#美联储重启降息步伐 A follower asked me, "I've been messing around in the crypto market for almost three years. Why can't I make any money?"

I gave this answer: "It's not that you can't make money, it's that you can't keep it."

Honestly, only those who have made thousands of trades will understand this. If you don't get it now, it's because you haven't reached that stage yet. Take it in, read it repeatedly, and one day it'll suddenly click. When that day comes, you'll thank yourself for reading this carefully today.

Whether you can turn things around in crypto has never depended on how hard you work, but on how much you truly want it. Many people think "making money once" means they've won, but in reality? If you can't hold onto your profits, you'll end up giving it all back. The real dividing line isn't how much you can make in one go, but whether you can control your drawdowns. This isn't mysticism, it's math—a 50% loss means you need to double your account just to break even. Do the math yourself.

Making money occasionally isn't winning. The real watershed is being able to consistently lock in profits and control your drawdowns. When the market corrects, those who are "swimming naked" are exposed immediately. Stop comforting yourself by saying "bad luck." Big drawdowns aren't because the market is cruel, but because your trading system has flaws. It's not shameful to change yourself—settling for mediocrity is what's truly shameful.

The biggest enemy isn't technical difficulty—it's human nature. We're born to chase hype, fear missing out, and aren't afraid of getting stuck. To avoid missing out, we'd rather get stuck and then deceive ourselves with "long-term holding." That's not investing, that's being held hostage by your emotions.

What I've done over the past ten years is just one thing: conquering human nature. Giving up greed, letting go of opportunities that aren't mine. Wait until the signal is clear before acting—pick up money, don't fight for it.

When I train traders, I only look at three levels of thinking:

**First Level:** Coin-based thinking—constantly wondering "what's the next 100x coin?"

**Second Level:** Pattern thinking—finding rules and building systems, disciplined and not chasing trades.

**Third Level:** Account thinking—only caring about the overall curve, not getting hung up on gains or losses from individual trades.

True experts focus on the lifespan of their account, not the price fluctuations of a single coin.

Let me sum up what I've learned from making money with $ETH: "Reversal is the movement of the Dao, weakness is the use of the Dao."

In trading terms: Stay calm when strong coins show weakness, stay away when weak coins get hyped up, and only add positions after a reversal is confirmed.

The abyss is always there, and I can only light one lamp. Whether you choose to come ashore with me is entirely up to you.