Account repeatedly fails, seemingly because of an inability to read K-line charts, but in reality, it is the three words "wait a little longer" that are alive and actively killing your trades.

Many people talk about discipline, but their hands always want to take a gamble. When floating losses expand, they tell themselves stories like "It will definitely rise." What they hope for is actually greed controlling their judgment.

I have walked this path too. I used to stay up late monitoring the market, fingers dancing repeatedly on the trading button. After a year of this, my returns were not even as good as those who sleep soundly. Only later did I realize—**the most important thing in trading is to do subtraction**. Only engage with signals you truly understand, and say no to all ambiguous opportunities.

## My Four Trading Bottom Lines

**First, avoid the daytime information storm**

The market during the day is like a vegetable market, full of messages flying everywhere, and prices are twisted and tossed by emotions. After 9 PM, the market quiets down, and true trends can be revealed. I’ve developed the habit of reviewing the market every night, which greatly reduces impulsive trading.

**Second, let indicators do the talking, don’t listen to feelings**

Feelings are the biggest liar in trading. Before opening a position, I always look at three signals—MACD golden/death crosses, RSI in overbought/oversold zones, and whether the Bollinger Bands have truly broken out. Not just one signal, but waiting for at least two signals to resonate before acting. This approach has doubled my win rate.

**Third, stop-loss should be flexible but must stay within the bottom line**

- For every 5% profit increase, I move the stop-loss up by 3%, allowing profits to run while avoiding being swept out during minor pullbacks.
- When I can’t monitor the screen, I set a hard stop-loss just above the cost line, so I never watch my gains turn into losses again.

**Finally, stay away from purely emotional coins, focus on coins that can be analyzed**

Coins like Dogecoin, driven purely by emotion, soar sky-high and then crash to pieces. Retail investors always end up losing. I only trade mainstream coins supported by technical logic. Although they are volatile, I can at least analyze something with tools.

## The Deepest Lesson

- Greed strikes once, and the entire month’s profit might be gone.
- Pulling the trigger on a stop-loss once can save the principal needed for a turnaround.

The market won’t take care of you just because you try hard. It only rewards those who truly stick to discipline. When you stop obsessing over missed opportunities and instead focus on "grasping the price movements you really understand," your account will gradually climb.