I know a friend born in the 90s, an office worker, who turned 100,000 principal into 2 million in four years. You think it’s luck? Wrong. He never got liquidated even once—the secret is just two words: play it safe.

Unlike those “chives” who go all-in when prices rise and panic-sell when prices fall, he has his own “emotional battlefield” strategy. What’s an emotional battlefield? It means staying calm when the market is crazy, and daring to act when the market is cold.

Let’s talk about his entry rules: before opening a position, he always does three things—marks the high and low points of the past 3 days, checks the 5-day moving average trend, and looks for significant changes in trading volume. Only when all three signals appear does he dare to try with 5% of his position. That’s how cautious he is.

Remember last year’s DOGE surge? Many people chased the top and got trapped. Him? He used only 10% of his position to enter at 0.69, took profit and exited at 0.75, and had nothing to do with the subsequent 30% drop.

He doesn’t sit idle during sideways markets either. When BTC was sideways for 47 days and others were just watching, he monitored USDT premium, shrinking trading volume, and the fear index. He timed it right and bottom-fished with 30% of his position, then sold safely after an 18% rebound.

Here’s another killer move—take half of the profits first. When SOL went from 120 to 160, he took 50% of the profits at 150, set a trailing stop at 145 for the rest, and ended up netting 38%. This move ensures he never worries about giving back profits.

His best trick is going contrarian. When Silicon Valley Bank had issues and everyone in the group was panic-selling, he bottom-fished and made 15% in two days. Why? Because he knows extreme emotions often mark turning points.

He has another rule: only goes heavy when there’s a daily golden cross plus increased volume. For that ETH rally, he waited for this signal and made 20% in 5 days. Sometimes patience is worth more than skill.

His stop-loss and take-profit are even stricter: never moves from a 2% stop-loss, takes profit at 20% in three tranches, and uses bots to assist with orders to avoid human hesitation.

Here’s the data: 57 trades in 12 months, 55% win rate, profit/loss ratio of 2.6, max drawdown less than 4%. What does that mean? At most he loses $4 on a losing trade, but can make more than $10 on a winner.

He’s summed it up: when the fear index is above 70 and he bottom-fishes, the win rate is 77%; when USDT premium and shrinking volume appear together, the rebound probability is 68%. He also warned friends to avoid FIL’s false breakout and dodged a 12% plunge.

The real pros in crypto are never about luck or guts, but about emotional management and rhythm control. If you make these methods muscle memory, the market really can become your cash machine.

Next time you see a coin surging and want to FOMO in, pause and draw three lines first: is this a rational trade or just giving money to the market? Remember, lock in profits first, then talk about dreams. Those who survive and profit in this market are always the ones who understand the power of “playing it safe.”