Since entering the market in 2017, I have witnessed too many tragedies—some people go all-in on a contract and get liquidated immediately, others pledge their real estate to enter the market only to lose everything, and those who boast of being "K-line masters" suddenly become nonexistent. But my account has always been steadily growing, like climbing stairs step by step, never once experiencing a liquidation in five years.

I don’t see myself as a gambler, but rather have learned to think like a casino owner—avoiding guessing the direction of price movements, not obsessively watching market fluctuations, and relying solely on mathematical principles and trading discipline to profit. Today, I want to break down this core method and share it with you, hoping to help you avoid the detours I took five years to figure out.

**The first secret: Treat profits as something to be protected, not as a goal to be earned**

Most people’s first thought when opening a position is: how much can I make? But I think differently—I focus on how to ensure that this profit won’t be given back.

My approach is very straightforward—whenever the account profit reaches 10% of the principal, I immediately withdraw half of it to a cold wallet. The remaining profit and the principal continue to work in the market.

For example, suppose the principal is 10,000 USDT. When the profit reaches 1,000 USDT, I withdraw 500 USDT. If the market continues to rise, that 500 USDT profit gives me the joy of compound interest; but if the market suddenly reverses, I only lose that 500 USDT profit, and the principal remains safe.

How effective is this trick? Over five years, I have withdrawn 37 times, with the largest single withdrawal reaching 180,000 USDT. I was so frequent that I was once flagged by the exchange’s risk control department, and customer service asked me to provide a video to verify my identity, suspecting money laundering.

Why can most people not do this? Because human nature loves greed—always thinking "let the profits run," but in the end, profits disappear, and the principal is lost. The most frightening thing in the market isn’t a wrong judgment, but a single mistake that leaves you unable to recover.

**The second secret: Use hedging as a cash machine in choppy markets**

Careful observation shows that 80% of the time, the crypto market is consolidating in a range, with only a small portion of time trending in one direction. But most traders only open positions in one direction—buy when bullish, sell when bearish—and end up getting stopped out by oscillations.

My approach is the opposite: open both long and short positions on the same coin, turning liquidation risk into a hedging mechanism. It may sound like wasting funds, but in reality, it’s using capital to exchange for a safety margin.

Breaking it down on different levels: I use the daily chart to determine whether the overall trend is bullish or bearish; the 4-hour chart to decide my core position direction; and the 15-minute and 5-minute charts to catch bottoms and tops. Through this multi-timeframe coordination, I can profit in almost all market conditions—whether it’s a steady uptrend, downtrend, or intense volatility.

The clever part is that moments called "liquidation points" by crypto folks are actually the best cash-out opportunities for me. When the market is extremely euphoric and some get liquidated, or during panic selling, these fluctuations become my sources of profit.

The underlying logic of this method is to abandon the fantasy of "going all-in and earning 10 times," and instead focus on "steadily earning 20-30% monthly compound interest." Over time, the power of compounding becomes evident.