Decades of ups and downs, I am 33 years old this year, rooted in Shenzhen, Guangdong. I have two properties—one for my family’s stable life, and one for my own comfort. These aren’t handed down from the sky; they are the blood and sweat earned bit by bit over ten years from the market.

When I first entered the market, I threw in 300,000 yuan. Guess how much was left in my account at the worst point? Sixty thousand yuan. At that moment, I really thought about giving up and leaving, but I didn’t. I chose the simplest approach—holding, sticking to it, and focusing.

Eight years, a total of 2880 days. I pushed the principal from the mud inch by inch to the top of the mountain. The craziest wave was when, in just four months, the core position exploded for 400 times the return, grabbing 20 million yuan in one go. It sounds like a legend, but behind it are lessons learned painfully from the market.

**First bottom line: Don’t be greedy in a bull market.**

Spreading your net everywhere seems safe, but often it results in nothing. My ironclad rule is simple—lock onto one sector, master its main upward wave from bottom to top. Just this one.

For example, that year when the AI concept exploded, I didn’t wander around aimlessly. Instead, I went deep into research—which coins started first, which ones followed the trend, who is the real leader. Once chosen, I ignored everything else. This one strategy saved me from many detours.

**Second principle: New coins are always stronger than old coins.**

Old coins are cheap, but most of the time they are traps. Market funds are always chasing new stories, new imagination spaces. New coins have popularity, growth expectations, and room to grow. Old coins? They’ve been mined thoroughly, leaving only retail trapped positions and memories.

**Third universal law: Every four years, a cycle repeats; you must clear your positions at the right time.**

The cycle in the crypto world is real. When you hear delivery guys discussing a coin that can multiply tenfold, or convenience store owners starting to hype coins—that’s a warning signal. That’s when the market has already peaked. If you don’t leave now, what awaits you is an endless downward spiral. I’ve seen too many people fail at this step.

The truly effective things are actually simple enough to seem “silly”:

Don’t chase hot topics. Because by the time you chase them, the wave is already about to dissipate.

This market isn’t a place for smart people to make big money; it’s a game for those who can grasp the rhythm and survive. I never gamble on luck, don’t believe in insider info, only trust cycles and rhythm. When it’s time to enter, enter; when it’s time to exit, exit.

After ten years of storms and rain, I’ve survived, and I’ve truly thrived.

If you’re still exploring your direction, why not try this set of methods that seem “dumb” but are very effective? The hard part isn’t the method itself, but your mindset—are you willing to slow down, not be driven by emotions, not be kidnapped by FOMO( or fear of missing out).

There are always opportunities in the crypto world, but the prerequisite is harsh: you must stay in the game continuously.

From stumbling blindly in the dark before, now holding a light in your hand. The light is always on—are you coming with it?