After years of messing around in the crypto world, I’ve discovered an unbreakable rule: the more complex your trading system, the faster it blows up.

Those who are obsessed with “research” all day often end up studying how their accounts are shrinking. The most common mistake among retail traders is switching between several coins in a day, changing systems every week, claiming “strategy optimization,” but actually stepping on the gas for losses. Being inexperienced is fine, but keep tinkering without stopping, feeling good about yourself.

I’ve paid a lot of tuition fees for falling into traps, and the only model that has survived is: single coin + single direction + swing cycle.

In simple terms — focus on one coin, follow the trend, and fully capitalize on the entire market cycle. This method is stable because it’s clear enough, and more importantly, it’s less likely to be driven by your emotions.

**How to operate specifically?**

**Step 1: Only trade mainstream coins**

BTC or ETH, choose one. Don’t chase AI concepts today, Meme coins tomorrow, and dog coins the day after. Is that trading? No, that’s binge-watching. The advantage of mainstream coins is high liquidity and clear trends. Once you focus on one target, your sense of rhythm will become more accurate.

**Step 2: Only follow the trend**

Go long when it’s rising, go short when it’s falling. Don’t bottom-fish, don’t guess tops, and don’t bet on reversals. Let the market tell you the direction, and follow; when the market has no direction, just sit and wait. Don’t use your little cleverness to gamble against the market — trends have ways to take you down.

**Step 3: Position sizing and allocation**

This is key. Build an asymmetric structure of small losses and big gains:

- Light position at low levels to test (this is called buying a ticket)
- Add positions at key levels (this is about certainty)
- Scale out in stages to lock in profits (take profits and pocket them)
- Strictly cut losses when in the wrong (protect your principal)
- When profitable, try to maximize gains (make money)

I once guided a follower with an initial capital of $6,000. By strictly following this set of rules, just three swing trades turned it into $16,800 in three days. This isn’t gambling — it’s discipline plus structure.

**Why does this method outperform most retail traders?**

The reason is simple: focus on one coin, less information noise, decisive decisions, predefined entry and exit rules, no need to rely on feelings in the moment. Small losses combined with large gains — even with a moderate win rate, you can make money in the long run.

But I have to be honest: this method isn’t for everyone. It automatically filters out those who chase rallies and sell-offs, trade based on emotions, love to go all-in, or have zero execution discipline. It’s only for traders who want to steadily build their capital and are willing to stick to one system.

If you can accept this, then this approach is worth trying.