After mixing in the crypto world for so long, I’ve discovered a counterintuitive truth: losing money is often not due to lack of effort, but because of misplaced effort.

Newcomers are prone to traps: the more they research, the more they believe they can make money. Scanning information, following big V influencers, learning trading strategies—indicators pile up endlessly. The system becomes more complex, yet the account balance gets emptier. They think they’re leveling up, but in reality, they’re just patching their execution flaws with "complexity."

Chasing hot topics, changing strategies, switching coins repeatedly. They talk about optimization, but deep down, they can’t shake the awkward feeling of admitting mistakes. Repeating errors over and over, and that’s how money just disappears.

Only after losing for so many years do I realize: most retail investors’ problems aren’t about the direction, but about having too many choices.

Later, I cut all the tricks and kept only a simple but effective framework: a single target + trend-following + phased scaling in. It may look plain, but it’s stable.

Just these three principles:

**Focus obsessively on one coin (BTC or ETH).** Don’t chase hot trends; concentrating effort yields results.

**Only follow the trend.** Go long in an uptrend, short in a downtrend—don’t dream of catching falling knives at the bottom.

**Scale in gradually.** Start with small positions to test the waters, add more once confirmed, and exit immediately if wrong.

Last year, a beginner fan started with 6,000 USDT, following these three rules. In a month, the account grew to 21,000. Not because they’re specially talented, but because of the power of disciplined compound growth.

Most people can’t learn this method because it’s too dull: waiting in cash, accepting losses, giving up on the dream of overnight riches.

In the crypto world, those who are truly eliminated are never the slowest thinkers, but those who can’t control their own hands.