The fact that I went from 10,000 U to 800,000 U made me重新理解了一个词：patience.

To be honest, at first I was also the kind of trader who would rush in when prices rose and panic when they fell. My account balance resembled an electrocardiogram, with emotions bouncing up and down along with the candlestick chart. During that time, the first thing I did every morning was check the market, and before closing my eyes at night, I was still calculating whether to add to my position or cut my losses the next day.

The real turning point happened two months ago.

At that time, I was holding the remaining 10,000 U, and I decided to change my approach—no longer pursuing the thrill of doubling overnight, but rather to see if I could "slowly grow it." It later proved that this decision saved me.

I have set a few strict rules for myself.

**First, divide the principal into five parts.**

Only take one part to open a position each time. This way, even if you make a wrong call, you still have four parts of capital left as breathing space. Going to zero? That's what gamblers do, not the outcome that traders should face.

**The second point is to write a withdrawal plan before opening a position.**

Set your profit target and maximum drawdown in advance. Once reached, exit the position; never be greedy thinking "it can rise again" and don't hold on thinking "it will definitely bounce back" after a drop. Emotions like these are poison in trading.

**Third, only touch the targets I understand.**

Those small coins that can triple in a day are indeed tempting, but I know I don't have the ability to manage that. Rather than gambling in unfamiliar territories, it's better to earn the money that should be made on mainstream coins with higher certainty. Excitement is one thing, but life is more important.

**Article 4, reviewing past performance is more effective than just watching the market.**

In the past, I could watch the market until three in the morning, but now I only spend fifteen minutes every day reviewing my trades: which trades made a profit and why, and where the losses occurred. These records have gradually become my trading intuition.

Two months later, the account balance turned into 800,000 U.

It is not the result of a miraculous stroke of genius, but rather the outcome of following the rules for every single transaction and allowing compound interest to grow on its own. This process is quite boring, lacking the thrill of explosive gains and the legendary tales of bottom fishing. But it is effective and replicable.

The crypto space has never lacked smart people, nor has it lacked those who are willing to take bold risks. What is lacking are those who are willing to slow down, adhere to the rules, and treat their accounts as a business.

If you are currently stuck and don’t know what to do, or if you keep jumping back and forth between liquidation and breaking even—perhaps what you need is not a higher leverage, but a trading system that allows you to sleep soundly.