The day she left, she said I’d never amount to anything.

I didn’t argue. I had just 10,000 U left in my account. Back then, I was living in a rental, forcing myself through the day and watching the charts at night, with just one thought in my mind: I had to prove I could make it.

A few years later, I bought a house outright. Looking back, what really turned things around wasn’t insider information or luck. It was a simple, almost painfully basic strategy.

It took me two years to grow 30,000 to 1.2 million; one year to go from 1.2 million to 6 million; and five months to reach 10 million. The further I got, the clearer it became: constantly placing trades isn’t a skill—knowing when to hold back is. $TIA

I trade just one pattern: the N-shape. First, the price rises; then it pulls back; finally, it breaks above the previous high. If the pattern isn’t confirmed, I wait. If a key level breaks, I get out immediately. It looks simple, but the hard part is sticking to it every time.

I have just three rules:

First, I only look at the 4-hour chart. I use the 20-day moving average to determine the trend. No N-shape, no trade.

Second, I set my stop-loss at 2% and take-profit at 10%. I try to keep the risk-reward ratio at 5:1. It’s okay if the win rate isn’t high—as long as you follow your rules consistently over the long term, the results will be fine.

Third, I take profits in stages. I don’t add to losing positions, stubbornly hold on, or recklessly increase leverage. Unrealized gains in your account aren’t money until you cash them out.

I’m not smart, and I’m not quick to react. The only thing I’ve got going for me is that I stick stubbornly to my principles. I used to believe in indicators, always thinking I needed to learn a few more strategies to make money. Eventually, I realized that mastering one approach is worth more than half-understanding ten. Being able to follow your rules and place your next trade even after several losses—that’s the real dividing line.

The hardest thing in crypto isn’t finding a strategy; it’s sticking with it once you’ve found it. Stop dreaming about coins that will do 100x. First, master one trading strategy. If you’re still chasing pumps, panic-selling, and losing money over and over, come talk to me. Let’s start by getting your trading approach straight. @鑫鹰说财