Are you also experiencing this sense of helplessness: your account suddenly drops from a unrealized profit of 50,000 to a loss of 80,000, cutting losses always at the lowest point, chasing highs always at the top, reinstalling market analysis software after three days of uninstalling, staying up all night staring at the K-line charts, only to find your account getting thinner and thinner?

I used to be that typical "following the trend retail investor." When my account was down to only 30,000 in 2022, I finally understood what I was doing. I completely gave up on the tricks of "chasing limit-up, listening to gossip, betting on concepts," and turned to using 28 simple but highly effective trading rules. Over three years, my account grew to 760,000. These rules don’t rely on complicated technical indicators; the core is to stick to operations that "violate human nature." Ordinary people can follow them step-by-step, at least avoiding 90% of the loss traps.

**Let's clarify the most important point first: don’t make money from "gambling," only from "trend"**

In the crypto world, nine and a half out of ten people who lose money are dying on the "dream of quick wealth": chasing hot coins, speculating on concepts, following big V recommendations, ending up either stuck at high levels or cut at the bottom with total loss.

Later, I realized: retail investors lack the advantage of large capital, information access, and professional research teams. Trying to fight with "short-term battles" is just giving away money. It’s better to use the simplest "stupid method" to capture "visible and certain gains"—for example, only focus on the sectors you truly understand, only enter after a big dip, take profits decisively when targets are hit, and then exit. The more you do this, the more stable you become.

**28 Ironclad Rules for Steady Profits: Each one can be directly applied, no need to overthink**

**Part 1: Choosing Coins—Focus on only three categories, pass on everything else**

1. **Leading coins in top sectors**: For example, the top Layer2 solutions, outstanding projects in the base public chains. These sectors have high barriers to entry, relatively stable competition patterns, and real performance growth support.

2. **Infrastructure tokens with long-term staking yields ≥5%**: These tokens are backed by real network maintenance needs, not stories, but cash flow.

3. **Functional tokens with high actual on-chain usage**: Don’t just look at whitepapers; check real on-chain interaction data. Real usage determines sustainability.

Ignore other types—such as purely hype-driven new coins, concept tokens with no real application, projects with frequent founder changes. Tighten your coin selection, and 70% of pitfalls are avoided.

**Part 2: Entry Timing—Waiting is the most expensive operation**

4. **Buy only after the price drops below the 120-day moving average**: Not every dip is an opportunity; only those that have fallen through the floor deserve your capital.

5. **Enter when trading volume is extremely low**: When nobody is willing to move on the K-line, and discussion drops to the bottom, that’s the window for entry.

6. **Never chase high at the peak**: This is the hardest to execute but the most profitable. Watch others’ gains soar, grit your teeth and stay put—that’s cultivation.

7. **Buy in batches, never go all-in at once**: Divide your purchases into 3–5 parts, adding each time the price drops 5–10%. Keeps your mindset stable.

**Part 3: Holding and Taking Profits—Discipline is the foundation of everything**

8. **Write your target profit rate on paper and stick it on your screen**: For example, take profit at 30%, 50%. Don’t make impulsive decisions, and don’t hold on when it’s time to exit.

9. **Reassess immediately if the decline exceeds 15%**: Not a hard stop-loss, but ask yourself, "Is my buying logic still valid?" If not, cut losses and don’t gamble on rebounds.

10. **Always keep 1/3 of your position in hand**: If your account is emptied, and an opportunity arises, you can only watch. That’s more painful than cutting losses. Always maintain participation.

**Part 4: Mindset Management—This is the last fortress**

11. **Hide all minute and second charts in your market software**: Only look at the daily chart, at most once a day. Frequent screen refreshers guarantee poor results.

12. **Prohibit trading if floating losses exceed 10%**: Your judgment is at its worst now. Rest and avoid making decisions driven by emotions.

13. **The more severe the decline, the calmer you should be—this is the litmus test of a master**: Panic accelerates losses; calmness allows waiting for reversals.

14. **Don’t discuss holdings with friends**: Others’ anxiety is contagious; their advice can shake your plan.

15. **Summarize your trades once a month**: Record reasons and results for each trade, identify your frequent mistakes, and only then can you truly improve.

The remaining 13 rules are equally important, but if you grasp these five major directions, your crypto career won’t be too bad. In fact, the key to turning 30,000 into 760,000 lies here—not in finding some dark horse coin, but in surviving long enough, staying steady, and letting compound interest work its magic.