Eight years ago, when I transferred my entire life savings of 20,000 yuan into a crypto account, my hands were shaking.

Now there are tens of millions sitting in my account, and I'm surprisingly calm.

What truly changed me over these eight years wasn't how much money I made, but learning how to survive first, then slowly earn big money.

Let me start with capital management.

I never go all-in. I only risk 20% of my position each time. There are always opportunities in the market, but your principal only has one life.

Stop-loss is a hard rule.

Maximum loss per trade is 10%, and I cut it when it hits that level. Even if I'm wrong five times in a row, I lose at most half my capital, but as soon as I catch one major trend, I can quickly make it back.

Many people die waiting "just a bit more," while I live by "must cut."

For trend trading, I have one principle: never catch the falling knife.

Trying to guess the bottom during a downturn is essentially catching a falling knife.

I only wait for the trend to form, then find my entry point during pullbacks. The market has already proven its direction, so the win rate is naturally higher.

Those altcoins that do 10x in a day? I basically don't touch them.

Many look like opportunities, but they're really just whales pumping to find bagholders.

I'd rather miss out than be the sucker.

I look at indicators very rarely—basically just one: MACD.

I only consider entering when the MACD crosses above zero line below it, and then breaks above zero;

Once it crosses below zero line while above it, I reduce my position regardless of profit or loss.

Trading isn't about prediction, only about following trends.

Position sizing also has rules:

Adding to losing positions just compounds the error;

Only adding during profits is how you snowball with the trend.

When price breaks through with significantly increased volume, it means real capital is pushing it. Following in at these moments is often how you catch the main rally.

After all these years, it boils down to six words:

Follow the trend, control losses, be patient.

When multi-timeframe moving averages align upward, hold. When they turn downward, exit.

There's no "holy grail" in trading. Only two things truly determine whether you make money:

Discipline and execution.

After eight years, what I've accumulated isn't technique—it's the ability to fight against human nature.