I heard something quite interesting recently: a guy who's still in school used his saved-up 1800U to get on board, and in three months, he actually rolled it up to 80,000U, and the key point is that he never blew up a position.

To be honest, in the crypto world, new people blowing up is as common as drinking water, so it's really something that this guy can survive. Later, I learned that he follows a few particularly rigid rules in his operations, which is quite worth pondering.

**First, let's talk about the allocation of funds**
He didn't take a plunge like most people; instead, he divided his principal into three parts: one part for quick trades, taking profits when they arise; another part to catch trends; and he kept a portion as ballast, remaining unmoved even when the market dipped. During the crash in May, many people lost their composure, and although his account also shrank, he was able to stabilize it at least due to his diversified holdings.

**The profit strategy is quite practical**
He mainly focuses on $ZEC, but he is not greedy enough to catch the whole fish. When the order profits more than 20%, he takes 30% off the table, leaving the rest to follow the market trend. He operated this way during last week's market wave, resulting in an overall return of 30%. It's time to sleep, no need to stare at the screen until his eyes hurt.

The market spends most of the time in a sideways grind, and there aren't that many real opportunities to seize. His strategy is to wait until the trend is clear before taking action, just enough to capture the fattest part of the middle segment.

**The most ruthless is the stop-loss discipline**
This guy set three hard limits for himself: cut the position immediately at a loss of 2%, take half off at a profit of 4%, and absolutely do not add to the position. It was definitely painful at first, especially the moment of cutting losses, but later he realized that it was these iron rules that helped him avoid several harvests.

Now he is calm about watching the market; he stops losses when needed and takes profits when needed, without any emotional fluctuations.

In the world of cryptocurrency, living long is more important than running fast. Those who think they can make a fortune in one go have basically become someone else's fertilizer. The ones who can truly make money are often those who seem the dumbest and are the most rule-abiding.

Of course, everyone's risk tolerance is different, and this approach may not be suitable for everyone. But at least it indicates one thing: controlling risks with discipline is much more reliable than rushing to chase trends.