#以太坊行情解读 A trader who paid off a 500,000 debt in half a year shares all the survival rules this time



A follower of mine once fell into trouble—carrying a debt of 500,000, surrounded by difficulties, and finally only managed to gather 2400 USDT to give it a try. After in-depth communication, I helped him design a strict position management plan. Six months later, he paid off all his debts and started anew.

He has a characteristic: although impulsive, he is extremely diligent and willing to follow discipline. This is crucial—no matter how good the mechanism is, if you can't execute it, it's useless.

If you're also trading contracts, these 8 rules are worth reading repeatedly:

**Two reactions to stop-loss**
Contracts are essentially leverage amplification. When losses occur, two types of people emerge: one immediately doubles down after stopping out; the other enters a cooling-off period. My advice is—frequent stop-losses mean you should pause. Not permanently give up, but stop, reassess your strategy, and re-enter when conditions improve.

**Don’t treat trading as an ATM**
This topic has been discussed countless times, but some still can't wait. When losses come, mindset first—don't rush to open new positions, and avoid over-leveraging all-in. Compound growth takes time; getting rich overnight is always a fantasy.

**Follow the trend, don’t go against the market**
Once a trend is formed, trading against it is suicide. Whether you're a beginner or veteran, it's easy to fall into this trap. The market's power is far greater than individual judgment. As long as the main trend is clear, follow it, patiently wait for the best entry point, rather than trying to operate all the time.

**Risk-reward ratio determines long-term success**
This is the most easily overlooked rule. If you earn 1 dollar but lose 2 dollars, no matter how many trades you make, it’s pointless. The minimum standard is 2:1, meaning the stop-loss should be no more than half of the target profit. Every trade must be calculated this way.

**Frequent opening of positions is poison**
Especially for new contract traders. The market fluctuates every moment, seeming like opportunities, but most are traps. Control impulsiveness—better to miss out than to enter recklessly.

**Only earn money within your understanding**
This is the core rule. Gains outside your cognition are gambling and will eventually be lost back.

**Holding a position is self-destructive**
Contracts are not spot trading; you can't wait indefinitely. Holding a position means leverage is eating away at your principal, which is the beginning of liquidation. Stop-loss decisively—no room for negotiation.

**Making money easily leads to overconfidence**
Once you start winning, it's very easy to get carried away—thinking you're chosen by the gods, increasing leverage and positions. The result is often disastrous.

From blindly trading without a strategy to systematic trading, this transformation requires real cases and painful lessons. I hope this experience can help those on the same path.
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ForkYouPayMevip
· 12-20 13:44
To be honest, going from 2,400 to 500,000 sounds a bit unbelievable, but discipline is truly the key. What I fear most is seeing beginners start to buy aggressively after just stopping a loss—that's really self-destructive.
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EagleEyevip
· 12-20 11:43
Great post! Really makes me think about the market trends.
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MaticHoleFillervip
· 12-20 11:40
Honestly, I have the most say in stop-loss strategies. I've seen too many people repeatedly cut losses and still throw money in, engaging in suicidal operations. Without execution, everything else is pointless. This guy managed to hold from 2400 to still owe 500,000, purely relying on discipline. The most brutal is the holding position strategy—it's truly suicidal. I tried a shallow attempt once and never touched it again. All eight of these points are correct, but the most painful is "only making money within your knowledge scope." Many people die because they pretend to understand when they don't. The 2:1 risk-reward ratio seems simple, but how many can truly stick to it? Most people are just gambling.
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MetaverseMortgagevip
· 12-20 11:29
Even 500,000 can turn things around, but how do I handle my 2000... Everything said is right, but execution is the real hell.
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LightningHarvestervip
· 12-20 11:26
Honestly, I never paid much attention to the 2:1 risk-reward ratio before. Now I understand why I could never make money. That part about holding positions was really heartbreaking; that's how I blew my account. It still comes down to execution. Everyone knows the method, but only a few can actually do it.
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BearMarketSurvivorvip
· 12-20 11:18
These 8 points are all correct, but what I feel most deeply is still that sentence "If you can't execute, it's all for nothing." Everyone understands the rules, but the key is whether you can hold on during losses... I've seen too many people turn 2400 into 240,000 and then lose it all back to 2400 just because they couldn't withstand that moment of mental breakdown. I have repeatedly suffered losses with a 2:1 profit-to-loss ratio before I understood it thoroughly. Once, I earned a month's profit but was wiped out by a reverse order... Now, every market fluctuation feels like a trap. I basically wait, waiting for signals that are as clear as they can be before taking action.
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ponzi_poetvip
· 12-20 11:12
Leveraging positions really equals suicide, this sentence hit me hard. I've seen too many people die because of it. --- The 2:1 risk-reward ratio, that's so true. I used to make a little profit but lose a big chunk, no wonder I always end up with negative returns. --- Frequent stop-losses followed by frantic re-entries... I'm that kind of person, I need to stop and calm down. --- Gains outside of my understanding are gambling, I need to put this on the wall and look at it every day. --- Paying off 500,000 debt in half a year, that’s really tough discipline. But how many can truly stick to it? --- The hardest part is mindset. Making a few profits makes you think you're chosen by the heavens, and then there’s nothing after that. --- I've heard "don't be an ATM" so many times, but I still can't shake the impatient habit. --- Only making money within my understanding might be the hardest rule to follow. FOMO really is a poison.
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