I am not the kind of trader who doubles their account in a day, nor am I the lucky one who rides the bull market purely by luck.

Over the past 8 years, I have experienced margin calls, endured cold winters, and watched people around me leave the market one after another. I have had accounts wiped out, my mindset shattered, and even had to rely on work to cover margin gaps.

Gradually, I understood a truth: whether you can make money in the crypto world depends not on how smart you are, but on how long you can survive.

The following 15 points are not copied from books—they are lessons learned through real money, margin call bills, and countless sleepless nights. Every one that can help, helps.

**1. Capital is life** Surviving a bear market is the only way to have the capital to buy the dip; without capital, there’s no chance to reverse the trend.

**2. Greed is the downfall** Don’t be driven by FOMO to chase highs; avoiding the top and taking small profits to exit is the safest strategy.

**3. Concentrate but leave room** Focus heavily on one direction, but reserve some position to handle sudden bull or bear shifts.

**4. Light positions, more rest** Sticking stubbornly to the market is asking for trouble; heavy positions will only cause you to blow up during sharp dips, and holding through is a big taboo.

**5. Enter slowly, exit quickly, cut losses harshly** When building a position, watch the candlestick patterns; set your levels and stick to them without compromise. Ethereum, as a major coin, especially tests your execution.

**6. Profits have a ceiling, losses have no bottom** A single leverage mistake can wipe out your account completely.

**7. Stop-loss is a lifesaver** Exit immediately when reaching your preset level; hesitation can turn small losses into big ones.

**8. Unrealized gains are not real money** Only profits in your wallet count; paper gains can vanish at any moment.

**9. Extreme market conditions will reverse** Don’t panic sell during a waterfall decline, nor get caught up in FOMO during a surge.

**10. Do nothing without signals** Missing a wave won’t make you lose money; blindly building positions is the real way to lose.

**11. Find simple opportunities, wait for tough ones** Those double-your-money trades are earned through patience, not rushing.

**12. Reach your daily goal and stop** Once you hit your target, close your trading app; don’t chase extra gains.

**13. Discipline is key to stop-loss** Profits depend on market conditions; opportunities are always given by the market itself.

**14. Wealth is hidden in silence** During sideways markets, big moves are brewing; over-trading only causes you to miss major opportunities. For potential coins like SOL, patience is needed rather than frequent trading.

**15. Mindset must be supported by strategy** Trading is fundamentally a contest of self-control, not calculation skills.

These principles sound easy, but actually doing them is deadly hard. Winners in the crypto world are not those who make the fastest money, but those who can stay steady, dare to cut losses, and truly survive until the end.

Embed these into your mind to avoid years of detours. I hope that when you read this, you are closing profitable trades instead of still trying to find ways to recover from losses.