#数字资产动态追踪 Ten Years of Crypto Journey: From Massive Losses to Stable Profits

During the 2017 market rally, I went all-in on ADA. In three months, it skyrocketed from $0.03 to $1.2, with unrealized gains approaching 40 times. I was really floating on cloud nine back then, unwilling to sell even if it meant death. But what happened? Not long after, the price dropped sharply, eventually falling back to around $0.2, and those huge profits vanished in an instant. I still remember the despair of that moment vividly.

It was this painful lesson that taught me a simple truth: learning to buy coins is easy, but true experts know when to sell at the right time. Over the past ten years, I have repeatedly refined my trading system around this core principle.

**Step-by-step Take Profit: Turning Unrealized Gains into Real Money**

Later, I developed a tiered profit-taking plan. In simple terms, it involves selling in stages to lock in profits layer by layer:

After buying at the bottom, when the price doubles, I sell off 30% of my position to recover my initial capital fully into my wallet; then, as the price continues upward, I sell another 30%, turning those into pure profit; for the remaining 40%, I set a trailing stop-loss order—if the price retraces more than 15%, I close all positions immediately.

What are the benefits of this approach? I never chase the market’s final dips and rises. I secure the main profits from the primary upward wave, avoiding the small, easily trapped trades. In the recent $ETH and $SOL markets, this method helped me avoid several retracement traps.

**Stop-Loss Discipline: Protect Your Capital First**

I set a strict rule for myself: any single trade’s loss must not exceed 5% of my account balance. For example, if I have a $10,000 position in a coin and it drops $500, I must cut the position immediately. When entering a trade, I pre-set a stop-loss order at -10%.

Some think this is too conservative and that it might trigger too often. But my view is clear: opportunities exist as long as the market is active. Once the capital is gone, the account is wiped out, and all those opportunities are lost. This isn’t cowardice; it’s survival wisdom.

**Mindset Cultivation: Lower Expectations, Earn More**

I’ve observed many crypto friends whose main reason for losing money is the same—always wanting to "eat the last piece of meat." This greed distorts judgment severely.

So I changed my approach: I no longer chase unrealistic huge gains but set lower targets, focusing on the core part of the main trend. Honestly, since adjusting my mindset, trading has become much easier. This year, I achieved a stable 35% annualized return. It’s not astronomical, but it’s fully controllable, and the psychological pressure is much less.

**Discipline Persistence: The Only Rule to Survive**

The easiest trap to get addicted to in crypto is "the price rises so much that you’re reluctant to sell." Early on, I was mocked for strictly following my stop-loss plan. As a result, that coin went to zero in less than three months. Most of those friends who mocked me? They suffered heavy losses in this recent correction.

My ten-year insight is simple: losing money is just a temporary setback; surviving is the eternal lesson. $BNB, $SOL, and various new tokens generate opportunities every day, but only if you have the capital to participate. Being conservative and disciplined may seem like giving up some dreams of quick riches, but in reality, it’s paving the way for longer-term gains.