The truth about making money in the crypto world is actually overcomplicated by many people.

I have seen too many traders fall into a strange cycle: chasing the fantasy stories of "hundredfold holy trades" all day, going all-in on hot spots, following news cues, only to see nine out of ten trades blow up, and their accounts getting emptier and emptier. It wasn't until I walked this path myself that I realized—what truly can turn an account from 6,500 USD to 236,000 USD is never the illusion of getting rich overnight, but the steady daily compound interest of earning 3%-5% consistently.

It may sound unsexy, but there's a detail worth paying attention to: over a five-month period, I didn't experience a single margin call. The logic behind this, I want to break down and explain to you.

**The first key: Recognize the trend, don’t gamble hard**

The biggest mistake many make in trading is always trying to catch the top and bottom. When prices fall, they think an opportunity has arrived; when prices rise, they’re afraid of missing out, leading them to open positions at the worst entry points. The first change I made was to abandon this gambler’s mentality.

Real opportunities are actually hidden in following the trend. When the market is bullish, I don’t rush to build a position all at once, but wait for a small pullback to confirm support levels before entering. For example, when ETH breaks out of a consolidation zone, I enter at the most stable point in the middle, rather than chasing high near the top. What’s the benefit of doing this? The win rate is naturally much higher than guessing blindly, and the risk is more controllable.

**The second key: Control your position size, protect your principal**

I have an ironclad rule—I always keep half of my capital in the account untouched. Only the profits are used to add to my positions. This may sound conservative, but in reality, it’s the smartest approach.

Why? Because misjudgments are inevitable. Some trades seem very promising, but still result in losses. The key is, I only lose the profits I’ve already earned, and the core of my account remains intact. When the next opportunity comes, I still have enough ammunition to follow through. This is the biggest difference between traders who survive long-term and those who are eliminated by the market.

**The third key: Daily profit targets, don’t be greedy, steady progress**

My daily plan is simple—just do 1 or 2 trades, and stop once I make a profit. It sounds untechnical, but executing it is much harder than it sounds.

The market always tempts you to do another trade, with new signals flashing. But my discipline is: spend 10 minutes at night reviewing today’s trades, asking myself whether I avoided the same pitfalls, whether today’s logic holds up. This habit may seem trivial, but over time, it has helped me avoid many repeated mistakes.

**The practical effects of these principles**

It’s easy to say, but the data speaks for itself. When ZEC was retracing with decreasing volume, I entered and exited quickly, locking in profits immediately. When BNB broke out of a triangle pattern and volume increased, I doubled my position. These aren’t luck, nor some deep prediction, but the result of "structure + volume + position management."

When you understand the structure, confirm volume, and manage your position properly, many opportunities that seem "difficult to grasp" actually become predictable.

**How powerful is compound interest**

If you only look at the surface, earning 3% daily might seem unimpressive. But the problem is, very few people can stick to it. Most start to get greedy after a month, aiming for 30% in a month, and then one wrong decision wipes out all previous profits.

The reason I was able to grow from 6,500 USD to 236,000 USD is simply because I was conservative when needed, aggressive when appropriate, and let compound interest—the "little devil"—do its work. Persisting long-term, the results are far more stable and reliable than those superficial "hundredfold holy trades."

There’s no secret to this method; it’s the most straightforward logic in trading—manage risk, follow the trend, stick to discipline. If you’re also looking for a relatively stable profit path, these three principles are worth repeatedly contemplating and practicing.