# Six Years of Crypto Trading: The Lesson I Want to Hide
It's pretty embarrassing to talk about.
During the 2020 bull run, I went all-in on ADA at $0.028. Within three months it hit $1.26, and my account gained six zeros. I wore out my mortgage calculator.
You know what happened? I didn't sell a single coin.
It later crashed back to $0.18, and 80% of my profits evaporated. That's when I finally understood: anyone can buy, but only a master knows how to sell.
After that, I locked myself in my room for three straight days, went through every K-line candle by candle, reviewed every single trade, and finally came up with a take-profit and stop-loss method that ordinary people can replicate. I'm laying my heart bare to share it with you today.
**First: Ladder Take-Profit – Only Eat the Fish Body**
Before I open a position, I write out the script:
Suppose entry at 1.1 —
Rises to 2.1: Sell 32%, recover principal
Rises to 3.2: Sell another 28%, lock in profits
Remaining 40%: Set trailing stop-loss, auto-close if it pulls back 16% from the highest point
I'm not chasing the mountain top, but I won't miss a bite of the main uptrend.
**Second: Hard Stop-Loss – 4.8% is My Bottom Line**
This is life insurance. $BTC
Open 11,000U position, close immediately when down to 528U (4.8%).
I set my conditional order in advance: auto-liquidate at -9.5%. Don't ask why it's wider than 4.8% – that's a buffer for wick-outs.
When the market crashes, emotions are the most useless thing.
**Third: Anti-Human Instinct – Admit You Can't Sell at the Absolute Peak**
Many people lose money because of one obsession: "I must sell at the highest point."
Result? They're reluctant to leave when it rises, unwilling to cut when it falls, and end up giving back all their profits.
It's pretty embarrassing to talk about.
During the 2020 bull run, I went all-in on ADA at $0.028. Within three months it hit $1.26, and my account gained six zeros. I wore out my mortgage calculator.
You know what happened? I didn't sell a single coin.
It later crashed back to $0.18, and 80% of my profits evaporated. That's when I finally understood: anyone can buy, but only a master knows how to sell.
After that, I locked myself in my room for three straight days, went through every K-line candle by candle, reviewed every single trade, and finally came up with a take-profit and stop-loss method that ordinary people can replicate. I'm laying my heart bare to share it with you today.
**First: Ladder Take-Profit – Only Eat the Fish Body**
Before I open a position, I write out the script:
Suppose entry at 1.1 —
Rises to 2.1: Sell 32%, recover principal
Rises to 3.2: Sell another 28%, lock in profits
Remaining 40%: Set trailing stop-loss, auto-close if it pulls back 16% from the highest point
I'm not chasing the mountain top, but I won't miss a bite of the main uptrend.
**Second: Hard Stop-Loss – 4.8% is My Bottom Line**
This is life insurance. $BTC
Open 11,000U position, close immediately when down to 528U (4.8%).
I set my conditional order in advance: auto-liquidate at -9.5%. Don't ask why it's wider than 4.8% – that's a buffer for wick-outs.
When the market crashes, emotions are the most useless thing.
**Third: Anti-Human Instinct – Admit You Can't Sell at the Absolute Peak**
Many people lose money because of one obsession: "I must sell at the highest point."
Result? They're reluctant to leave when it rises, unwilling to cut when it falls, and end up giving back all their profits.
