some vegetable money, the trend pocket retracement is also bearing the range, and the bottom pocket is not shocked at all - this is the best way to distract anxiety.

When the account is stable, the mentality is stable. When the mentality is stable, the decision is accurate. Once this cycle is established, it is not a matter of account recover.
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SpeakWithHatOnvip
· 01-06 18:35
The moon hasn't moved, but the clouds are drifting. This sentence is truly brilliant. Who would have thought of these when caught in a trap? --- Full-position trading is indeed a trap. Only after stepping in do you realize the brilliance of the three-pocket method. --- I understand the feeling from 12 to 3, but few can pull back from 3. This idea is worth trying. --- The phrase "Go all in once you're sure" has killed many people, and I am one of them. --- The concept of a bottom-position pocket is pretty good; it saves countless late-night brain struggles. --- The key is still mindset. The idea of dispersing anxiety hits home too much. --- Short-term aiming for 20%, long-term relying on 50% bottom position, the logic is indeed self-consistent. --- The lesson learned from losses in the crypto world is that losing money is more expensive than earning it. This article is a sincere share.
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HappyMinerUnclevip
· 01-04 12:24
Oh, that part about the moon really hit me. I almost lost everything last year by playing myself to the brink. Full position trading is truly a deadly disease; you need to split into three pockets to survive. This theory is very clear, but the key point is still that one sentence—hold on tight.
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GateUser-cd672feevip
· 01-04 11:06
Great insights and very refreshing bro,
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SoliditySurvivorvip
· 01-04 09:53
The moon hasn't moved, but the clouds are drifting. That’s a brilliant way to put it. I was actually terrified of clouds last year and lost sleep every night. --- The three-pocket division method is indeed ruthless. When I was fully invested in futures before, I never thought about this. --- I like the concept of the core position pocket; it really tests whether you can truly let go. --- Pulling back from 12 to 3 and then pushing forward again—I believe in your rebound, brother. But the key is still execution. --- I've tried that 20% short-term rhythm—my hands are too greedy, always wanting to earn five more minutes. In the end, I got trapped for two weeks. --- That moon analogy is a bit poetic, but it really hits the point. --- The phrase about dispersing anxiety really struck a chord. When I was fully invested, just seeing one message would make me tremble all over. --- Not looking at the daily chart when analyzing the weekly and monthly charts—easy to say, hard to do. Without checking the market for a day, I feel like my sense of the market is gone.
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MetaLord420vip
· 01-04 09:52
That moment on the moon was indeed a realization, but honestly, the feeling of dropping from 12 U to 3... I get it, really get it. The three-pocket division method sounds reliable, but the key is to hold on without wavering, that's the real challenge. Full-position traders have all been through it once, paying a hefty tuition fee.
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ImpermanentPhilosophervip
· 01-04 09:47
The moon part was amazing, I am the one staring at the ceiling --- The lesson of full-position trading, a bloody price --- The three-pocket method sounds simple, but execution is hell --- Falling from 12U to 3U... I don't want to remember --- With a stable mindset, decisions become accurate. It's easy to say, hard to do --- That 50% in the bottom pocket is really a reassuring pill --- Greed for five minutes, trapped for half a month, this hits the heart --- The clouds are drifting, the moon hasn't moved, this realization came too late --- It takes time for the account to recover, and more importantly, to survive through it
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