The story of $SOL best illustrates the point.

I know a guy who started with 10,000 yuan and turned it into over a million in half a year. It sounds like a fairy tale, but similar scenes are played out every day in the crypto world. The problem is, I’ve also seen people make 500,000 in a day on $ZEC, only to give it all back in a retracement, with their accounts wiped clean.

This is not a horror story; this is the market.

Many people blame their losses on poor technical skills or bad luck, but the core issue is only one— they don’t know how to roll positions, and they don’t know when to stop. I’ve personally stepped into countless pits, and only after that did I realize: rolling positions isn’t about trading every day, but about only acting during the most explosive market conditions.

Why do most contract traders end up losing everything? The reasons are basically three: they want to test the market even when it’s average, they can’t resist adding to their positions after small gains, and once there’s a retracement, they gamble everything to recover.

In contrast, those who can survive long-term in this market share a common trait—extreme restraint.

The rolling logic I’ve figured out is actually very simple, though it goes against human nature:

**Immediately withdraw the principal after the first trade.** Once I make the first profit, I withdraw all the principal, and only use the profits to roll forward. The mindset is completely different—losing is the market’s money, not my hard-earned cash, so the psychological pressure is much lower.

**The more you profit, the tighter your risk management.** Once I reach 50% profit, I move the stop-loss to the breakeven point, then continue to wait. When the price rises higher, I lock in at least 30% profit. The goal isn’t to squeeze every point, but to ensure I never fall back to the starting point.

**Stay put without a big market move.** Rolling positions relies on explosive power, not trading frequency. When the trend is clear and volatility is enough, that’s the time to get in. Otherwise, stay on the sidelines—no matter how uncomfortable, don’t force trades.

The most ironic thing is, many people don’t lack the ability to make money; they can’t hold onto it after they’ve made it.

The pattern in the crypto world is truly shaped by those who know how to wait, how to take profits, and how to pause. The ability to grasp the market isn’t as important as the ability to manage existing gains.

In one sentence: Those qualified to talk about doubling their money are always those who can keep what they’ve earned.