In this circle, what really kills you has never been not knowing how to make money, but not knowing when to stop.

I've seen too many people fall at this hurdle.

Back in 2020, there was a buddy who entered the market with 5,000 USDT, just in time to catch the bull run. In half a year, his account soared to 100,000. Everyone advised him to cash out some, not to go all-in. He waved them off with a smile: "What's the rush? My goal is 500,000, I'm just getting started."

You can probably guess what happened next—the market reversed, his 100,000 shrank to 30,000, and finally there were only a few hundred left. That day, he stared at the trading screen and didn't say a word. After that, he never touched this stuff again.

I've paid my own tuition, too.

Once my account hit 600,000 USDT, watching the numbers climb, I had only one thought: take a gamble, break a million. But when the market corrected, it slashed straight down to 200,000. For days, I was numb—pretending everything was fine during the day, but at night, all I could see with my eyes closed was that long red candle.

After that, I finally understood: in this game, it's not about how much you can make, but how much you can walk away with.

Too many people die on those three words: "wait a bit." They think they're making money, but they're actually waiting for zero. The real veterans never go for that last bite of meat.

Later, I set a few hard rules for myself:
When the account doubles, withdraw 30%; triples, pull out half; any profit must be transferred to my bank account.

It's not cowardice, it's clarity.

No matter how good the numbers look on the screen, if you don't cash out, they're just air.

If you ask me: how much is enough?

There's no real answer to that.

Because human nature is a bottomless pit.

The only difference is: some get off halfway up the mountain, others have to fall to the valley before they wake up.

This is the cruelest thing about the crypto market—those who survive to the end aren’t the ones who make the most, but those who know when to walk away.

There are new markets every year, and opportunities come again and again.

But if your principal is gone, you have nothing.

Now I live by one rule: it's not just about making money, but about keeping it.