I have also gone through the most difficult times and achieved incredible returns with limited capital. The first rule for surviving in the crypto world is simple: always stay alive one more day than the market.



Back then, I was extremely broke, able to eat only one pack of instant noodles a day. My only leverage was borrowed 1500U. I divided this money into 5 parts, each with a fixed 300U capital, entering the market with 100x leverage to fight. The strategy was straightforward: set a stop-loss immediately upon opening a position, with a one-point fluctuation as the line between life and death. No holding through losses, no betting on rebounds, no dreaming. The market is always right; only my judgment can be wrong.

This realization changed everything. I established three ironclad rules for myself.

**Rule 1: Emotional Switch Mechanism**. Stop after three consecutive losses; do not trade for the rest of the day. Losses are contagious, and discipline is the only thing that can save you. Many people die trying to "make it back" after a series of losses—that's the most fatal mistake.

**Rule 2: Profit Freezing**. 40% of each profit must be withdrawn into stablecoins. Seeing the real numbers grow in your wallet helps counteract the illusion of digital figures on the screen. This action may seem like a missed opportunity, but it’s actually the most critical step in psychological building.

**Rule 3: Only pull the trigger in a trend**. When you can't see the direction clearly, better to miss out. Waiting is not a waste of time; it’s building up the power for the next attack. Many market moves quietly start when you are most cautious and restrained.

I use 300U as a testing tool. If I’m wrong, losses have a limit; if I’m right, I use a trailing stop to let the trend push me forward. The benefit of this approach is that your mindset remains in control. When you stop thinking about "getting rich overnight" and instead build a trading system of "never blowing up," profits become a natural result.

Over the years, I’ve realized that a true trading system is essentially a rational framework that locks in that emotional, often self-smart, self-deceiving self. On this path, controlling drawdowns means you’ve already won against most people. This is not just hype; it’s a reality that everyone in the crypto space can feel.

Consistent profits never come from perfect predictions or luck, but from cold execution of rules and reverence for risk.
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