I’ve made 48 million, and I still feel like it’s not enough to spend.
The hardest thing to win in crypto was never money. Even after making 48 million, I still feel like it’s not enough to spend. I’m not bragging. If you’ve been through it, you know the feeling.
Born in 1990, I moved to Shenzhen after graduating from college and entered the crypto market in 2014. Two homes, two cars. I spend 100,000 a month, and barely notice it. Most of my assets are still on exchanges. Honestly, trading stopped being romantic a long time ago.
People who’ve spent years in the market have long moved past getting excited when prices tick up or losing sleep when they fall. What’s left are three things: repetition, boredom, and fighting yourself.
Staying up late is nothing unusual for us. The market is our alarm clock; day and night make no difference. You’ll see plenty of so-called young hotshots who aren’t that old, but look years older than their peers. We trade our health and emotions for experience. I’m one of the more resilient ones, but even I’ve had my share of problems.
Stop imagining a life of partying every night. The reality is mostly just going through the motions. Even when I go out to relax, there’s always a taut wire in the back of my mind. It’s not greed; it’s fear. The more people who trust you, the less you dare to stop. Most of the time, I’m not socializing—I’m watching the charts, tracking sentiment, reviewing trades, and reflecting. My phone is always full of messages I haven’t gotten through.
The pressure doesn’t go away; it only gets worse. At first, you learn how to relieve stress. Later, you learn how to bear it. Replying to messages, explaining your reasoning, adjusting your positions. Those who know, know: being off by one price level can mean the difference between life and death.
I’ve always stuck to a few rules: don’t rely on gut feeling, and respect the emotions you’re feeling in the moment. You must have a stop-loss, and both the market structure and your ability to withstand the pressure matter. You need both. If your reasoning holds, stay in. If you’re wrong, admit it. Trading isn’t about who can hit hardest; it’s about who can go the distance.
Only when you get to the end do you realize it was never about technical skill. It’s about whether you can control yourself. I hope you, who came across this post, can slowly beat the person most likely to hold you back: yourself.
Today, I’m not talking about dreams of getting rich overnight. I’m talking about how to hold on to what you’ve earned. I wrote about stop-losses and taking profits in @老森笔记 . If you still lose sleep when prices rise and add to your position when they fall, leave a comment telling me what time you go to bed these days. I’m looking at your routine, not the numbers.
The hardest thing to win in crypto was never money. Even after making 48 million, I still feel like it’s not enough to spend. I’m not bragging. If you’ve been through it, you know the feeling.
Born in 1990, I moved to Shenzhen after graduating from college and entered the crypto market in 2014. Two homes, two cars. I spend 100,000 a month, and barely notice it. Most of my assets are still on exchanges. Honestly, trading stopped being romantic a long time ago.
People who’ve spent years in the market have long moved past getting excited when prices tick up or losing sleep when they fall. What’s left are three things: repetition, boredom, and fighting yourself.
Staying up late is nothing unusual for us. The market is our alarm clock; day and night make no difference. You’ll see plenty of so-called young hotshots who aren’t that old, but look years older than their peers. We trade our health and emotions for experience. I’m one of the more resilient ones, but even I’ve had my share of problems.
Stop imagining a life of partying every night. The reality is mostly just going through the motions. Even when I go out to relax, there’s always a taut wire in the back of my mind. It’s not greed; it’s fear. The more people who trust you, the less you dare to stop. Most of the time, I’m not socializing—I’m watching the charts, tracking sentiment, reviewing trades, and reflecting. My phone is always full of messages I haven’t gotten through.
The pressure doesn’t go away; it only gets worse. At first, you learn how to relieve stress. Later, you learn how to bear it. Replying to messages, explaining your reasoning, adjusting your positions. Those who know, know: being off by one price level can mean the difference between life and death.
I’ve always stuck to a few rules: don’t rely on gut feeling, and respect the emotions you’re feeling in the moment. You must have a stop-loss, and both the market structure and your ability to withstand the pressure matter. You need both. If your reasoning holds, stay in. If you’re wrong, admit it. Trading isn’t about who can hit hardest; it’s about who can go the distance.
Only when you get to the end do you realize it was never about technical skill. It’s about whether you can control yourself. I hope you, who came across this post, can slowly beat the person most likely to hold you back: yourself.
Today, I’m not talking about dreams of getting rich overnight. I’m talking about how to hold on to what you’ve earned. I wrote about stop-losses and taking profits in @老森笔记 . If you still lose sleep when prices rise and add to your position when they fall, leave a comment telling me what time you go to bed these days. I’m looking at your routine, not the numbers.