Having navigated the crypto world for seven years and risen from the depths of liquidation, I finally understand the simplest truth: survival is the foundation of everything. The experience gained through blood, tears, and sacrifice I will openly share today—these are the 8 survival rules practiced by every trader I have seen.

**Focus to Win**. The more types of coins in your account, the more your attention is divided. Essentially, this is contributing free tuition to the market. When your funds are limited, it’s enough to focus on one or two core assets. During a bull market, concentrate your firepower to sweep the market; when the trend reverses, decisively exit—hesitation is the trader’s greatest enemy.

**The Trend is the Only Friend**. Don’t try to oppose the market direction. Nine out of ten rebounds during a downtrend are trap pulls, while pullbacks during an uptrend are often your entry opportunities. Don’t try to guess the bottom or the top; learn to identify the trend, follow it, and leave the rest to time.

**Wait Until Volume Speaks**. Most of the time, the market is just ineffective fluctuations. Only when funds are active, sentiment is concentrated, and volume significantly increases, is it truly time for you to act. At other times, the smartest move is to stay out and let your account rest.

**The Duality of Discipline**. Stop-loss must be ruthless—immediately execute when the stop-loss level is hit, leaving no room for negotiation—that’s basic trader etiquette. But take profit requires patience; after profits appear, learn to lock in gains gradually rather than closing everything at once. Only then can floating profits truly become real gains.

**Decisive Decision-Making**. A half-second hesitation when an opportunity appears can cause you to miss it; a one-second delay during risk can turn into a deep abyss. Be firm when buying, decisive when selling—this is the dividing line between professional traders and amateurs.

**Soul-Searching Before Adding Positions**. When you truly want to add to your position, ask yourself: “If I were currently flat, would I still buy at this price?” Only when the answer is very certain and without hesitation should you consider adding. Adding is to amplify your existing advantage, not to rescue a wrong decision.

**Stay Away from Minute-Level Battles**. Staring at 1-minute or 5-minute charts all day, chasing every rise and fall, the only winner in the end is the exchange (because you pay fees). What truly changes your account’s fate are those big waves of trend you identify correctly and hold for the long term.

**Give Up the Dream of Bottom-Fishing**. “It’s fallen so much, it should be bottomed out, right?” Most people who think this have already been eliminated by the market. Successful traders share a common trait: they pursue “trend establishment,” not “guessing the bottom.”

There are no shortcuts on this path. The clear fork in the road is: continue to repeat others’ mistakes or use these bottom-line mindsets to build a solid trading system. The choice is in your hands.