2025-12-25 12:25:02

After eight years in the crypto world and two complete bull and bear cycles, I’ve noticed a phenomenon: those who loudly shout "To the moon" mostly disappear quietly in the end, while traders who are still steadily making money by 2025 have long given up betting on luck.

I’ve seen too many retail investors rush in and then quietly leave. What do these people have in common? They treat trading as gambling and luck as skill.

I once knew a programmer trader who initially followed the "news warrior" routine—chasing hot topics, trending sectors, and price swings every day. The turning point came when he started implementing three trading disciplines:

**First: Position Lock**
Never risk more than 5% on a single trade, and never loosen stop-losses. This isn’t conservatism; it’s the foundation for surviving to see the next opportunity.

**Second: Frequency Limitation**
Trade no more than twice a week. Wait like a sniper—not every fluctuation is worth participating in.

**Third: Emotional Log**
Record the mindset behind each trade. Greed, fear, or rationality? The data will tell.

He asked me, "Won’t that be too slow?"

I replied, "Are you aiming for instant wealth, or steady cash flow over ten years?"

He didn’t ask again.

Eight years of market lessons boil down to one point: the strongest alpha comes from extreme beta management—**controlling drawdowns is the true core competitiveness**. I don’t believe in mythical 100x gains, but I understand:

• Small profits in choppy markets
• Big gains in trending markets
• No losses in extreme conditions

This is the complete logic for survival. No matter how Bitcoin moves, how ZEC fluctuates, or how liquidity changes, those with this system can profit from it.

In the 2025 crypto competition, it’s not about prediction ability but about the maturity of risk management systems and maintaining a "big heart" to stay calm amid volatility. No get-rich-quick myths, only honest living and stable profits.

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SerumDegen

· 8h ago

ngl the 5% rule hits different when you're not liquidated at 3am lmao

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BitcoinDaddy

· 8h ago

That hits too close to home. How are those brothers around me who shout moon every day doing now... --- This 5% position strategy is indeed ruthless, you just need patience to wait, but most people can't wait --- Frequency limit is the hardest, as soon as I see market fluctuations, I get itchy and really want to make a move --- I need to try the emotional log to see if I'm just greedy or actually confident --- Ten years of stable cash flow sounds less glamorous than getting rich quickly, but staying alive is the key --- This logic is sound, but when the market comes, who still remembers discipline... --- Relying on luck in gambling sounds simple, but letting go of greed is the hardest part --- Controlling drawdowns > dreaming of 100x, it's easy to say but hard to do --- It seems many people are missing these three disciplines, especially the second one. I can't manage to trade twice a week.

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tx_or_didn't_happen

· 8h ago

Exactly right, everyone who said To the moon has already left haha

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StrawberryIce

· 8h ago

Speaking firmly, but this is the truth.

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FlatTax

· 8h ago

A 5% single transaction loss is something I've been used to for a long time. The key is whether there's discipline to stick to it. When it comes to stop-loss, most people still tend to slip up. Two transactions per week sounds easy, but the psychological torment is actually greater.

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