This group of crypto degenerates has toughed it out from 2017 to 2025, watching Bitcoin rocket from $2,000 to $95,000, witnessing countless wild ups and downs along the way.

Their account balances haven’t gone up a hundredfold, but their hairlines have receded three centimeters.

Surviving until now depends entirely on a set of folk remedies—reciting eight phrases before bed. Only after finishing can you feel at ease and dare to open the market app.

**First phrase: Don’t stare at the daily candlestick chart’s ghostly face; only on the 30-minute chart can you see what’s really going on.**

The night before last, SOL had a long wick—looked scary on the daily chart, but switching to the 30-minute timeframe, it turned out to be a low-volume retest of the previous high. At 2am, a big green candle shot up 15%. I followed with $200, woke up in the morning with $230—enough for two weeks of cheap meals.

**Second phrase: When the trend reverses, immediately go flat and play dead.**

Last week, ETH broke below the 120-day moving average. I got itchy and took another look—lost 8% in half an hour. Quickly stopped out and ran. Looking back today, it’s dropped another 12%. Losing less is as good as making money.

**Third phrase: If there’s no hype, don’t act.**

In this round of meme coin mania, GOAT pumped 300% in three days. I waited until it hit third place on Twitter’s trending topics before entering, caught the middle 60% and got out. Even though it doubled again afterward, I wasn’t jealous. Only sip the soup when it’s in the middle—grab too much and you’ll burn your mouth.

**Fourth phrase: Cut every position opened on impulse, clean.**

Last Christmas Eve, I got drunk and saw DOGE suddenly pump—market bought $5,000 on the spot. Woke up the next day down 20%. From then on, I keep a note in my wallet: No trading when drunk.

**Fifth phrase: Halve the conviction when following a big influencer’s call.**

They shout “$100,000 is not a dream,” but I still set my stop loss. You can dream together, but you bear the losses alone.

**Sixth phrase: Pick the sector first, then the coin.**

This Q4, institutions are scrambling for RWA concepts, so I preemptively bought MUBI and doubled my money in a month. Meanwhile, a friend tried to play with obscure old coins and is still stuck down 20%.

**Seventh phrase: Don’t try to guess the bottom—follow the pumps, not the dumps.**

At the end of 2022, BTC was stuck at $16,000, with people calling for “one last drop” every day. I held back until it broke out above $18,500 on volume, then got in—dodged the last knife.

**Eighth phrase: After a big win or big loss, force yourself to stay out and rest.**

Last week, I flipped $800 into $6,200 on perpetuals. After the rush, immediately withdrew, turned off the computer, and went for a five-kilometer jog in the park. Came back to find a 12% pullback that night. Better to sweat than get liquidated.

Stick to reciting these before bed—only then can your wallet sleep soundly.

There are no gods in crypto, only discipline and luck. May you step in fewer traps and more lucky breaks.