I've been in the crypto market for so many years, and I finally realize that the ones truly making money are never those exciting one-hit doubles dreams.

I used to be obsessed with chasing news and gambling on market trends. But what happened? Most of the time, I got caught in a trap. Until later, I realized a harsh truth — the most "boring" trading discipline is actually the key to continuous account growth. Over this year, sticking to this approach, my account has grown by 1.32 million USD.

**Rule 1: Follow the trend; stay out of the market when the trend is unclear.**

Many people have a bad habit of guessing. Guessing the top, bottom, betting on reversals — it sounds clever, but the market never rewards the clever. My current approach is simple — don’t trade when the trend is unclear; only enter when the candlestick chart shows a clear direction. The benefit of this is that, although I might miss some opportunities, I avoid most losses. Less trading actually means less loss.

**Rule 2: Always leave yourself a backup; keep position size at most two or three tenths.**

This is crucial. Even if I am very optimistic about a certain direction, I never go all-in. The reason is simple — as long as I don’t over-leverage, there’s no "death trap." The most terrifying part of heavy leverage is that, once the market moves against you, your mindset collapses, and all subsequent decisions are wrong. Being lightly leveraged allows me to view the market objectively, cut losses when needed, and avoid being forced to close positions at the worst times.

**Rule 3: Take profits and exit, admit mistakes when wrong.**

Set your take-profit and stop-loss points in advance, and execute unconditionally when reached. It sounds easy, but it’s the hardest part to do — especially when the market keeps rising, and you regret not holding on a little longer. But this regret is much more comfortable than losses. No fantasies, no adding to positions, no fighting the market — these three "nots" are enough.

Honestly, this approach isn’t sexy at all. There’s no thrill of overnight riches, and the account curve won’t suddenly spike. But honestly, that curve just keeps trending upward — steadily.

In the crypto world, the real difference isn’t about whose technical analysis is more advanced. The true dividing line is: can you resist greed when in profit, and cut losses quickly when in loss? Those who can do this can survive even in bad markets; those who can’t, no matter how good the bull market is, will not be able to hold onto profits.