I've been in the market since 2017, and I've seen too many people lose their principal entirely in contracts because of incorrect mindset and methods. Friends around me mortgage their houses to add to their positions, only to get liquidated in the end. Meanwhile, my account curve has been consistently trending upward at a 45° angle over these 5 years, with the maximum drawdown never exceeding 10%.

The secret is actually just one: don't treat exchanges like casinos, but consider yourself the 'house'. No guessing up or down, no watching the market constantly, no relying on luck. Use a systematic approach to let the market work for you.

Starting with $5,000, it has now grown into seven figures, and I want to break down the core logic for you.

**First trick: Lock in profits with compound interest, insuring your gains**

Set stop-loss and take-profit orders as soon as you open a position. Once profits reach 10% of your principal, immediately transfer 50% to a cold wallet to lock in gains, and use the remaining 'free profit' to roll into the next trade. What's the benefit of this? If the market continues to rise, you enjoy the power of compounding; if it reverses, you only give back at most half of your profits, keeping your principal rock solid.

I've used this method for 5 years, taking profits 37 times, with the biggest weekly withdrawal reaching $180,000. I was even contacted by exchange customer service to verify via video whether I was laundering money.

**Second trick: Displaced position building, treat market liquidation points as passwords**

Simultaneously monitor daily, 4-hour, and 15-minute charts—daily shows the big direction, 4-hour determines the range, and 15-minute handles precise entries.

For the same coin, I often open two orders at once. Order A pursues a breakout, with stop-loss placed at the previous low on the daily chart; Order B uses a limit order to set up a short in the overbought zone on the 4-hour chart. Both orders' stop-losses are strictly controlled within 1.5% of the principal, with take-profits set at over 5 times.

Market spends 80% of the time in consolidation. While others get liquidated, I profit on both sides. During the Luna crash in 2022, with a 90% dip in 24 hours, my dual stop-loss orders triggered perfectly, and my account skyrocketed 42% in one day.

**Third trick: Stop-loss is profit—trade small wounds for big opportunities**

Treat stop-loss truly as a 'ticket to enter'. A small risk of 1.5% grants you participation in the trend. When the market is favorable, move your stop to let profits run freely; if the trend turns against you, exit cleanly and swiftly.

I analyzed my 5 years of trading data: win rate only 38%, but the risk-reward ratio is as high as 4.8:1. What does this mean? The mathematical expectation is positive 1.9%—for every $1 risked, I earn $1.90 steadily. Just catching two clear trends a year can outperform bank savings easily.

**The last three principles are key:**

Divide your capital into 10 parts; never allocate more than 1 part per position, and keep total open positions within 3 parts. After two consecutive losses, force yourself to stop and go to the gym—absolutely no revenge trades—this is where many people tend to blow up. Every time your account doubles, allocate 20% to buy U.S. bonds or gold, so even in a deep bear market, you can sleep peacefully.

Markets are always there, opportunities won't run out. The key is whether you have a clear logical framework. As long as you strictly follow a system, avoiding greed, revenge, and all-in bets, the market will eventually reward you.