Many people spend their first few years entering the crypto market either staying up all night watching charts, chasing gains and cutting losses, or experiencing sudden liquidations, insomnia, and anxiety due to unexpected market moves. Almost everyone goes through this process. But a crucial turning point is when you start treating crypto trading as a serious job—following a schedule and plan—resulting in more stable and consistent profits.

Based on real trading experience, here are some operational details worth noting:

**Timing of operations is very important**. During the day, market news is dense and prices are easily influenced. By around 9 PM, most information has been digested, and candlestick patterns become clearer, making it easier to judge market direction accurately.

**Securing profits is a fundamental rule**. When you earn 1000U, withdraw 300U to your bank account first, and let the remaining amount continue to roll over. This approach locks in gains, controls psychological expectations, and prevents greed—many traders hold on to multiple times their profits, unwilling to close positions, and then give everything back in a single pullback.

**A system of indicators beats intuition**. Before entering a trade, analyze indicators like MACD, RSI, Bollinger Bands, etc., using trading analysis tools. Only consider trading when at least two technical indicators align in the same direction. Relying on gut feelings is the fastest way to blow up your account.

**Stop-loss management determines your risk threshold**. When watching the market, raise your stop-loss as prices go up. If you don’t have time to monitor all day, set a hard stop-loss at 3% to prevent sudden crashes from causing significant capital loss.

**Withdrawal strategies should be paced**. The numbers on your account are just paper wealth; real profit is the money transferred to your bank. It’s recommended to withdraw 30%-50% of each profit, rather than leaving everything in the trading account hoping to double it.

**There’s a skill to reading charts**. For short-term trading, monitor the 1-hour chart for buy signals (two consecutive bullish candles). During sideways consolidation, switch to the 4-hour chart to find support levels, and enter near support.

**Avoid these pitfalls**. Don’t use high leverage or heavy positions, don’t touch small coins you don’t understand, limit daily trades to no more than 3, and never borrow money to trade crypto. One wrong step can lead to the collapse of your entire account.

In summary, crypto trading is not about getting rich overnight through impulsive moves, but about repeatedly executing the same strategy. Treat it like a real job—trade when it’s time, shut down when it’s over, rest when needed—and stay emotionally disciplined. You’ll find that making money can be both stable and relatively easy.