There is a trading expert on-chain, I have studied his address operations, and it is really impressive.

No matter how turbulent the market is, this guy always keeps his single position margin at 2%. The speed of earning may not be fast, but after a few years, the asset curve is so smooth that it's frightening—this is the kind of person who can survive at the poker table.

Looking back at my initial operations, I can't help but laugh. I would put all my profits into the next "get rich quick opportunity" after making a little, and as a result, the funds I had worked so hard to accumulate were wiped out by a wave of market movement. The elimination speed in the crypto world is so fast that you can't even react in time.

I finally figured it out: in this market, the logic of "surviving" is much more important than the technique of "getting rich overnight."

**The core of survival is to allocate a piece of eternal "ballast" for your asset portfolio—an asset for which you never need to set a stop loss.**

Why dare to put the core bottom position on stablecoins? The reason is very simple:

**It is itself a stop-loss line**—300%+ over-collateralization, fully verifiable on-chain. Stability does not rely on verbal promises, it is purely a mathematical fact.

**The waiting time is also appreciating**—When you use 2% of your position to test the hotspots, the ballast position automatically earns interest through the protocol. While others are consuming their principal, you are slowly accumulating.

**Decentralization means real control**—a ballast must never be a centralized asset that anyone can freeze. Your core wealth must be completely in your own hands.

**The system becomes extremely concise**:

- **2% Exploration Position**: Used to chase trends and test them, allowing for trial and error, but never exceeding the limit.
- **Ballast Position**: Place it in transparent, interest-bearing, decentralized assets, without expecting it to surge; you just need it to ensure that you always have principal.

Experts manage risk through strict position limits, while ordinary people can rely on the "cornerstone that doesn't require stop-loss" to bear the future. Perhaps this is the simplest yet smartest way for ordinary traders to thrive and survive in the crypto space.

Do you also have such a ballast in your portfolio?