The brutal truth of the market is laid bare before us — those traders who survive the longest are often the masters who go against human desires.

I have been in this industry for ten years, witnessing too many legends of getting rich quickly, and also seeing more people facing the reality of losing everything overnight. When I entered the market in 2015, Bitcoin was still priced at a few hundred dollars. At that time, like all newcomers, my mind was filled with dreams of "turning my fortune around overnight," but in the first year, I was thoroughly educated by the market.

The turning point came from a Chaozhou sister who had been trading for eight years - we call her A-Ling. Her account grew from over 200,000 to eight digits, yet her lifestyle remained incredibly simple. At that moment, I understood that the difference between a true winner and a gambler lies not in luck, but in self-discipline.

It's easy to say, but the real trading rules are very counterintuitive and require ironclad discipline to execute.

**Don't be timid during slow declines, and don't chase during explosive rises - this is the art of survival**

The weaknesses of human nature are written on the K-line. When prices slowly decline, the entire market screams "it's going to collapse," and greed turns to flee; when prices rapidly rise, FOMO emotions are at their peak, and a bunch of people follow the trend to chase the highs.

Last year, when ETH dropped from $3500 and fell to around $3000, public opinion was overwhelmingly negative. However, I took a closer look at the fundamentals, and there were no signs of deterioration in the core indicators. So I started to enter the market in batches at the $3050 level, and as you all know, that was indeed a relatively bottom area.

Conversely, when ETH quickly surged to $4000, social media was completely abuzz, and a large number of followers rushed in. But you have to understand that such a steep rise often lacks sustainability, and adjustments quickly follow.

The hardest part here is not seeing the right direction, but staying calm when everyone is going crazy, and sticking to reason when everyone is in despair. Human nature always leads us into the ditch, while the real logic of making money is exactly the opposite.