#数字货币市场回调 talks about how I increased my 20,000 USDT to 100,000 USDT in the past four months—it's not luck, it's the education I received from the market.

When I first entered the circle, I had 20,000 in my account and thought that after studying K-line charts for a few months, I should be able to do something. What happened? I rushed in whenever someone in the group shouted a signal, and when the price dropped, I stubbornly held on and added to my position. At the worst point, my account only had a little over 3,000 U left. That feeling was like a carefully prepared game that was abruptly overturned by someone going all in.

Later, I forced myself to stop and review every trade I had made before. I realized that my losses were not due to not being able to read the market, but rather because I lacked fundamental rules. From then on, I set three ironclad rules for myself.

**Let's talk about the position issue first.**

I will never use more than half of my funds at any time. Even for opportunities that seem to be guaranteed profits, I need to keep the other half as "ammunition". This is not being conservative; it's leaving a way out for myself. If the market is right, I can double down; if something feels off, I can withdraw immediately. Think about it, if the principal is gone, no matter how good the opportunity is, I can only watch helplessly.

**Let's talk about take profit and stop loss.**

The cryptocurrency market is such that a single large bearish candle can wipe out three days of your gains. Now, before I open a position, I always mentally rehearse it twice: What’s the maximum I can lose on this trade? At what point must I exit if it rises? When losing, don’t hesitate; cut your losses when needed; and when making a profit, don’t be greedy; securing profits is what truly counts. Many people just can't bring themselves to leave when they're in profit, and in the end, it turns into a paper loss.

**The last point, don't touch things you don't understand.**

New projects emerge every day in the market, and all kinds of concepts are flying around. But if you can't even explain what this coin does, then don't act. I have made this mistake before; I saw others saying that a certain altcoin was going to take off, and I bought a bunch, only for the project team to run away. Now I only invest in targets that I can understand, even if it means missing out on a hundred opportunities, I won't step into a single pit.

Over the past four months, my account has indeed increased fivefold. But to be honest, what's more important than making money is my ability to stay steady in the face of market fluctuations. The cryptocurrency space has never lacked stories of getting rich quickly; what it lacks are those who can survive to the next bull market. Protect your capital, be patient, and opportunities will always come.