Having been in this circle for ten years, I've seen enough margin calls to write a book. From the frenzy of a bull market to the wails of a bear, I was involved throughout.

Back in 2017, I entered the market with $5,000. Honestly, I didn't understand much at the time; I just thought this thing could make me rich. To this day, my account steadily grows, with the worst drawdown only about 8%. It's not some mystical secret—it's simply embedding risk management into my DNA.

My trading method is actually quite simple—treat trading as a probability game, and the most important thing is to stay alive.

**First tip: Profit must be put in your pocket and not let it run away**

Whenever I open a position, I set stop loss and take profit immediately. Once floating profit reaches 10% of my principal, I transfer half of it to a cold wallet. This acts as insurance for my profits. The remaining part? That's free money from the market—let it compound. If the trend continues, I enjoy compound interest; if it reverses, I at most withdraw the profit, leaving the principal untouched. Over these five years, I've withdrawn 37 times, with a maximum weekly withdrawal of $180,000. These aren't just numbers—they give me the confidence to keep playing.

**Second tip: Long and short together, even in choppy markets you can earn**

I never bet on a single direction. For the same coin, I place both long and short orders simultaneously: Order A follows the trend breakout to go long, with a stop loss at the previous low on the daily chart; Order B is a short order buried in the overbought zone on the 4-hour chart. Both stops are strictly controlled within 1.5% of the principal, but the profit target is at least five times the stop loss.

Most of the time, the market is grinding sideways, and many people get shaken out during these periods. I often end up with both long and short gains. Remember that Luna crash? During that extreme market condition, my account actually increased by 42% in 24 hours.

**Third tip: Treat stop loss as a ticket, small losses for bigger opportunities**

I'm not afraid of losses; they are just the cost of trading. I keep each stop loss within 1.5% to exchange small injuries for a chance to get in. Over the long term, my win rate is only 38%, but my average profit is 4.8 times the loss. What does that mean? For every dollar lost, I make back $4.80. The mathematical expectation is positive, so time is on my side.

**Discipline must be ingrained in your bones:**

Divide your total capital into ten parts. Use at most one part per trade, and never hold more than three positions simultaneously. If I suffer two consecutive losses? I shut down immediately—no "revenge trading." Every time my account doubles, I withdraw 20% to buy US bonds or gold, so I can sleep peacefully even in a bear market.

I'm not afraid of making mistakes—I'm afraid of being unable to recover from them. Using rules to suppress human nature, the market will truly work for you.