I entered the circle with 5000U, and it's been 8 years now. Some people around me have had their contracts liquidated and had to mortgage their cars, but my account curve has been steadily upward, with the maximum drawdown never exceeding 7%.

I don't play the guessing game of up or down, I don't indulge in chasing airdrops, and I don't believe in any K-line mysticism. I treat the market as a gambling arena—being the rule maker rather than a gambler. Today, I want to talk about three core ideas that support my trading approach.

**Mindset One: Lock in profits and let gains grow—armor for your profits**

My first iron rule is simple—set take profit and stop loss orders when opening a position. As soon as profits reach 8% of the principal, I immediately transfer 40% of the profit to a cold wallet. The remaining part becomes "profit principal," and I continue to roll over the position.

What's the benefit of doing this? When the market continues to surge, I can benefit from compound interest. If it reverses, I only give back some profits at most, and the principal always stays put. Over five years, I’ve used this method 32 times, with the highest weekly withdrawal reaching 150,000U. In plain terms, this is a rigid profit protection mechanism.

Many people fail in the crypto market not because they can't make money, but because they don't know how to protect their profits. In such a volatile market, preserving the principal is the top priority.

**Mindset Two: Divide your positions and turn volatility into a withdrawal code**

My entry strategy uses a multi-timeframe framework: weekly charts set the direction, 1-hour charts find ranges, and 10-minute charts enable precise entries. Sometimes I hedge long and short on the same coin—opening two positions simultaneously.

For example, I chase longs when the price breaks out, with stop loss below the weekly support; I place limit orders to short at key levels. No matter how the market moves, I can catch the wave. If the market rises? A position profits. If it reverses? B position catches the move. The key is not to be greedy—taking 3% to 5% profit and then locking it in.

**Mindset Three: Strict stop loss discipline**

This is the most easily overlooked but deadliest rule. Stop loss is your lifeline. Once triggered, it must be executed unconditionally. I’ve seen too many people blow up their accounts because they think, "Maybe it will bounce back if I wait a little longer."

My rule is: if the weekly stop loss is hit, I completely exit the position—no luck-chasing. It may mean missing some opportunities, but protecting the principal means protecting the right to continue trading.

The reason my account curve has been so steady over 8 years is because of these—nothing secret, nothing innate. Just repeating simple rules over and over. In a market full of temptations and noise, boring discipline is the strongest competitive edge.