The day before yesterday, I made a rather painful decision – I deleted a reader who had followed me for half a year. It wasn't a falling out; it was watching him throw away all the life-saving traps right in front of me.

Last autumn, when he added me, I was completely confused. I lost my last 1500U trading the土狗, going in and out three times in 48 hours, and even the rent that the landlord was urging me for was gone.

I set three strict rules for him at the time, watching the account climb all the way to 23,000 U, but in the end, he still couldn't hold on.

**Rule 1: Money is divided into three piles, and life is divided into three paths.**

I let him split the remaining 800U into three parts - 300U for quick in and out, making a profit of 5 points before running away; another 300U specifically for waiting at support levels, absolutely not touching it if the price isn’t right; and finally, 200U as a life-saving fund, even if the King of Heaven comes, it must not be touched.

At first, he thought this trap was a hassle. It wasn't until Old Zhang next door went all in on SOL and it skyrocketed that he obediently followed suit.

Just talking about the short-term volatility of SOL last week, he entered at 108 with 300U, and when it jumped to 113.4, he withdrew according to the rules, securing a profit of 15U. Looking back at those junk coins he bought before, he wanted to get rich after a rise of two dimes, but held on until they went to zero when they dropped. It's simply not the same strategy.

**Rule 2: Do not act during sideways movement, only take advantage of the main upward segment.**

During the consolidation period, I forced him not to watch the market and to go to the gym or spend time with his wife and children.

In March, ADA was stagnant for a week, and I kept saying "Don't move without trading volume." It stubbornly held on. One afternoon, it suddenly surged past 0.42 with increased volume, and only then did it dive in, ultimately gaining 18%.

Every time I earn over 15%, I keep an eye on him to transfer half of the profits to the bank card, never letting all the money sit idle in the account.

**Rule Three: Mechanical Stop Loss, No Emotions.**

Set a 3% stop-loss line for each order, and withdraw the principal to secure safety once profits exceed 8%.

Last month he invested in LTC, thinking it could rise to 85 and still soar, secretly wanting to stop the loss. I directly sent him a few screenshots of margin call disasters.

That night LTC plummeted to 78, and as he looked at the capital he had preserved by stopping losses, he finally understood what it meant to "cut off an arm to survive."

The day his account broke twenty thousand, this guy started to get cocky, saying things like "The market is so smooth, the rules are too rigid."

I advised him, but it was useless; he immediately went all in to chase MEME coins.

Three days later, the principal was halved, and a lengthy confession was sent over.

I didn't reply and threw a comment before deleting the friend: "In the crypto world, the money earned is the money of discipline, not the money of luck. The only outcome of arrogance is to go to zero."

To be honest, this circle is not short of stories of getting rich overnight, but more people die because of the word "expansion".

Discipline is a protective talisman; if you can't stick to the rules, no matter how much you earn, you will have to return it all on the same path.