Make 5000 yuan in 5 minutes! The 'money-picking' secret of ultra-short-term cryptocurrency trading, I will only say it once
At 3 AM, I stared at my phone screen. A certain coin's 5-minute K-line suddenly surged and broke through, MACD had a golden cross. I decisively bought 1000 yuan, and 5 minutes later, the price rose by 8%. I sold it, netting a profit of 500 yuan! Don't think it's small; this is the 'money-picking' logic of ultra-short-term trading: quick entry and exit, earning from 'volatility differences', not 'long-term appreciation'. Many people think ultra-short-term trading is 'gambling', but from my 3 years of practical experience, the core of ultra-short-term trading is 'capturing short-term fluctuations using technical analysis'. For example, I often use the combination of '5-minute K-line + MACD + trading volume': 5-minute K-line trend analysis: breaking through previous highs with volume is a buy signal; breaking below previous lows with reduced volume is a sell signal.
From 'The Prince of Liquidation' to '5-Minute Survivor'
Core understanding: Short-term trading is not 'alchemy', but a 'mine clearance game'. After experiencing countless resets, I realized. The vast majority of people have two fatal misunderstandings about short-term trading: Misunderstanding 1: Short-term trading is a 'high-frequency printing machine'. False. Short-term trading is a high-frequency loss game. Your enemies are not the market makers, not the candlesticks, but the fees, slippage, and your reaction time. With every trade, regardless of profit or loss, you are paying the exchange a 'protection fee'. Your goal is not to catch every fluctuation, but to still have a meager surplus after paying the exorbitant 'toll'. It's like picking up coins in a minefield; you need an extremely precise mine clearance manual, not just a pair of fast legs.
At three in the morning, after using 'short-term trading' to lose my marriage funds, I realized the ultimate philosophy.
It is now three o seven in the morning, and my room is filled with smoke, with the red light of the Bitcoin 3-minute candlestick flickering on the screen. My fingers tremble on the keyboard like a spasm, not from excitement, but from fear. Just three minutes ago, I had just closed a short position on Ethereum, losing the last third of this month's salary. And the reason that led me to place the order seems so ridiculous at this moment: a 'candle that appears to be about to drop'. This is already the seventeenth sleepless night for me. My account balance, which I planned to use for the down payment on the marriage house with my fiancée, is steadily and ruthlessly disappearing. On the edge of this breakdown, I stared at the flickering little candles on the screen and suddenly laughed like a fool. Because I finally, finally realized one thing: I am not doing 'short-term trading'; I am engaging in an expensive, self-indulgent performance art.
I turned 10,000 into 5 million in 3 years, relying solely on these 3 'foolish methods'!
In the 2022 bear market, Bitcoin plummeted to $16,000. I used the 'pyramid building method': buy 20% when it drops 10%, buy 30% when it drops 20%, buy 50% when it drops 30%. At the same time, I uninstalled the trading app to avoid frequent operations. Research from Cambridge University shows that if you watch the market for more than 1 hour a day, your returns decrease by 47%! Key takeaway: The core of systematic investment is 'patience + discipline'. Bear market accumulation: initially buy 40%, buy an additional 20% for every 20% drop, go all in with remaining funds for a 50% drop. Bull market selling: sell 40% when the price breaks the previous high, sell 20% for every 50% rise, keep 20% for the next cycle. Withdrawing profits: withdraw 10,000 from the 20,000 earned, continue investing with the remaining funds, and preserving the principal is crucial for recovery opportunities.
The Secret to Ordinary People Making a Comeback in the Cryptocurrency World Is Fully Revealed
At 2 AM, I stared at the bank text message on my phone, the balance changed from 3000 yuan to 300,000. This is my 18th month in the cryptocurrency world, going from a monthly salary of 3000 as a worker to now having my cryptocurrency assets increase by 100 times. Some say the cryptocurrency world is a 'gambling house', but I know it is actually a 'cognitive laboratory' for ordinary people to make a comeback. As long as you master the right methods, you too can go from a 'small transparent' to a 'cryptocurrency veteran'. 1. Don't believe that 'you need to invest 100,000 to start in the cryptocurrency world'! You can enter with just 300 yuan using the 'lazy mode'. Many people's first impression of the cryptocurrency world is that it's a 'game for the rich', but I tell you: ordinary people can start with just 300 yuan.
Novices Can Turn the Tables in the Crypto World by Doing Just Three "Small Things"
Five years ago, I sat in front of my computer, and my account balance was $327.61. That was all that remained after my third liquidation. The sky outside was dimly lit, but I felt a darkness in front of me. I made all the mistakes that a novice would make: chasing the market, believing in "experts", maxing out leverage, and holding on until the end. Today, there are several extra zeros behind my account. Many people ask me what my secret is, and I always say: I just persisted in doing three "small things" for five years. Today, I will break down these three small things and explain them to you. They are simple enough for you to think, "Is that it?", but difficult enough to make you question your life.
Newcomer in the crypto world, starting the comeback from 'curbing greed'
Today, we won't talk about K-lines or technology, just one word: greed. This is the first and hardest lesson that all newcomers (including me eight years ago) face when entering the crypto world. In 2016, I had saved 30,000 yuan from my work and felt I was about to become Buffett. What happened? Seeing Bitcoin rise by 10%, I thought it could rise by 100%; seeing altcoins double in a day, I felt I was the chosen one who could seize the 'hundredfold coin'. You guessed the ending, 30,000 turned into 3,000 in just six months. Looking back now, all my losses stem from that word 'greed'. Today, I want to share with you the 'Three-Step Method to Curb Greed' that I learned over the past eight years. This is not a get-rich-quick scheme, but it can ensure you survive in this market. And surviving is the only prerequisite for a comeback.
