The year my business collapsed, the creditors’ calls nearly blew up my phone.

Today, looking at my account, I received a single-day net profit of 260,000.

The moment I stared at those numbers, the dinner parties downstairs and the small talk on WeChat suddenly felt like they were separated by glass—I could see them, but they no longer had anything to do with me.

Now I’m the only one on this boat. Carrying a burden? Of course. But no matter how treacherous the river, as long as I have the oars, the boat won’t sink.

I’ve been in this space for a full eight years. My very first capital, 50,000 USDT, was borrowed. Now, my account balance is just over 50 million.

No one fed me insider information, and I didn’t catch any “100x coin miracle.” I just kept repeating a method that seemed especially dumb, like a robot, for over 3,000 days.

This road is anything but easy. I’ve been liquidated, taken painful losses, and stood on the rooftop at 3 a.m. in the wind. But after making it through, I gradually figured out some things that really work.

I treat trading like a level-based game—there’s a boss at every stage, and you have to pay real money each time to gain experience.

Here are six survival rules I’ve distilled over the years—let me break them down:

**Rule 1: Read the rhythm of volume**
If the price surges aggressively but drops gently, the main players are quietly accumulating. If there’s a sudden big red candle after a pump—that’s the harvesting knife at your throat.

**Rule 2: Flash crashes are razor blades**
If the price drops faster than it rises, it’s likely big players are selling off. That quick rebound after a flash crash? Don’t touch it—it’s a trap, not a treat.

**Rule 3: Shrinking volume at the top is deadly**
Heavy volume at the top doesn’t always mean an immediate crash, but if it goes sideways at the top for days and volume keeps shrinking—a storm is right around the corner.

**Rule 4: Wait for the signal to bottom fish**
A single spike in volume at the bottom doesn’t count. Wait for it to consolidate and for panic to be digested with low volume. If a breakout comes with strong volume, that’s the real time to build a position.

**Rule 5: Candlesticks are surface, volume is the truth**
All market sentiment is written in trading volume: low volume = no interest; high volume = money is rushing in. If you can read the volume, you can read the market’s heartbeat.

**Rule 6: Holding cash is also a position**
Daring to stay in cash and wait for opportunities, not clinging to a single coin; not chasing highs, not panic selling; having the guts to buy at the bottom when it’s time—that’s not passive or lazy, that’s top-level discipline.

There’s never a shortage of opportunities in this market. Most people don’t lose their capital—they lose their mindset and discipline.

Most people don’t lose because they run slow, but because they’re blindly sprinting in the dark without even knowing which direction to go.

I’ve fallen into enough pits, so I’m willing to stand here and hold up this lantern.

The market is brewing new changes. Don’t stumble around in the dark alone anymore—if you’re willing, let’s make it to shore together.