2025-12-27 09:22:47

A buddy of mine recently came to me complaining that he has $15,000 in his account and seems to know everything — he can read candlestick charts, pick projects, even guess the right direction — but his account just isn’t growing. After a deeper chat, I realized the problem isn’t technical at all.

He takes profits after a 5% gain, fearing a retracement. But what happens? When the main upward wave arrives, the doubling rally, he can only watch helplessly. This isn’t skill; it’s mindset and strategy failing at the same time. I asked him directly: Are you gambling on luck or aiming for steady profits?

Most people lose because they are “impatient.”

When the market fluctuates, they get itchy; they can’t hold onto profits, and when they suffer losses, they stubbornly hold on. The crypto market is never short of opportunities — what’s lacking is the ability to seize opportunities and protect profits. Many only focus on price swings but fail to see the underlying logic — information gaps let you get ahead, cognitive gaps help you see the right direction, and price differences are just natural outcomes. Grasp the first two, and the rest will follow naturally.

My trading philosophy is actually very simple: rhythm is everything.

I don’t pursue single-trade explosive gains; I want my positions to roll over in an orderly manner. This requires a few ironclad rules:

**Confirm the trend before acting**, don’t follow the crowd into trades; **keep initial positions small**, avoid planting landmines in your account; **add only on floating profits**, defend your principal; **be clear on gains and losses**, strictly cut losses to avoid being trapped; **let profits run**, let the market pull your gains naturally.

At the operational level, position management is the core competitive advantage. My advice is to diversify your funds across different sectors, deploy in batches, and make steady moves.

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shadowy_supercoder

· 19h ago

Run at 5%? Bro, this is investing, not trading cryptocurrencies. That's right, those who stubbornly hold on in the crypto world and those who rush to cash out end up with the same fate. Poor mindset really makes everything pointless; no matter how skilled your techniques are, they’re useless. Timing is easy to talk about but really hard to do; most people are just confused by the market. This is probably a matter of perception; the money others make is actually due to your lack of understanding. Stop-loss, I've heard it a hundred times but still can't do it—human nature. Position management > technical analysis, I agree with this; diversifying risk is the key. Those who take a 5% profit will definitely regret it later; the biggest risk is the mindset of missing out, which can lead to big losses. Market opportunities for doubling are not for technical experts but for those with patience. Seemingly capable of everything, but actually lacking in everything—what’s missing is execution and mental resilience.

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RamenDeFiSurvivor

· 19h ago

Making 5% and then running away is really brilliant, which is why you can never make big money. --- Mindset is something that’s easy to say but much harder to master than technical skills. --- The sense of rhythm is indeed a dividing line; most people get stuck because of impatience. --- Exactly, it hits too close to home. I am that person who can't hold on. --- Position management is spot on, but how many can actually implement it? --- Information gap, cognitive gap, price gap—this logical chain I need to fully understand. --- Taking a 5% profit and then watching others double their gains—only those who experience it truly know how it feels. --- Not chasing explosive profits, just aiming for rolling income; sounds comfortable but is actually as difficult as climbing to the sky. --- Confirming the trend before re-entering sounds simple, but in the face of market fluctuations, who isn’t anxious? --- Splitting funds into batches for deployment is the right approach, but it requires extremely strong discipline.

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MetadataExplorer

· 19h ago

Sell and it rises, hold and it falls—that's the crypto world. One sentence hits the nail on the head: bad mentality makes good skills useless. Start small, only add to floating profits—easy to say, really hard to do. Those who take profit at 5% and then exit, I have too many around me, I feel anxious for them. Sense of rhythm is truly the key to making money; it's not just about you. Position management is indeed the dividing line; most people don't take it seriously at all. The biggest enemy in the crypto world is the itch to trade, no doubt.

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LiquidityLarry

· 19h ago

Take a 5% profit and run, that's really smart. Didn't catch the main upward wave.

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SchrödingersNode

· 19h ago

5% and then run? This guy needs to fix his problem If you sell prematurely, how can you keep playing? Mindset is definitely the biggest bug It sounds simple, but execution is truly the key I'm also practicing my sense of rhythm; the hard part is holding steady One word: greed. Most people get stuck right here

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GateUser-c802f0e8

· 19h ago

That's right, it's all about mindset. Taking a 5% profit and then exiting, that mindset definitely needs adjustment. Not being able to hold onto unrealized gains is the biggest enemy. The rhythm is spot on; it's not about chasing single-trade profits. I've always emphasized that initial positions should be light, and diversification is key. Taking profits when there's a gain—this truly tests human nature. Cognitive gap > information gap, that's a good point. Many people are too impatient; greed is a bad habit that can't be changed. Holding onto losses stubbornly is the real killer. Adding to winning positions and holding the principal is a solid logic. Only enter after trend confirmation; not following the herd is crucial. An account with 15,000 USDT, if operated this way, can indeed grow steadily. Strict stop-loss sounds simple, but actually executing it is very difficult. The feeling of position rolling is definitely much more comfortable than all-in betting. Let the market move on its own; don't always try to take the initiative.

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