#数字货币市场回调 Why do some people still lose money even when they see the right direction?

The answer is simple - you may just be missing a few key actions. Mastering 3 of the following 5 principles will help you survive, and achieving all 5 will put you at the top of the pyramid.

**Article 1: Stop-loss is not an option, it is a lifeline**
Data doesn't lie: 92% of liquidations come from stubbornly holding onto positions. Set a red line of 5% for yourself, and you can keep a single mistake within a controllable range. During last year's 15% flash crash of Bitcoin, those who didn't set stop-losses averaged a loss of 68%, while disciplined traders kept their drawdown stable within 20%. Stop-loss determines how many days you can survive, while take-profit decides how far you can go.

**Article 2: Patience is worth more than frequency**
Among those who open more than 5 orders a day, 83% have their profits eaten away by fees. What market makers love to harvest the most are high-frequency players — short-term spikes are specifically used to liquidate leveraged positions. You think you’re seizing opportunities, but in fact, you’re just handing out money.

**Article 3: If you don't understand, don't force it; holding cash is also a strategy**
The market spends 70% of its time in sideways movements, and there are only 2 to 3 instances a year when you can really profit, such as breaking through key resistance levels or during a black swan rebound. During the sideways period of Ethereum in August 2025, those who were in cash avoided consecutive spikes and when the volume broke through, they made a 30% gain all at once. Sometimes doing nothing is the most profitable choice.

**Article 4: Compounding Mindset Crushes Get-Rich-Quick Fantasies**
With 10x leverage, you can earn a stable 2% daily, which can lead to a thousand times annualized return; however, over 90% of those who aim to double their investment in a single day end up blowing up their accounts. Practical experience tells me: using 3 to 5x leverage to target 5%-8% swings, achieving 20% returns monthly, can yield an 8x return in a year. Taking it slow actually gets you there faster.

**Article 5: A Light Position is the Only Moat**
No single investment should exceed 10% of the total capital, and the full position should be controlled within 30% — this way, even in extreme market conditions, you still have bullets to average down or to stop loss and escape. During the LUNA crash in 2023, those heavily invested went to zero, while those with lighter positions only faced a maximum drawdown of 40% and could still recover.

The harshest truth in the crypto world is this: while 100x leverage creates myths, it also produces 90% of tragedies. It is not market fluctuations that truly kill traders, but uncontrolled greed and a sense of luck. Those who achieve long-term stable profits have 3.5 times the discipline of retail investors—not because their skills are stronger, but because they can engrave the rules into muscle memory.