This is not about showing off profits, but this is something that really needs to be said.

Three months ago, I brought in a girl with no trading experience, with a principal of only $1,200. Yesterday, she sent me a screenshot of her account: net value $51,200, and she never experienced a margin call during the entire process.

This is not relying on a big gamble, nor is it luck. She simply followed three key lessons I summarized from three years of trading experience in the trading room, executing them exactly as instructed.

**First Trick: Divide your money into three parts, don’t let a single market fluctuation wipe you out**

How to split $1,200? I asked her to write it out clearly in a spreadsheet. $400 dedicated to intraday short-term trading, opening only one trade per day, closing at a set time, no watching the screen or adding positions. Another $400 waiting for major weekly signals; if there’s no signal, stay out of the market, and when a signal appears, go full position. The remaining $400 is transferred into a cold wallet, with the keys managed by me, only to be used if the account is truly about to blow up. Many people get wiped out by going all-in at once; she first learned how to survive.

**Second Trick: Only eat the meat of the trend, be honest and stay flat otherwise**

My criteria are straightforward: if the 4-hour moving average doesn’t form an upward trend at 30 degrees, then it doesn’t exist. When a real trend arrives, once profits reach 20% of the principal, immediately take out 30%, convert to USDT, and transfer directly to the bank card. Only what can fit into the wallet is real money; the numbers in the account are just game tokens. When there’s no opportunity in the market, there’s no opportunity. If you’re itching to trade, go for a run instead—don’t stare at the K-line all day looking for a sense of presence.

**Third Trick: Write your trading rules in stone, let emotions take a back seat**

I set three strict rules for her, written on a sticky note next to her monitor. First: a 2% stop-loss, automatically sell when the price hits, then shut down the platform—don’t watch the rebound and regret it. Second: take profit at 4%, close half of the position first, and let the remaining position trail with a stop to let profits run. Third: never add to losing positions; mistakes are mistakes, adding to losses just prolongs the pain. Even when the sticky note’s color has faded, she’s reluctant to tear it off.

After three months, she bought me a milk tea and said her greatest gratitude isn’t just making money, but that she can now sleep peacefully.

The real danger in the crypto world isn’t slow growth, but chaos. Avoiding three years of detours is worth more than three times the principal.