Starting in 2017 with only 2,000 yuan in my pocket. Today, my account balance has grown to 36 million.

These 8 years have not been wasted. I've experienced margin calls, market halts, staying up late to watch the charts, and my mindset has been repeatedly tempered. I've made so many mistakes that I can't even count them all, and I've paid countless tuition fees. But it’s precisely because of these experiences that I’ve gradually developed a set of principles—6 ironclad trading rules. The more thoroughly I understand each one, the less I lose in my account by ten or twenty thousand; truly mastering three of them allows me to avoid over 90% of market traps.

**Rule 1: Rapid rise and slow fall, never rush to sell.**
This kind of market condition is often not the top; it’s precisely the market maker accumulating positions. The real danger signals are a surge in volume followed by a quick dump—that’s when the harvest begins.

**Rule 2: Rapid fall and slow rise, don’t touch the bottom.**
If there’s a rebound after a sharp decline, it’s usually not a reversal but a trap set by the main players before they offload their holdings. Don’t be fooled by the illusion of “no more falling,” as the market is best at harvesting lucky psychological states.

**Rule 3: High volume at a high level isn’t necessarily bad; in fact, low volume is more concerning.**
Trading volume indicates that bulls and bears are still fighting; no volume means the main players have already left, leaving behind a dead water pool.

**Rule 4: Don’t rush into a bottom with high volume; look for sustainability.**
A sudden spike in volume over one or two days doesn’t mean the market has truly started. What matters is continuous volume increase, especially after a long consolidation, which is a real signal of building positions.

**Rule 5: Candlestick patterns are just surface phenomena; trading volume reflects the true market.**
The price of a coin ultimately is just a projection of sentiment. To see through the market, you must understand the underlying volume.

**Rule 6: The highest realm is “nothing.”**
Without attachment, you can patiently hold a flat position; without greed, you dare to exit fully when you’ve made money; without fear, you have the courage to bet at critical moments. Emotional management is much more difficult than technical analysis.

After eight years, from blindly following the trend at the beginning to now being able to respond to the market relatively calmly, the biggest insight gained over 2920 days is: those who truly make money in this market are never the smartest, but the most patient and composed.

Opportunities exist for everyone. What’s truly lacking is the ability to find the right direction and the patience to keep going.