Woken up in the middle of the night by a phone call. My old classmate’s voice was filled with despair: “It’s over, twenty million, all gone...”

Three years ago, when he first entered the futures market, he was bragging in our group chat about “doubling his money just by playing around.” And then? He got liquidated and disappeared. I thought he had quit the scene for good.

I didn’t expect to run into him again this summer. This guy actually pulled out his phone and showed me his account balance—fifty million. I was stunned. What exactly did he go through in these three years?

As someone who’s been grinding in this market for almost ten years, I made sure to get him drunk and pried out his method for surviving and making a comeback. Twenty-one bloody lessons, each one paid for with real money.

A lot of people keep asking me which indicators they should be watching. Honestly, no matter how fancy the indicators are, they’re useless if you can’t even protect your principal. Learning all the technical analysis in the world won’t help.

My friend’s experience made me even more certain of one thing: this market has never welcomed gamblers.

The ones who survive are those who have rules ingrained in their bones. Beginners need rules to stay alive; veterans rely on rules to adapt flexibly. Sounds contradictory? Actually, that’s the truth. People who have lost big money understand this best.

Now, let’s get down to business—