#特朗普数字资产政策新方向 Here's something that might sting: When you lose money in crypto, what are you really losing to?

Most people immediately think—bad luck, wrong timing. But the truth is harsher: you’re actually dragged down by your own greed and fear.

I’ve seen too many people like this, including my former self. When the market goes up 10%, you can’t sit still, wishing you’d go all in right away; when it drops 20%, you can’t bear to cut your losses and stubbornly hold on, fantasizing about breaking even. Repeat this a few times, and your account is done for. My worst time, I watched my 200,000 principal bleed all the way down to just 2,000. Staring at those candlestick charts, it genuinely felt like every bar was mocking me.

The turning point was when I finally realized: this market never lacks opportunities—it lacks people who can actually wait for them.

After that, I forced myself to set rules—only trade major moves with high certainty, strictly control position sizing, set take-profits and stop-losses in advance and don’t touch them. Sounds simple, right? But in practice, every time it’s a battle with your own nature. I gritted my teeth for three months, and managed to grow that 2,000U back up to 280,000.

This taught me a lesson: the ones who survive in crypto aren’t the gamblers who go all in every day, but the “ruthless” ones who dare to stay in cash, know how to wait, and strictly execute their strategies. Liquidation only needs to happen once, and no matter how much you made before, it’s all gone; but as long as you don’t get liquidated, even if it’s slow, you always have a chance to turn things around.

So instead of getting jealous over others flaunting their gains, ask yourself first: Are you managing your positions properly? Are you really sticking to your stop-losses? The market will always be here, but once your money’s gone, it’s really gone.