I've seen too many people try to make a living through trading, hoping for a stable life, but reality often ends up a mess.

Where do things go wrong? There are two fatal flaws—impatience and greed.

When I first entered this field, I was also the impatient type. When I saw the candlestick chart rising, I just wanted to rush in, thinking I could catch every low point. The result? The market slapped me in the face again and again.

After taking enough hits and reviewing my trades, I slowly figured out a few things: this game isn't about luck, it's about having a good sense of timing.

Let me be real. You don’t chase strong coins just because they start rising. Often, when a coin consolidates at a high position for a while, that's when the real opportunity appears. If it goes up for two days in a row, no matter how strong it seems, take half your profits first—don’t try to eat the whole move in one go. When you see a single-day violent surge of 7-8%, it’s best not to touch it the next day—most likely, someone’s trying to shake people out.

The hardest part is actually the sideways market. When prices don’t move for days, it’s a test of your patience, waiting to see if you’ll give up on your own.

When it comes to cutting losses, you have to do it quickly. If you buy in and it drops again the next day, admit you’re wrong and get out. If you drag it out, a small loss will turn into a big hole.

You must watch the volume when trading. If there’s heavy volume at a low price and the price keeps moving up, that’s real money coming in. If there’s heavy volume at a high price but no further rise, chances are someone’s secretly selling off.

I only believe in one thing: the trend. For short-term trades, I look at a 3-5 day rhythm; for swing trades, up to a month; and for the big picture, 3-4 months. As long as the trend is intact, I hold patiently. Once the trend breaks, no matter how attractive the asset, I cut it without hesitation.

If you want a small account to beat the market, it’s not about blind luck—it’s about discipline, mindset, and execution. Most people understand these principles, but the hard part is sticking to them—consistently, for a month, a year, without deviation.

If you want to support your family with crypto trading, you don’t need to make brilliant trades every day.

Just focus on three things: don’t be greedy, don’t panic, and don’t blindly follow the crowd.

Keep your losses under control, and profits will naturally flow in over time. Only then can your life truly become stable.