My true start to making consistent money was the moment I began treating trading as a serious job.

In the early days of entering the circle, like most people, I stayed up late watching charts, chasing gains and cutting losses, experiencing liquidation, insomnia, and emotional outbursts in turn. It wasn't until later that I realized this approach was doomed to fail quickly. I completely changed my mindset: abandoning the fantasy of getting rich overnight, and instead operating in a disciplined manner like a white-collar worker—fixed schedules, fixed trading rules, and strict adherence to plans.

Now I mainly start trading after 9 PM. During the day, there are too many news and market noise, making it easy to be led by the rhythm; in the evening, emotions settle, candlestick patterns become clearer, and it’s easier to judge the direction accurately. As for profits, I take them out as soon as I earn them. If I make 1000 USDT, I withdraw 300 USDT, and the rest is used for further bets. Greed is the easiest way to turn profits into losses; I’ve never seen anyone regret taking profits too early.

Trading relies on executing rules, not on intuition.

Before entering a position, I only look at technical indicators and never believe in so-called "market feel": whether MACD has a golden or death cross, if RSI is in overbought or oversold territory, whether Bollinger Bands are tightening or about to break out—only when at least two signals appear simultaneously do I place an order. Stop-loss must follow the market; if I can monitor the chart, I keep moving the stop-loss upward; if I can't watch in real-time, I set a hard stop-loss at 3% to prevent a sudden market turn from wiping out everything. For short-term trades, I look at the 1-hour chart; I consider going long only after two consecutive bullish candles. During sideways markets, I switch to the 4-hour chart and only enter near support levels.

A few ironclad rules I never break: never use high leverage with full position, never trade coins I don’t understand, do at most 3 trades per day, and never borrow money to trade.

Ultimately, trading isn’t about impulsiveness or luck; it’s about how long you can坚持. Treat it like a job—operate on schedule, finish on time, live long enough, and money will come naturally.