From Overwhelmed Delivery to Seven-Digit Account: Lessons on Discipline and "Clumsy Play"

Three years ago, I met a friend who worked part-time at Giao Hàng Tiết Kiệm. He worked more than fourteen hours a day, so exhausted that he couldn’t keep his back straight, and he had to ask others to buy his meals. His life at that time revolved only around hard work and restless sleep. During that period, he also chased the trend of contract trading. Without strategy, without a system, just looking at short-term trends and following the “hot” topics online. Less than a year later, all his savings vanished, and he even accumulated a debt of several tens of thousands. Everyone around advised him to return to a stable job and not to continue “betting” on the market. But he was very stubborn: “If others can do it, why can’t I?” No one expected that, three years later, his account would surpass seven figures. What’s remarkable is that he didn’t rely on luck, nor did he depend on insider information, but only on a clumsy set of methods he refined every day. The Two Most Important Trading Timeframes After many sacrifices, he realized: the market isn’t always worth entering. He focused only on two high-probability times.

1. 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM This is when the European market opens. When European capital flows in, trends tend to become clearer, and false breakouts decrease significantly. For him, this is the best “noise filtering” timeframe.
2. 2:30 AM on the first Friday of each month The time when the US releases important economic data. The market usually reacts strongly, like a dam breaking. He doesn’t try to predict; he just follows the first large candle, and surprisingly, the success rate is very high. Just by patiently waiting for these two moments, last year he achieved stable profits without frequent trading. The “Three Shields” Indicator Set He no longer trusts a single indicator. Instead, he combines three factors to confirm each other: Bollinger Bands: When the price touches the lower band three consecutive times, while trading volume gradually increases, he waits for a rebound signal.RSI: When RSI decisively crosses above 50, it often indicates a trend reversal.OBV: When OBV rises but the price hasn’t moved yet, it signals that money is quietly flowing in – he always looks for early entry points. Thanks to this filter, during Ethereum’s strong rally last year, he entered the trade two days before the market, catching the big wave. Flexible Exit Strategy: Protect Profits First, Follow the Trend Later The key difference lies in his exit approach: In the early stage of an uptrend, he sells half of his position to lock in profits.The remaining part uses a dynamic stop-loss, continuously adjusting the protection point according to the trend.He doesn’t rush to exit until the trend truly reverses. This method helps him avoid the psychological fear of losing profits and also ensures he doesn’t miss the most significant market rallies. The Biggest Lesson His story isn’t meant to encourage anyone to “gamble,” but to emphasize one thing: In financial markets, survival and discipline are more important than temporary intelligence. There is no magic method. Only habits that seem slow and clumsy, but are repeated with iron discipline. It is these “unflashy” approaches that transformed him from a exhausted delivery person into a seven-figure account holder.