Being able to survive is much more important than catching the market trend. When I first started trading cryptocurrencies, like most people, I focused on "whether I could catch a big wave." Seeing others share their profits and screenshots of doubled investments, I would subconsciously think I might have missed something. But after experiencing several market cycles, I realized that the most important thing in trading is not how quickly you make money, but whether you can stay at the table for the long term. The biggest losses I’ve suffered were almost never due to wrong market direction judgment, but rather because of over-leverage and no stop-loss. When the market moves slightly against you, you start to imagine "waiting a bit longer, it will come back," only for small losses to turn into big ones. Later, I set a strict rule for myself: for any trade, first consider the worst-case scenario, then decide if I can handle it. Once the price hits the stop-loss level, I stop looking for reasons. Looking back now, those trades that kept my account alive often didn’t yield huge profits, but had very small drawdowns. The market always offers opportunities, but only if you are still in the game. Surviving itself is the most important skill in trading.