Last year, a fan reached out to me, and his account only had $5,000 remaining,

but he initially entered the market with $100k.
From $100k down to $5,000, he was almost beaten to death by the market.
He said during that time he placed dozens of trades a day, with fees nearly matching the principal.
He chased every coin that rose, and whenever the community called a trade, he went all in,
Dog coins, hot topics, news flying everywhere—he didn't miss a single one.
Staying up at 3 a.m. every day watching the charts, eyes bloodshot, but his account kept shrinking.
He asked me a question I still remember:
“Bro, have I been slaughtered like a pig by the market?”
I told him:
If you want to turn things around, stop sweeping randomly like you're holding a gun,
Learn to be like a sniper, only take precise shots.
I told him to change just three things:
First, don’t be a slave to candlestick charts,
Close all 1-minute and 5-minute charts,
Only look at 4-hour and higher timeframes.
If the market hasn't moved out, don’t move at all,
Better to miss ten trades than make one mistake.
I set a rule for him: a maximum of three trades per day.
If you get itchy, go exercise or take a walk—just don’t touch the keyboard.
Second, tightly control your position size,
Never risk more than 10% of your total funds on the first trade.
When profits reach 20%, take half of the profit off the table,
Use a trailing stop for the rest, letting profits run.
If the direction is wrong, cut losses at 5% immediately.
No adding to losing positions, no fantasies, no stubborn holding,
Hesitate once, and you might be doomed forever.
Third, record every trade,
Write down the entry reason, stop-loss level, and take-profit rationale.
If you get stopped out twice in a row, shut down and rest immediately.
Most people don’t lose because they don’t understand the market,
They lose because their mindset collapses and they keep forcing trades.
He followed this method for a few months, and his account gradually stabilized and recovered little by little.
Later, he asked me, “Why has no one told me these things before?”
I said: The principles have always been there,
But most people would rather blow up their accounts than admit they’re gambling.
True turnaround in crypto never comes from a big gamble.
The first step is always the simplest: stay alive.
As long as the principal is still there, opportunities will always be around.
Once the account is gone, no matter how big the market moves, it’s irrelevant to you.