After wandering in the crypto world for so long, I finally see a harsh reality that many people overlook:

"Waiting through bull and bear cycles to make money"—this statement is actually a lie.

Time itself cannot make you money; it only ruthlessly eliminates those who cling to wrong strategies. I've seen many seasoned traders endure two or three complete cycles, only to see their accounts shrink instead. They monitor the charts daily, study candlesticks, review their trades, and take many actions, but their operational logic is stuck in a vicious cycle: taking small profits and rushing to exit, refusing to cut losses when they occur; hesitating repeatedly when the market starts moving, only chasing after prices when they reach sky-high levels; losing control of emotions, even the most carefully laid plans become useless.

Ultimately, the problems boil down to three areas:

**Focusing only on price, ignoring the cycle**—believing the uptrend can go on forever, falling into despair during downtrends.

**Replacing a system with intuition**—opening positions impulsively, setting stop-losses based on mood, which is pure gambler's logic.

**Being emotionally driven about position sizing**—adding more as prices rise, trying to bottom-fish during declines, ending up as a typical "chasing highs and killing lows" case.

Let me share how I’ve managed to survive until now. There’s no secret—just four words: persistence.

Only use funds you can afford to lose, so you can sleep peacefully at night; build and exit positions gradually, avoid obsessing over the exact lowest or highest points; compared to a single double, avoiding mistakes is more valuable; the ability to wait often determines final profits more than frequent trading.

Interestingly, even in a bull market, some people lose everything, and in a bear market, others can still profit steadily. The market never favors traders who tinker constantly; only those who are patient, clear-headed, know when to act, and truly stop when it’s time, can ultimately come out on top.

Instead of being led around by the nose by market movements, try this: trade less, observe more, and truly let time become an ally rather than a trap.

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