Last year, I lost a total of 1 million dollars in the crypto world.

That moment is really hard to describe — I smashed my phone, deleted all trading apps, locked myself in a room for two months, feeling like my life had hit rock bottom. When $ETH dropped, when $SOL rebounded, when $XRP fluctuated, I could only lie there and watch.

I thought I would never turn things around in this life.

But the more desperate I felt, the clearer that inner voice became — I just didn't want to accept defeat like that.

At the start of this year, I had only $3,400 left in my account. I set myself a two-choice plan: either completely withdraw from the market or start from zero. There was no third way.

With just this $3,400, I began to intensely analyze where that million-dollar loss came from, while slowly practicing with a group of followers. Small positions, steady pace, gradually grew to $120,000, then continued to double… In the end, I not only recovered the entire $1 million but also earned an extra $200,000.

During this process, I realized that turning the tide against the wind isn’t that mysterious — it’s about sticking to three principles, each learned the hard way with blood, sweat, and tears:

**First: Never fully commit your capital, leave room to maneuver.**

The maximum position size for a single trade is 40%, with the remaining 60% of funds frozen. This is your safety net, and also your hope fund. If losses exceed 15%, no matter how unwilling you are psychologically, cut your losses immediately. If you have bullets left, you always have a chance to fight back. Many people go bankrupt not because of one big margin call, but because they run out of ammunition.

**Second: Follow the trend, don’t bet against it.**

No one can perfectly catch the bottom or top — stop dreaming. When the market is rising, go long; when it’s falling, go short — it’s that simple. Getting the rhythm right can sometimes net thousands of dollars in ten minutes, which is a hundred times more reliable than blindly holding on and suffering losses.

**Third: Layer profits, separate rolling positions from taking profits.**

Every time you make money, only take 30% of the profit to roll and amplify your gains, while the rest is immediately withdrawn to your wallet. The benefit of this approach is that both your principal and profits are protected, so even if the market suddenly reverses, you won’t lose everything.

There are no absolute dead ends in crypto; what truly defeats people is losing courage and losing discipline. Stick to your bottom line, take it step by step, and you can endure through the darkest times until dawn.