#数字资产市场动态 I have a friend whose account was gradually eroded by the market from over $20,000 down to just $3,000. It wasn't mainly due to a liquidation, but rather being precisely harvested through repeated fluctuations. Every time the market moved, he missed the right entry point—getting crushed when chasing the rally, cutting losses at the bottom. Watching the account balance shrink day by day, the feeling is indescribable.

Once we talked about it, I gave him four pieces of advice. To be honest, these words sound simple, but actually doing them requires overcoming human greed and fear:

**Never fully load your position.** Keep risk per trade within 30% of your total funds, leaving enough room for trial and error. Even if you hit stop-loss a few times, your account won't die.

**Take profits when you have them.** Don't wait for "a little more" to rise. Reduce your position in stages, realize floating gains, which not only eases psychological pressure but also stabilizes the base for compound growth.

**Cut immediately if the direction is wrong.** Holding onto losing positions is the most expensive tuition. Adding to losing positions is the start of doubled losses. Be decisive with stop-loss; as long as you're alive, there's a chance.

**Don't act if you don't understand.** Better to miss ten opportunities than to take unnecessary risks out of ignorance. Sitting on the sidelines and observing is a hundred times safer than reckless operations.

He was very resistant after hearing this. He used to make quick money with "刺激型" (stimulating) trades, and now being told to slow down felt like a restriction. The hardest part was having to write a daily review—not to see how much he earned, but to check if he violated discipline. He kept complaining about me for a week.

But by the third month, things started to change. The account stopped crashing and instead climbed steadily, trade by trade. No miraculous 100x coins, just a steady rhythm and the power of compound interest.

Later, he told me: "I finally understand, what saved me wasn't some brilliant market judgment, but that I finally became willing to follow the rules."

This statement is worth pondering. The most competitive aspect in crypto isn't technical analysis or hunting for 100x potential coins. **The hardest part is whether you can survive long-term with the same correct rhythm.** Most people can't turn things around not because the market didn't give opportunities, but because they keep falling into the same trap repeatedly.

A truly effective turnaround mindset is actually quite simple:

**Avoid heavy positions** — Give yourself room to make mistakes
**Don’t hold on stubbornly** — Stop-loss is your life-saving charm
**Don’t fantasize** — Opportunities are always there; the key is whether you can live to seize the next one

Those who finally make it out, their starting point isn't necessarily higher than others. The difference lies in their willingness to slow down the pace and genuinely treat discipline as a priority. Once this shift happens, the road will become wider and wider.