#比特币流动性 From 3,000U to 100,000U: The Power of Trading Discipline

Having worked at a top-tier exchange, I’ve seen too many people lose all their principal because they had no rules. One friend is a living example—after five years in the workplace, he took out 3,000U to try his luck in crypto, only to lose 600U in two weeks. He messaged me late at night, sounding desperate: "If this keeps up, I’ll have no money left for furniture."

I didn’t hesitate and immediately helped him set up a framework. Three ironclad rules, simple and straightforward but truly effective.

**Funds divided into three parts, each with its own role**

1,000U dedicated to intraday trading, only trading $BTC and $ETH. Take profits at 2%-2.5%, don’t be greedy.

1,000U for swing trading, wait until the moving averages are clear before entering. Hold no more than three days, take profits when the trend looks good.

The remaining 1,000U is for cold storage, with a strict rule—no matter how the market drops, don’t touch this money.

Old Zhou initially only learned about 70-80% of the strategy. One day, seeing a shitcoin surge 20% in a single day, he got tempted and secretly moved 200U of swing funds to chase. That night, it dropped 15%, with an unrealized loss of 30U. That woke him up.

**Execution is the key to the dividing line**

After that, he started following the rules seriously. On Wednesday morning, $BTC was looking good, he took profits as planned, netting 23U. The following week, after $ETH pulled back and rebounded, he held the swing for three days and made 180U. I kept telling him: "Don’t watch the market during sideways movement; it’s a waste of life." When his account gained 8%, I urged him to withdraw half into his wallet.

Here’s a rough timeline over five months:
- End of the first month, grew to 5,000U
- By the end of March, broke through 20,000U
- By May, approached 50,000U

Throughout the process, he kept pushing to reach over 20,000U, not only recovering previous losses but also saving up a fund for upgrading his home appliances.

**Stop-loss and take-profit, both are essential**

Single trade stop-loss set within 0.8%, close immediately when hit—no discussion. When profits exceed 2%, halve the position size, letting the remaining profits follow the trend. Once, $ETH suddenly surged 5%, Old Zhou got tempted again and wanted to chase with 200U. I stopped him with a call. That evening, the market retraced 3%, and he later said he regretted not chasing. Haha. Deep down, he knew—if he had chased, it would have been a waste of effort again.

In eight months, his account broke the 100,000U mark. Throughout, the words "liquidation" never appeared.

He used the profits to buy new furniture for his home and kept some emergency funds. The last thing he said that left a deep impression on me was: "Crypto isn’t about gambling for size; the real way to make money is to stick to discipline."

I’ve laid out the path for him; now it’s up to whether he’s willing to walk it steadily.