Regarding making money in the crypto world, I want to share some heartfelt words.



Many people ask me how to stay relatively stable in this market. The secret isn't that mysterious—it's mainly about not letting greed hijack your judgment.

I've seen too many traders who tasted success early on with contracts, only to lose money one trade after another later. It's not that they're not smart; it's that the essence of contracts is a game of probabilities. Once you're overly optimistic, losing money becomes almost certain. Those so-called "contract experts"? Most of them make money through signal calls and community operations, not from trading itself. If you truly want to go long-term, it's better to stay away from contracts.

What about spot positions getting trapped? Honestly, there are only two issues:

First, how deep is the loss? If you didn't chase at extreme highs and your principal is still intact, it's normal to see your investment multiply several times when the next wave of market rises.

Second, and this is the real challenge—can you really wait after selling? Most retail investors' problem isn't whether they'll cut losses, but that after cutting losses, they can't resist jumping back in. When a positive news or group sentiment triggers them, they buy back at higher levels, making the trap deeper—turning into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Looking at those who truly make money in this space, they excel at one point: they exit when it's time, and after exiting, they can truly go into cash.

The crypto world isn't that complicated; the difficulty lies in controlling desires and learning to wait. If you can do this, you've already surpassed most people.
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0xSunnyDayvip
· 30m ago
You're absolutely right, contracts are just something that eats people. I've seen too many people die inside because of it. Greed is indeed the biggest enemy. --- Holding no position is the hardest, even more painful than losing money, but that's the difference between those who survive and those who get trapped and die. --- Most people simply can't do it. I totally understand the feeling of rushing in at good news and not being able to stop. --- The phrase "stay away from contracts" should be engraved in your mind, or you'll end up paying tuition sooner or later. --- Actually, it's just two words: restraint. If you can do this, you've really won. --- Being trapped in spot trading is the biggest test of a person. It's not a technical issue, but a psychological one. Most failures happen because of this. --- The big contract traders make money from retail investors, and very few truly profit from trading. This understanding is very important. --- Waiting really requires stronger willpower than trading. This is the most competitive part of the crypto world. --- Selling and letting go—this phrase seems simple but is actually the hardest to do. Just one message in the group can cause a meltdown.
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RamenDeFiSurvivorvip
· 10h ago
That's right, those contract things are just money-grabbing machines. I've seen too many brothers go all-in and get wiped out immediately. --- The harshest thing is still unable to resist after stopping loss; that's true suicidal trading. --- Holding no position is the hardest, most people can't do it. --- Stop messing with contracts, really, just wait patiently for the next wave in spot trading. --- Controlling desires is the hardest thing, there's no doubt about that.
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DuckFluffvip
· 10h ago
Being able to completely exit a position after selling is truly the hardest part. I've failed at this before.
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CexIsBadvip
· 10h ago
To be honest, restraint is easy to say but really damn hard to do.
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ZKSherlockvip
· 10h ago
actually... the whole "restraint beats leverage" thing is just probability theory dressed up in motivational language, right? most people don't lose because they're dumb—they lose because contracts are literally designed to extract liquidity. and yeah, the "guru" angle? classic information asymmetry play. they're selling the dream, not the edge.
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