30 to 36 years old: My six-year trading journey, reaching eight figures with three foolish rules
That was the darkest winter of my life—at 30, I faced startup failure, a broken marriage, and my bank account was stuck at 10,000 yuan. In a rented 15 square meter room, I exchanged my last spark for cryptocurrency and embarked on a long journey of self-discipline.
Rule One: Profits Must Be Solidified
From the first trade, I established a strict rule: any single profit touching 10% of the principal must immediately withdraw 50% into a cold wallet. Over six years, I executed this “profit sealing” 40 times. At one point, I withdrew 240,000 USDT in a week, prompting the exchange’s risk control department to initiate anti-money laundering checks. Only the money that leaves the table is real profit. This action transforms abstract numbers into a tangible sense of security.
Rule Two: Fluctuation is Wealth
I do not predict bull or bear markets; I build toll booths in the bull-bear game. For the same asset, I often set up both breakthrough long orders and retracement short orders simultaneously, with each order’s stop loss strictly capped within 1.5% of the principal. On the night of the LUNA crash in 2022, when the total liquidation across the network exceeded 10 billion, my hedging strategy automatically triggered three profit-taking actions within 24 hours, leading to a 43% increase in net worth against the trend.
Rule Three: Stop Loss is Cost
I regard each preset 1.5% stop loss as a reasonable ticket to participate in the game. Long-term data confirms that I only have a 38% win rate, but my profits are 5.3 times my losses. I do not pursue accuracy; I only pursue the risk-reward ratio. The cold beauty of mathematics is far more trustworthy than the fiery nature of emotions.
Three iron rules run throughout:
1. Total capital is divided into 10 parts, with a single position not exceeding 1 part
2. If there are two consecutive losses, stop trading immediately for 24 hours
3. For every doubling of the account, withdraw 30% to allocate to government bonds and gold
Now at 36, I possess wealth I once dared not imagine, but even more precious is my record of six years without liquidation. The harshest truth of the market is: it never punishes mistakes, only traders without a system.
From poverty to financial freedom, what I traversed was not the bull and bear, but the greed and fear of human nature.
This is everything six years have taught me—discipline is the only redemption for traders.
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