Stop guessing whether prices will go up or down. What are the truly profitable traders playing?

I started with $3,000 five years ago, and now my account has reached eight figures—never blew a position, never relied on insider information, all based on a systematic probabilistic design. Simply put, it’s treating the exchange like a cash machine.

How to do it? Three tricks.

**Trick One: Lock-in profits and compound.** Set stop-loss and take-profit levels for each trade. When profit hits 10%, take half off immediately; let the rest follow the market. Sounds conservative? Over five years, I’ve made over 30 consistent gains, and the core is right here. Traders who aren’t greedy tend to survive the longest.

**Trick Two tests fundamentals: Dislocation positioning.** Use daily charts to determine direction, 4-hour charts for trend, and 15-minute charts for precise entries. Pair two trades, keep stop-loss within 1.5%, and aim for a take-profit at least five times the stop-loss. During the 2022 LUNA crash, I was both long and short, and my account increased by 40% in a single day. The difference is having this rhythm.

**Trick Three hits hardest: Stop-loss equals high profits.** My win rate is actually only 38%, but the risk-reward ratio is as high as 4.8:1—that’s the key. When wrong, exit quickly. Don’t fight the market. Stop-loss isn’t losing money; it’s paying for the ticket to stay in the market.

Finally, three iron rules—memorize them: Divide your capital into 10 parts, no more than one part per asset, and never hold more than three positions at once; stop trading after two consecutive losses; after doubling your account, take out 20% to invest in gold and US bonds. Even in a bear market, you can sleep soundly.

Master these, and the market will start working for you.