A scene that happened during a friend's dinner was quite eye-opening—the guy who usually can't even read a candlestick chart surprisingly said: "In three months, I made 22K U.S. dollars from 2K U." Everyone at the table, all involved in crypto, was stunned. Just last month, he was still asking me what the red and green bars meant.

The secret is simple: he directly used the trading framework I’ve developed over six years of exploration.

I've seen too much in the crypto world over the years—people treating the market like a casino, and ending up losing everything. Honestly, the crypto market itself isn't a casino, but the premise is that you must understand one principle: only by staying alive can you make money.

**1. The Three-Stage Positioning Rule: Diversify Mindset, Diversify Risks**

Distribution of 2,000U as follows:
- 600U for intraday short-term trading, at most two trades per day, taking profits at 3%
- 700U for swing trading, only operating in an uptrend, avoiding sideways markets
- 700U directly locked in a cold wallet—this is the safety gold

To sum it up in one sentence: your principal must not be lost. Last year, I saw someone fully invested in altcoins, losing half a year's savings in half a day. Once the principal is gone, even the best market conditions won't help you. The market is never short of opportunities; what’s missing is the money you can hold onto until those opportunities arrive.

**2. Trend Hunting Technique: Rest During Idle Times, Be Ruthless When Active**

Eighty percent of the crypto market time is just oscillation; only twenty percent are actual trending days. Frequent trading? That’s just giving away fees to the exchange. I told him, during sideways periods, just uninstall the app, and reinstall when a trend signal appears. Last month, he managed to resist trading for 22 days; once a key level was broken, his weekly profit hit 18%. After making money, he would take profits of up to 15% on each trade, then withdraw 30% into stablecoins. Last month, the amount he withdrew was enough for him to buy a new phone.

True masters think like hunters—patient enough, and when they strike, it’s a lethal blow.

**3. Discipline is the Fortress: Use Rules to Suppress Emotions**

Retail traders’ biggest opponent is actually themselves—greedy when prices rise, fearful when they fall, and when caught in a trap, they start adding to positions recklessly. That approach doesn’t work. I set three iron rules for him:

1. If the decline exceeds 1.5%, cut losses immediately
2. When profits reach 3%, sell half to lock in gains
3. No matter what, never add to a losing position

Once, he bought a coin that dropped 1.2%. Just as he was about to add more, I had him recite these three rules. Later, that coin fell another 10%. He told me afterward: “Good thing I didn’t add; otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to preserve the principal.” Trading discipline is like an airbag—keeping you steady during wild surges and crashes.

Stories of sudden wealth always exist, but very few can turn luck into steady profits. It’s not that the market is ruthless; it’s that too many people want shortcuts and forget the basics—risk control. I’ve been walking this path for six years, and all the pitfalls and mistakes I’ve made are part of it.