The Fed's 'Dovish Tone' and Crypto's 'Heartbeat': How to Adjust Your Crypto Positions Amid Macro Shift?
In the middle of the night, I was awakened by an urgent long-distance call. On the other end was an old friend working in macro trading on Wall Street, his voice filled with rare excitement: “Old Li, are you awake? Check out the latest dot plot, the wind has really changed! The dam of liquidity is about to open!” I instantly woke up, opened the terminal, and the subtle changes in the wording of the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes, in the eyes of seasoned market participants, are no less than a precursor to an earthquake. Over the past two years, the crypto market has been shivering in the macro cold of 'interest rate hikes,' 'balance sheet reduction,' and 'high interest rates lasting longer.' And when the direction of the tide might change, the order in which you adjust your cabin configuration will directly determine whether you ride the waves or get washed up on the beach.
When NVIDIA's earnings report collides with the crypto narrative, what are smart money buying?
At three in the morning, the cold light of my phone screen once again illuminated my face. It’s not insomnia, but rather the unusual synchronized fluctuations in the on-chain data of several key AI + cryptocurrency assets during the overseas trading hours. Almost simultaneously, financial headlines across the ocean began to push out previews of NVIDIA's earnings report. I was instantly wide awake; when the two top 'computing narratives' converge in the middle of the night, the market always scripts the play before ordinary people wake up. As a seasoned observer, I deeply feel that the Alpha of 2024 no longer stems from faith in a single track, but from the precise capture of 'narrative resonance.' Today, as traditional tech giants lay the foundation for the AI era with massive capital, the 'digital gold rush' in the crypto world has also entered its 2.0 phase: shifting from hype to finding the 'shovels' and 'maps' that can truly carry, transform, and capture the value of this global computing power dividend. This analysis is designed to draw this critical map for you.
How I Transformed from a 'Stop-Loss Cult' Believer to a 'Systematic Theory' Player
At three in the morning, I stared at the screen as a meme coin experienced a sudden, unanticipated, 20% 'long needle' drop, feeling completely unfazed, even wanting to laugh. Because my 2x leveraged Bitcoin long position, in another window, was completely still. Five years ago, on the same night, during the same crash, I would have been freezing cold, frantically checking every stop-loss order on my positions, praying not to get 'spiked off'. After ten years of contracts and three liquidations, from believing in the 'stop-loss holy grail' to earning a seven-figure income annually, my greatest realization is: 'Stop-loss' has never been the reason for profit; it is merely an emergency plan for handling 'errors' within a vast and intricate trading system. Those who treat stop-loss as the 'Bible' ultimately become 'devout believers' contributing to exchange fees. Today, I want to talk to you about the 'truth' of stop-loss and something 100 times more important than stop-loss.
JPMorgan 'descends' to take orders, I waited 8 years for the 'core argument' of BTC and ETH
Last night, when I saw the headline that JPMorgan officially included Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral, I closed my computer and poured myself a drink. Not out of excitement, but out of a delayed, almost absurd sense of 'validation' that had taken eight years to arrive. At that moment, what flashed through my mind was not the candlestick chart, but that hot summer of 2016 when I, to pay an unexpected medical bill, trembled like a thief as I sold two Bitcoins at the exchange counter. At that time, the market price was $600 each. Today, the value of those two coins could cover a month's stay at the best private hospital. The pain of 'being forced to sell core assets at a loss' is a common scar in the hearts of early players. So, when the 'old money' giants of traditional finance, using the oldest financial language (collateralized lending), validated these two digital assets, I knew that a peculiar gap of an era had finally been sealed.
There are no saviors in the crypto world, but discipline can save you
At three in the morning, my phone suddenly rang. It was my cousin I hadn't seen in five years, speaking with an unusually calm tone: 'Bro, ETH has dropped 12%, but I'm fine. I followed the rules and entered in three batches, only using the planned positions, and my current loss is less than 3%. My cash flow is sufficient, and my mindset hasn't collapsed.' I was taken aback for a moment, and then my nose felt a bit sore. Not because this operation was particularly brilliant, but because the person saying this was the 18-year-old boy who five years ago was curled up in the corner of an internet café, with vacant eyes, feeling that life was already over. At that moment, I knew he had truly come out; he was not saved by the myth of sudden wealth in the crypto world, but was instead pieced back together by a cold system of discipline.
I have struggled in the cryptocurrency circle for 8 years before accepting the fact of 'gradual wealth accumulation.'
Today, I want to talk to you about the biggest mindset shift I've had in the past 8 years: from 'pursuing overnight wealth' to 'accepting gradual wealth accumulation.' This shift took me 5 years and cost me at least 300,000 in tuition fees. But once it was completed, my investment career finally got on track. When I first entered the circle, like everyone else, I dreamed of '100 times in six months' and 'financial freedom in a year.' I thought those who said '20% annual return' were losers, unknowledgeable 'old-timers.' What happened? My pursuit of quick wealth almost turned me into a loser. However, by accepting gradual wealth accumulation, I gradually became wealthy.
I have struggled in the crypto space for 8 years, paying 500,000 in tuition: 5 mistakes that have benefited me for a lifetime
Today, I will unveil my scars and share 5 mistakes that cost me 500,000 but also benefited me for a lifetime. After 8 years in the crypto space, the tuition I paid is enough to cover several MBAs. However, some lessons can only be learned in the market, and the tuition is especially expensive. Each of these mistakes deeply pained me, but each one transformed me. Today, I share them with you without reservation, hoping to help you save on this expensive tuition. Mistake 1: Using living expenses to trade crypto, almost ending up homeless Time: End of 2017 Loss: 80,000 (at that time, it was my annual salary)