Recently, I heard a painful story from an old friend who trades, and it almost ruined his chances of making a comeback in the crypto market.

It all started when he followed the calls of a so-called analyst and went all-in on $COAI when the price had already surged to a high. He did make some money in the first few days, but he couldn’t bring himself to cash out. Then, as soon as the main funds pulled out, the price started to slowly drop. Occasionally, there’d be a small rebound that looked like a lifeline, but in reality, it was just a deeper trap. He watched helplessly as his account evaporated by over a hundred thousand, and he was completely numb.

When we met, he asked me what to do. I told him straight: don’t drag it out. The most expensive cost in crypto is time. Stubbornly holding onto a project that’s already collapsed is pure self-torture. He gritted his teeth and took the loss, with 130,000 left in his account.

Coincidentally, I was tracking the trend of $PIEVERSE at that time. The on-chain inflow data looked great, and it held firm at several key support levels. I told him to open a small long position around 0.25, set a stop loss, and bet on a rebound.

Unexpectedly, the coin moved fast—less than five hours later, it shot up from 0.25 to 0.6. We took profit as planned and pocketed 650,000 in profit. Even better, when the price pulled back to the 0.33 support, we went in again and made another 300,000 on the second wave. In less than a day, almost all his previous losses were recovered.

This might look like luck, but in reality, we just did three things right:

Cut your losses—When a coin's trend has turned bad, every extra second you hold is wasting bullets. Protecting your principal is your only shot at a comeback.

Spot the signals—The real opportunities for profit always have on-chain capital flow and solid technical support behind them.

Stick to discipline—Set your take-profit and stop-loss points in advance. When it’s time, get out. Greed will only make you give back what you’ve already earned.

After getting stuck in a losing position, holding on stubbornly in crypto is often worse than admitting your mistake and switching tracks. Pull your money out of the mud and invest it in a potential project, and you can recover even faster.

If you’re currently feeling lost, giving back your gains, or losing control when you’re down, it means you’re missing a reliable trading system. Finding the right method really saves you so much more energy than aimlessly struggling.