Having entered the crypto market eight years ago, I have experienced several complete bull and bear cycles. If I had to say what my deepest insight over these years is, honestly, it’s this: the market ultimately favors not the smartest or the boldest, but those who can control themselves and sit through the cold bench.

Many friends have asked me how I managed to endure. To be honest, I did achieve a breakthrough in wealth during the last cycle. But is there a magic pill? No. It’s just a simple, often overlooked "dumb trick"—I call it the phased deployment method.

Taking an investment as an example, my approach is to split the money into three parts and enter the market gradually, like deploying troops:

**First Shot: Invest 30% to Build a Base Position**

Before the market fully explodes, when it just starts to heat up, I make the first investment. The goal isn’t to catch the absolute bottom—that’s impossible. It’s to ensure I’m in the game, beginning to feel the market’s temperature and rhythm. Compared to waiting for a real breakout to chase high, this keeps my mindset much more stable.

**Second Shot: Invest 40% on Pullbacks**

I don’t chase during the upward trend. If my direction judgment is correct, the market will eventually give a retracement opportunity. At that time, others might panic sell, but I remain calm and strategic. I patiently wait for the price to return to a key support level, then gradually deploy this portion of funds.

**Third Shot: Keep 30% as Ammunition**

When the trend becomes very clear and my account has a substantial unrealized profit, I consider deploying this last part. It can be used to amplify gains or to position for new opportunities. The advantage of this approach is that even if I make a wrong call, I still hold enough ammunition to respond.

The core logic of this method is "don’t bet on the direction, just focus on managing responses." In plain terms, it doesn’t buy at the lowest point, but it effectively avoids heavy positions at the highest point. It uses position management to eliminate emotional trading.

In the crypto world, the most important thing isn’t how fast you run, but how long you survive. Those who chase every hot trend and always want to go all-in often end up disappearing. True compound growth always comes from focusing on one direction, with discipline and patience, repeatedly practicing "dumb accumulation."

Especially in environments like the recent rise in expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts, where market volatility is more frequent and can easily confuse people, my experience is that sticking to this approach is even more crucial. Enduring loneliness and resisting temptation are necessary to calmly respond when a big trend arrives.

The market is always there, and opportunities are always present. I’ll leave myself with one last message: the secret to surviving in this market is to do less unnecessary trading and more disciplined accumulation.