When I entered the crypto space in 2017, I only had $5,000 in my pocket. Over the years, I've seen too many cases of people being liquidated on contracts, losing everything to collateral liquidation. But my account curve has always been trending upward. It's been 3 years, and I haven't had a single liquidation, with a maximum drawdown of less than 8%.

The key is, I’ve never relied on insider information, nor am I the type to obsess over charts obsessively, let alone believe in some mystical K-line theories. To put it simply, I treat trading as a guaranteed profit business. Today, I’ll break down three core methods that ordinary people can follow to replicate.

**Method 1: Lock in profits and double insurance for the principal**

Every trade must have both take-profit and stop-loss orders set simultaneously. Once profits reach 10% of the principal, I immediately withdraw 50% to a cold wallet, and use the remaining 50% profit to continue trading. What are the benefits of this approach? If the market continues to rise, I leverage the profits for compound growth; if it reverses, I only give back at most half of the profits, keeping the principal rock solid.

Over 5 years, I’ve withdrawn 37 times, with the highest weekly withdrawal reaching 18,000U. That might not sound like much, but the exchange’s customer service even verified my funds via video due to the volume. What I want to say is, stability is the prerequisite for making big money. Rushing is not the way.

**Method 2: Displaced position building, find dividends in volatility**

I monitor three cycles simultaneously: daily for the main trend, 4-hour for the trading range, and 15-minute for precise entries. The result is, for the same coin, I open two trades. One for breakout chasing longs (stop-loss set at the daily low), and another in overbought zones for short positions. Both stop-losses are no more than 1.5% of the principal, with take-profit set at over 5 times.

Take the 2022 LUNA crash as an example: within 24 hours, it plunged 90%. I relied on both long and short take-profit orders to earn 42% in a single day. While others were getting liquidated, I was picking up bargains.

**Method 3: Small stop-loss for big profits, profit through probability**

Honestly, my win rate is only 38%, which sounds low, right? But the key is, my profit-to-loss ratio is 4.8:1. In other words, I use a 1.5% small stop-loss to chase larger trend profits. When the market moves in my favor, I use trailing stops to let profits run; when it doesn’t cooperate, I exit decisively. From a mathematical expectation perspective, this is the logic of guaranteed profit.

**A few iron rules for practical trading**

Always divide your capital into 10 parts. Use at most 1 part per trade, and keep total open positions under 3 parts. When I lose two trades in a row, I shut down and go to the gym—never touch “revenge trades.” Every time my account doubles, I withdraw 20% to invest in US bonds or gold, so I can stay calm during bear markets.

The biggest risk in trading isn’t making mistakes, but being unable to recover after a liquidation. These three methods, which sound simple but go against human nature, helped me grow from $5,000 to seven figures. The methods are old-fashioned, but they work. Follow them, and make the exchange work for you, instead of being exploited by it.