Last October, when Bitcoin had just touched 90,000, I met a friend, Old Zhang, who had 3,000 USDT in his hand and wanted to try his luck.

How did he split that 3,000? He divided it into three parts.

The first 1,000 USDT was for short-term trades, focusing only on the 15-minute BTC chart, making at most two trades a day. Got it wrong? Cut the losses, no hesitation. The second 1,000 USDT was for trend trading, keeping a close eye on ETH’s 60-day moving average on the weekly chart. When ETH broke above the previous high with volume in November, he entered. No signal? He stayed on the sidelines, just watching, not moving. The last 1,000 USDT was his lifeline—last week, when the price suddenly dropped 5%, he used this money to average down and lower his cost.

ETH was only at 2,800 back then. Now? It's solidly above 3,200. His account has already grown to 30,000 USDT.

How did he do it? By following the rules.

If the moving averages weren’t aligned, he wouldn’t touch it. He only bought when the daily close firmly broke through a key level. When ETH hit 3,640, he had exactly a 30% profit. Without hesitation, he withdrew his initial 1,500 USDT, and set a 10% trailing stop on the rest. When the price later pulled back to 3,200, he still made money.

In this space, patience is rewarded—not gambling.

Old Zhang used to chase shitcoins and lost badly. Now, before every order, he marks his stop-loss: if he loses 5%, he exits immediately; if he gains more than 10%, he moves his stop-loss up to his entry price to lock in profits.

The total crypto market cap has surged to 4 trillion, yet no matter how wild the market gets, some people still get liquidated.

The logic is actually simple—as long as you keep your capital, there will always be opportunities. Discipline always works better than trying to predict tops and bottoms.

What about you? Are you ready to try this approach?