I've been in the circle for over 7 years, now 37 years old. The most frequently asked question by fellow crypto enthusiasts is never about where the next trend will be or which coin will rise, but rather a straightforward question: How much money have you actually made?

After completing a full bull and bear cycle from 2021 to 2023, my account net worth has long surpassed eight figures. This is not luck; it’s purely the result of cognition and discipline.

Over the past eight years, I have experienced three major market waves. Interestingly, my trading style has become increasingly simplified. The first wave took 30 months to grow from 50,000 to 1.8 million, relying entirely on staying up late, monitoring the market, and constantly trying different strategies; the second wave took 15 months to jump from 1.8 million to 9 million, which was when I truly understood the market’s temperament; by the third wave, it was much smoother—only six months to go from 9 million to 32 million.

I later realized that the efficiency of making money is actually inversely related to trading frequency. The less you move, the clearer your view, and the more you earn.

My trading logic is so simple that people might laugh at it as "rigid"—it’s all about sticking to the "N" pattern. After a strong rally, when the price gently retraces, and when the trading volume shrinks to half of the previous level before breaking the previous high with increased volume, that pattern confirms the entry point. If it breaks below, I stop out immediately. I never use leverage, never add to positions, with a stop-loss fixed at 2%, and take profit at 10%. I even set these rules into the exchange’s automatic trading functions, so I don’t need to watch the screen manually.

Some say I don’t look at moving averages or chase hot topics, and that I’m too rigid. But those who spend all day refreshing information and changing indicators often end up losing the most.

I simplify the entire market view to the extreme: just look at the 6-hour candlestick chart plus an 18-day moving average. Every day at close, I take a quick glance. If I see a pattern matching the "N" shape, I place a conditional order; if not, I close the software and spend time with my family.

I never hesitate at key points. When my account reached 1.8 million, I withdrew the original 50,000 principal; when it hit 9 million, I moved 4 million to stable investments. No chasing highs, no holding onto losing positions, no fighting the market—these three iron rules have never been broken in eight years.

In the past two years, I stayed up late every night, but I later realized that the more anxious I was, the more prone I was to mistakes—there’s no such thing as guaranteed profit in crypto. It’s about learning to filter out temptations. Avoiding leverage traps, resisting the impulse to chase hot topics, and blocking out market noise—these are what lead to real gains.

Don’t expect to get rich overnight. Consistently capturing 20 opportunities of 10% returns each, turning 50,000 into millions, is actually not that far away. I’ve also endured dark moments of full-position blowups and waited through more than half a year of sideways markets. The next wave of market signals is about to emerge—are you ready to earn with a stable method?