#数字货币市场洞察 Last year, Old Zhang’s assets shrank from 3 million to 300,000. He sat across from me, eyes red.
“I really don’t get it. Every time I buy, it starts to drop. As soon as I cut my losses, it rebounds. Is someone targeting my little bit of money?”
I poured him a glass of water: “There are trillions of dollars flowing through this global market. Your few hundred thousand really aren’t worth anyone’s trouble. Thinking you’re being targeted is just overthinking.”
The truth about crypto is often so simple it’s hard to believe.
I’ve seen too many people build all kinds of quantitative models and technical indicators, yet still end up losing so much they start to doubt life. On the other hand, some people just dumbly DCA into blue-chip coins, and now their accounts are solid. What’s the difference? Just two words—don’t touch.
Old Zhang pressed me on what coin to buy. My answer was straightforward: “Buy Bitcoin in batches when it breaks key levels, set a hard stop-loss, and get out if it’s triggered.”
He looked a bit confused: “That’s it?”
“Yep, that’s it.” I looked at him. “But can you go a day without checking the charts? Can you eat and sleep as usual when your account’s down 30% on paper?”
This time, he didn’t say anything.
Lots of people in the market chase those small coins promising 100x returns, spending all their time studying flashy whitepapers, thinking that’s what hard work looks like. But in this market, the most powerful skill is—no matter how wild things get, you can stay steady.
Only after getting liquidated do you realize: The real secret to making money isn’t in those complicated candlesticks and indicators, but in your own trading discipline.
Don’t be greedy, don’t be impatient, don’t trade recklessly. Sounds simple, but less than 1% of people can actually do it.
If you’re also lost in trading and want a reliable system, connect and learn more. The fewer detours you take, the longer you’ll survive in this market.
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ProtocolRebel
· 12-06 12:20
Losing 3 million down to 300,000, that's some serious skill. I'm honestly impressed.
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MoneyBurner
· 12-06 12:10
What you said is absolutely right, but I just can't change this bad habit, haha.
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CryptoFortuneTeller
· 12-06 12:10
Old Zhang really had it coming this time, always dreaming of making a comeback in one shot.
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AirdropHustler
· 12-06 12:09
That's right, you just have to control yourself and not make any moves.
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Turning 3 million into 300,000, honestly, it's just trading too frequently.
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This article is half right and half wrong. The most important thing is still your mindset.
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DCA is indeed steady, but my problem is I just can't stick with it.
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Talking about stop-loss is easy, but when you're really down 30%, who can resist checking the charts?
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Man, this is my daily routine. Every time I feel like I'm being sniped.
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I stopped believing in technical indicators a long time ago, better to just honestly DCA into the major coins.
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I don't even believe that 1% of people can do this. I feel like I'm in that 99%.
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Trading discipline sounds like a classroom lecture, but it really works.
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"Don't touch"—those words hit hard, but that's exactly what I can't do.
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SlowLearnerWang
· 12-06 12:04
Hmm... you're right, I just can't control myself.
I've been through what Lao Zhang experienced too—cutting losses and then seeing a rebound, that feeling is really something else.
I only just figured out the importance of DCA into mainstream coins; why didn't I do this sooner?
Watching the charts until your mentality collapses isn't worth it, that's true.
The hundredfold coin dream... wake up, everyone, it's all an illusion.
Trading discipline is definitely the hardest part, a thousand times harder than technical indicators.
Back then, I just couldn't keep my hands off, and now I regret it so much.
Wait, isn't this exactly describing me...
#数字货币市场洞察 Last year, Old Zhang’s assets shrank from 3 million to 300,000. He sat across from me, eyes red.
“I really don’t get it. Every time I buy, it starts to drop. As soon as I cut my losses, it rebounds. Is someone targeting my little bit of money?”
I poured him a glass of water: “There are trillions of dollars flowing through this global market. Your few hundred thousand really aren’t worth anyone’s trouble. Thinking you’re being targeted is just overthinking.”
The truth about crypto is often so simple it’s hard to believe.
I’ve seen too many people build all kinds of quantitative models and technical indicators, yet still end up losing so much they start to doubt life. On the other hand, some people just dumbly DCA into blue-chip coins, and now their accounts are solid. What’s the difference? Just two words—don’t touch.
Old Zhang pressed me on what coin to buy. My answer was straightforward:
“Buy Bitcoin in batches when it breaks key levels, set a hard stop-loss, and get out if it’s triggered.”
He looked a bit confused: “That’s it?”
“Yep, that’s it.” I looked at him. “But can you go a day without checking the charts? Can you eat and sleep as usual when your account’s down 30% on paper?”
This time, he didn’t say anything.
Lots of people in the market chase those small coins promising 100x returns, spending all their time studying flashy whitepapers, thinking that’s what hard work looks like. But in this market, the most powerful skill is—no matter how wild things get, you can stay steady.
Only after getting liquidated do you realize:
The real secret to making money isn’t in those complicated candlesticks and indicators, but in your own trading discipline.
Don’t be greedy, don’t be impatient, don’t trade recklessly.
Sounds simple, but less than 1% of people can actually do it.
If you’re also lost in trading and want a reliable system, connect and learn more. The fewer detours you take, the longer you’ll survive in this market.