My fan complained to me: "I can't hold on anymore, my account got liquidated again." Looking at the screenshot, he had lost a full $40,000 USD and was heavily in debt. He regretted not resisting the temptation to trade futures back then, and even more regretted fighting against the market.

I told him a rather blunt truth: "Don’t think about getting rich overnight. First, learn to survive."

Two months later, he came back to me. This time was different—his account was sitting on $80,000 USD. He said, "I made it through."

This turnaround story doesn’t rely on any magic secret; he simply executed my few "foolproof methods" properly.

**First Trick: Follow the trend when adding positions, but never fight the trend with heavy leverage**

I’ve seen too many people fall for the trap of "guessing the top and bottom." The market is never wrong; only you are. The key is to understand the trend before taking action. I simplified his approach: just focus on two signals—one is a bullish moving average alignment (for example, the 5-day moving average crossing above the 20-day), and the other is Bollinger Bands expanding with the price breaking above the upper band. Once the trend is confirmed, a pullback is a good opportunity to add in stages. But there’s a strict rule: each addition should not exceed 15% of the principal, and use profits to aim for bigger gains. This way, your mindset stays intact.

He used to frequently trade during sideways markets, which only resulted in getting slapped around by the market. Later, I explained to him: sideways is just a pause; you need patience and wait for a clear direction. The crypto world isn’t short of opportunities, but it lacks the discipline to wait for them.

**Second Trick: Roll over profits, not the principal**

Rolling over profits is indeed a way to double your investment, but 90% of people use it incorrectly—they roll over the principal. One mistake and it’s all gone. The truly safe way to roll over is to use the profits earned to do so. Even if you fail a couple of times, the principal remains intact, and the account stays alive. This was the key to his turnaround from losing $40,000 USD.