Every fluctuation of the candlestick chart is teaching me how to live.

That year, I owed 800,000 to my creditors in the corner of an internet cafe. My credit cards were maxed out, rent was paid by friends, and I was afraid to look at my phone every time it vibrated. And my failure was actually very simple—treating the crypto market as a casino.

Now, I have 15 million in my account. This is not the story of a chosen one, but a foundational understanding built on lessons learned.

**Mindset Determines Destiny**

In the early days, I was a slave to the market. A 2% increase in assets would make my heart race, eager to lock in profits and afraid of any floating loss. And what happened? It would suddenly triple. During downturns, it was even more absurd—if it dropped 5%, I comforted myself with "normal correction"; if it dropped 10%, I added to my position to "lower the average cost"; if it fell 20%, I would lie flat, watching the numbers evaporate.

This is the cruelest part of the crypto market—it’s a magnifying glass that amplifies your greed and fear infinitely.

**The Turning Point Was in That Moment**

I decided to set rules for myself—pre-set take-profit and stop-loss levels, and execute them when reached, no bargaining. No longer trying to predict market tops and bottoms like a prophet, but establishing my own trading discipline. Take profits in stages when gains reach a certain level, and decisively exit when losses hit the red line.

This seemingly simple change completely rewrote my way of surviving in the crypto market.