Back when my account balance was slashed by 70% from its peak, I was completely numb. After eight years of grinding in this industry, looking back, the toughest part wasn’t being able to stay steady now, but those first three years when I felt like jumping off a building—staring at the charts until my eyes hurt, food tasted like nothing, and my account balance was dropping like sand through a funnel 🌑.

But oddly enough, it was during those darkest days that I was forced to figure out a few hard truths that helped me climb back up. Now my account basically moves upward in a stair-step pattern, and I haven’t fallen into a deep pit again 📈.

People often ask me how I turned things around.
To be honest, you might think this is BS:
I don’t have any special talent—even my basic understanding of candlestick charts was paid for with real money losses;
I don’t have any insider info—retail traders like us are never in on that stuff.
The only reason I’ve survived is because of these three hard-learned lessons:

**1. Better to Miss Out Than Gamble Blindly 🎯**
When I first started, I chased every hot trend—chain games, metaverse tokens, you name it. Nine times out of ten I got stuck. Later I realized: the real chances to make money only come a few times a year, maybe less than 20% of the time. If there’s no clear signal, treat your account like a fixed deposit and don’t touch it; once the logic makes sense, bite down hard on that wave—this is about patience and probability, not luck.

**2. Always Leave Yourself an Exit 🛡️**
I’ve taken huge losses from going all-in, wiping out my progress in one move. Now I have a strict rule: build positions in batches, add to winners if the trend is right, and cut losses quickly if things go south. Small losses happen every day, but I’ll never let one mistake kick me off the table.

**3. Taking Profits Is the Real Skill 💰**
Who hasn’t seen paper profits vanish into thin air? I used to get so excited seeing my account in the green I couldn’t sleep, only to see it wiped out overnight. Now, whenever I make a big gain, I immediately withdraw half and lock it in a cold wallet. Floating profits are just numbers—they only count when you cash out.

Some might think this approach is too conservative or too slow. But it’s this “slowness” that took me from a clueless newbie doubting my life to a veteran who can still hold his seat at the table.

This market has never been a casino—it just magnifies human nature ten thousand times over: you either get in early and wait for the wind to blow, or you chase the top and become someone else’s exit liquidity.

I’ve fallen, but I got back up.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the market right now, don’t tough it out alone—we can talk. I can share both the traps I’ve fallen into and the tricks I’ve learned to avoid them.
Sometimes, what you’re missing isn’t an opportunity, but someone who can help you steer clear of the pitfalls 🤝.