After years of navigating the crypto world, I’ve also experienced the despair of an account plunging from a peak to a complete crash. Not just a 50% cut, but the whole person collapsing—insomnia, watching the charts obsessively, waking up in the middle of the night—life felt like hell.

It wasn’t until later that I realized the problem wasn’t about how hard I tried, but that trading mindset itself is inherently against human nature.

Most retail investors fall into the same trap: holding on stubbornly when losing, dreaming of turning it around; selling at the first sign of a rise, fearing the profits will fly away. But how can the market follow your script?

The survival method is actually very hardcore: when the market is good, hold on tight; when the situation turns bad, admit defeat immediately. Let profits run freely, and trap losses tightly—either to get rich overnight or to avoid being swallowed by the market.

There’s also a skill that’s seriously overlooked: watching trading volume. Volume is like the market’s pulse. Coins with decreasing volume during slow rises often have rebound potential; if a key support level is broken with shrinking volume and sideways movement, it often signals a second opportunity for deployment; but if volume increases and the price can’t push higher, then be alert.

Position management is even more critical to life and death. Having too many targets will only crush your mindset, and your operations will distort accordingly. Two or three main holdings are enough; more than that isn’t about risk diversification, it’s just diluting your attention.

One last piece of advice: after making a big profit, you must go completely flat and rest. The market’s harshest scythe often swings down when you think you’ve “attained enlightenment.” The market is always there; the key is whether you can control that restless hand of yours.