That day, my younger cousin suddenly said he wanted to invest 50,000 yuan in the crypto market to make a big move. My first reaction was—this guy probably thinks too simply.

A month later, I saw 140,000 yuan sitting in his account.

I asked him how he did it. He smiled and said, it’s not luck, nor some mysterious technique, but simply embedding discipline into his bones.

He summarized the entire process into four ironclad rules. After hearing them, I finally understood what the real profit logic in the crypto world is.

**Rule 1: Give up chasing hot topics, only trade what you understand**

Every day, new coins are skyrocketing, with endless discussions. He never participates in this frenzy.

His goal is very clear—find assets with stable monthly trends and solid fundamentals. No matter how tempting others are, he ignores them. He once said, "You have to discard 99% of the noise to catch that 1% truly certain opportunity."

It sounds simple, but few can truly do it.

**Rule 2: Wait like a hunter, act only when signals appear**

When others are chasing the rise, he’s waiting. Waiting for what? For a pullback, for confirmation.

His buy-in rules are very clear: when the price falls back to a key moving average (like the 60-day MA) and volume confirms, he enters. These two conditions are indispensable.

He cited the example of MATIC. That time, he waited for a double signal resonance—price retesting the moving average + surge in volume—then decisively entered. He ultimately gained a 60% increase. It doesn’t sound particularly exaggerated, but the key is that this approach controls risk.

Patience in trading is more valuable than impulsive decisions.

**Rule 3: Stop-loss is your life-saving talisman, not giving up**

This is the most testing of human nature.

During that OP trade, the price clearly broke below support. Most people would think, “Let’s wait a bit, maybe it will rebound.” But he didn’t. He closed the position immediately.

Then OP continued to plummet, eventually dropping 35%. His decisive stop-loss avoided a disaster.

Crypto market volatility is fierce; stop-loss isn’t about surrender, but about surviving until the next opportunity. Without the next chance, even the best strategy is useless.

**Rule 4: Trading should serve life, not the other way around**

This is the point that impressed me the most.

Now he spends only 20 minutes a day watching the market. What does he do the rest of the time? Reading, exercising, spending time with family. Trading is no longer his everything.

He said that building a complete trading system ultimately aims to free oneself from price fluctuations. You shouldn’t be hostage to the market, nor controlled by emotions. The system should make you live more freely, not more anxiously.

**Postscript**

Having been in the crypto world for many years and losing most of my capital, I finally understood one principle: opportunities are never lacking in the market; what’s truly missing is a methodology you can stick to and execute consistently.

These four ironclad rules from my cousin seem simple, but in reality, they are a battle against human nature. Only those who can do it are truly the ones making money.