The longer you stay in this industry, you will find a pattern - it is often not the geniuses who make money, but those who can restrain themselves and maintain their mindset.

Not long ago, a trader came to me to vent, saying that he only had a little over 3,000 USDT left in his account and was starting to doubt himself after being repeatedly taught a lesson by the market.

The most crucial thing is that his goal has changed. No longer fantasizing about doubling profits, but returning to the simplest idea - to survive.

Three months later, his account steadily climbed to nearly 30,000 USDT. There were no astonishing operations, no so-called miracle trades, and the whole process was even a bit dull.

I later analyzed his transformation carefully, and the one thing he really did right was: to use discipline to conquer human nature.

**First Move: Capital Segmentation Tactics**

He divided the principal into three parts.

The first part is for short-term trading, but strict limits are set—limited times, take profits when available. You must enter and exit quickly, without dragging things out.

The second part only follows the trend. If there is no clear direction, hold cash and wait for certainty to emerge. This portion of funds is the most idle, but the safest.

The third part simply does not expect to make a profit; it is just a defensive cushion. Once there is a problem in other parts, this line of defense ensures that it will not be directly liquidated by a wave of market fluctuations.

Once the funds are diversified, the mindset changes immediately. One will no longer think about putting all the chips on one side, and the mind becomes much calmer, making it less likely to be angered by market fluctuations.

**Second Move: Standardization of Transactions**

He has simplified the trading logic to the extreme.

Forget all those various indicators, just focus on three things - trend direction, price position, and volume signals. If all three conditions are not met, don't make a move.

Before entering the market, the stop loss and take profit have already been planned. No matter how the market moves, he has corresponding response plans in mind. It’s not a passive reaction, but an active contingency.

When the preset profit target is reached, immediately take a portion of the profit and leave the rest to the market to operate. This way, you won't be wiped out when you lose, and you can sleep soundly when you win.

**Third tactic (most important): decisively give up on certain market conditions**

Many people can't accept this point.

He wasn't greedy enough to want to take every market segment. Instead, his core strategy was to - crazily avoid fatal mistakes.

Do not go against the wind. Do not stubbornly resist losses. Also, do not increase positions out of unwillingness to accept losses. He chooses to take it slow and try to make fewer mistakes. The principal will naturally increase.

From thirty thousand to three hundred thousand, it's not about a single miraculous operation, but rather about avoiding pitfalls time and again.

The market has never favored the most aggressive gambler, but rather the one who can sit at the table consistently and remain rational.

**Ask yourself a question**

If you've recently felt increasingly exhausted by trading, with your account fluctuating up and down like a roller coaster, you can stop and ask yourself —

Are the rules you set really able to hold you back when impulsive emotions arise? Or are they ultimately all shattered by desire?

In this industry, those who laugh last are often the most disciplined and seemingly "boring" traders. They don't have flashy stories; they simply execute rules day in and day out, control risks, and wait for compound interest.

And those who tell tales of getting rich overnight have long seen their accounts go to zero.