Rhythm is gold, position is life. But most people treat trading as gambling.

Last year, I met an older brother who correctly predicted the overall trend three times in six months—Bitcoin's breakout, the start of the altcoin season, and the meme coin frenzy—all with precise forecasts. But what was the result? His account not only didn't make money, it shrank by 40%.

He later summarized: "Got the direction right, but completely messed up the rhythm." Hesitating when it's time to act, fantasizing about hundredfold profits when it's time to exit, and in the end, profitable trades turned into losses. This is the most heartbreaking part of the crypto world.

In contrast, I only took large positions about five times this year, each time entering at the explosive point of the market, taking profits and then leaving, never fighting the trend. With such simple operational discipline, my account steadily grew from 10,000 to 30,000.

**1. Most people lose money not because they can't understand, but because they can't control their impulses**

What is the most ironic phenomenon in the crypto world? People who stare at the screen all day are often the ones who miss the real big moves.

The screen is filled with 1-minute candlesticks, and your heartbeat trembles with the upper shadow. At this moment, you've already lost. Corrections are mistaken for crashes, rebounds are mistaken for bull markets, and frequent opening of positions depletes your bullets one by one.

The real market is never "stared" out. The late-night surges are often used by the main players to clean out those leverage contract traders who are glued to the screen—when you're too sleepy to wake up, that's exactly when the main players strike.

Even more frightening is that too many people want to catch every fluctuation. Opening trades frequently in choppy markets, taking a 3% profit and running, holding on through a 5% loss, and in the end, all profits are eaten up by fees. In the end, it's not the market that defeats you, but your own greed.