In the first few years of trading, like most people, I thought that the more trades I made, the more opportunities I had to make money. I would place ten or so orders a day, jumping in whenever the market moved, but what was the result? I was exhausted, and my account was shrinking more and more. That’s not really trading; at best, it’s just an anxiety trap where you’re being led by the market.

Later, I gradually realized that true profit actually comes from "patience" and "a few precise actions."

80% of the market time is spent wandering aimlessly, and the truly worthwhile opportunities with favorable risk-reward ratios are scarce. What is the essential difference between those who make money and ordinary traders? It’s whether they can hold onto their chips and patiently wait for those few "good pitches" to appear.

When you give up trying to catch every fluctuation, your focus can shift from the candlestick chart to a deeper level—

Where does the real trend start?
At what point is the risk lowest and the return most tempting?
Is your trading plan complete, with clear entry and stop-loss points?

"Less activity" may sound lazy, but in reality, it’s a systematic strategy. Its functions are—

**Filtering out noise**: Those opportunities that seem profitable but lack solid logic—abandon them decisively.

**Preserving capital**: Every pointless trial-and-error and unnecessary fee wears down your account.

**Maintaining rationality**: When real opportunities knock, you’ll have enough firepower and a clear mind to respond.

And then, wonderful things happen. As your trading frequency decreases, your mindset becomes surprisingly stable. Missing a small rebound no longer keeps you awake at night, and you won’t be forced into reckless trades to recover losses. Your account curve begins to smooth out, and every thoughtful move pushes your assets gradually upward.

The competition in trading has never been about who trades most frequently in a year, but about who can still be in the game after three or five years, with assets steadily growing.

Learning to "trade less" is actually about channeling your limited energy, capital, and mental resources into the most critical areas. In the crypto world, surviving long and walking steadily are your sharpest weapons.