Having been in the crypto asset space for many years, I’ve uncovered a harsh truth💡: it's not that you can't make money; often, the market isn't to blame—it's yourself who’s sabotaging your success.

Take coins like $ZEC, which have stable upward trends. The market itself isn’t the problem; the real issues are human. You learn a bunch of technical indicators, can explain trading logic perfectly, but once you’re on a real account, you immediately drop the ball.

When making a small profit, you start to get carried away, thinking "one more wave." When you suffer a slight loss, you get aggressive, insisting on holding on to recover your capital. You know you should stop and rest, but you keep spinning in the illusion of "just one more trade to turn things around." The end result is usually the same: profits are wiped out, your capital shrinks, and all that’s left is self-deprecating humor—"I’ve fallen again."

Recently, a buddy who followed my lead in real trading initially made a steady profit in one month by sticking to the rhythm. I advised him to slow down and take profits when things looked good, but he didn’t listen. After a small gain, he started blindly adding positions and bottom-fishing everywhere, thinking he had cracked the code. When the market reversed, his account was wiped out.

This is the most common elimination method in the crypto world: it’s not that people don’t know how to make money, but that they can’t control themselves after they start winning.

Those who truly go far in this circle never rely on aggressive order placement; instead, they master three skills: having the courage to take profits when it’s time, waiting patiently in cash when the market is unclear, and knowing when to stop and stay calm when emotions run high.

Experts are rarely trading every day. True wisdom lies in understanding the power of "doing nothing." Only when you can preserve your capital can you stay in the game long-term. Keep your rhythm, and opportunities will naturally come back to you.