Surviving in the Crypto Market: From Losing 30 Million to Confidently “Earning Less but Not Losing”

A few years ago, I was just like most newcomers entering this market — carrying the illusion of “getting rich quick,” dreaming of earning tens of millions more each month, and ultimately getting slapped awake by the market.

The first time I stepped into crypto, I gathered all my 30 million in savings and chased after the “100x calls from expert groups.” In just 48 hours, my wallet balance went from 30 million down to 8 million. The feeling was like having all your blood drained overnight; opening the app, my hands trembled so much I couldn’t even press a button.

That’s when I realized: Crypto is not a place to get rich quick. Crypto is a meeting point for the strong hunting dreamers. And newbies — they’re always the juiciest prey.

Before You Want to “Make Money,” Understand: 80% of Market Moves Are Scripted Don’t believe the saying “the market operates on value.” In small coins, value doesn’t determine price — big money flow does.

I’ve seen a very familiar trick: The project announces “partnership with a giant” The price is gradually pushed up for 3 consecutive days Telegram and Facebook groups explode with “get ready to moon” slogans Newbies FOMO in Official news drops → price plunges immediately with a long red candle, just like a lifetime of debt

The rate of being trapped after “catching good news”: 90%.

Or another scenario: Price is pumped up 5% during the day European–American session opens at night → dumped straight down

Everyone thinks “price rises are a strong signal,” but in reality, it’s just perfect bait.

5 Survival Rules I Learned After 3 Years and 5 Zeros in Tuition Fees (1) Techniques Can Fail — But “Extreme Signals” Are Usually Right Strong wick candles (deep dips then pull back up) aren’t “natural.” They signal major players shaking out — accumulating positions. But only true when: Trading volume spikes It’s not actually bad news

At that point, buying against the trend gives a win rate 3 times higher than FOMOing with the crowd.

(2) The More Hype in Groups — The Further I Step Back Hard-earned lesson: “The day 10 groups are all shouting ‘about to x10’ is the day I prepare to walk away from the market.”

In 2023, I tracked 20 tokens that were most hyped online: 17 tokens dropped more than 20% within 72 hours after reaching their hype peak.

The best money-makers in crypto aren’t the best analysts — they’re the ones who know how to go against the crowd at the right time.

(3) Stop Loss Must Be Used Wisely, Not Obviously Newbies set stop losses like: 0.5105 01.0 — All round numbers. And that’s exactly where big players push down to sweep out stops.

Since I switched to: setting SL 2–3% away from crowded zones, using Trailing Stop when in profit → I reduced the “getting stopped out then price goes my way” issue by over 40%.

The worst pain isn’t losing — it’s being in the right trend but still getting kicked out of the game.

(4) When in Profit Wanting More, When at a Loss Wanting to Exit Fast — THAT’S WHEN YOU NEED TO PAUSE I set these rules: Profit over 20% → turn off app for 1 hour Loss over 10% → close app immediately, do nothing else that day

Crypto is not about battling the market, but battling yourself. Whoever controls their emotions → beats 80% of other players.

(5) Never Allocate More Than 20% of Capital to One Coin Many lose everything not because of wrong analysis, but because of all-in at the wrong place.

I use the 3–3–4 rule: 30%: major coins, high liquidity 30%: mid-cap coins, trending 40%: reserve for opportunities

Thanks to this, even if the market dumps hard, my account never goes to zero.

From Account Buster to “Sustainable” Trader I used to think I had to learn complicated strategies, complex indicators. But the longer I played, the more I realized: those who make money in the market aren’t the smartest, but the most disciplined.

Now, every day I: Track major money flow Assess market sentiment Record signals I see into a personal spreadsheet Only place trades when my system signals, not out of emotion

That data, those spreadsheets — I’ve never made them public. And thanks to them, I’m no longer afraid of the market like I was three years ago.

If you’ve read this far, it shows you really want to survive long-term in this market. And surviving long-term — that’s the only foundation for making sustainable profits.