The weight of discipline often outweighs all candlestick patterns.

More than ten years ago, I also experienced an account explosion overnight. I still remember that feeling very clearly. At that time, I firmly believed I had missed the market, and after pondering for a long time, I realized—technical analysis is actually just surface work; the real skill lies in discipline.

Now, cryptocurrencies are no longer associated with that gray identity. Major institutions have long flocked in, making it a mainstream investment category. But no matter how things change, the market’s temperament remains the same—it’s especially good at dealing with those who are overconfident, and it excels at finding your weaknesses and poking at them relentlessly.

Today, I bring out the trading principles I’ve learned with real money over the years to share with everyone. This is not a get-rich-quick guide; frankly, it’s the survival rule for living to exit the market.

**01 Only follow the funds, ignore market gossip**

My watchlist is very pure—it only includes coins that have clearly attracted capital in the past half month. Volume is the most honest indicator; every move of big funds is written there.

There’s no shortage of noise in the crypto world every day—some big V comes out to endorse, some ecosystem merges, policy winds change... I basically ignore them. There are no real secrets in the circle; if you’ve heard something, it’s already been passed around eighteen times.

When the big players quietly build positions, they don’t make a big fuss or beat drums. But they leave clues—volume quietly increases, and the price slowly climbs. I spend about ten minutes each day scanning the price increase table, not to see who’s surging the most, but to see who’s continuously accumulating.

**02 Monthly K-line determines life or death, never be fooled by small cycles**

Many people are obsessed with minute charts and hourly charts, entering and exiting every day. After half a year of messing around, their returns are not as comfortable as just lying back and holding a mainstream coin. Overtrading is a common problem among 90% of retail investors.