There is a particularly heartbreaking phenomenon in the contract circle: those who lose money in their accounts are often not lacking in technical knowledge, but rather too deeply obsessed with trading.



Thinking back to my early trading strategies. A row of indicators on the screen—MACD, RSI, Bollinger Bands, none left out. Dozens of trades in a single day, my phone never out of reach. When the market jumped up, I couldn't sit still, and when it dropped a bit, I wanted to hold on to my positions. Staying up all night until dawn, my mindset broke first, and my account showed no improvement. At that time, I firmly believed that frequent trading, detailed observation, and quick reactions were the keys to success.

The subsequent turning point came from a coincidence. I came into contact with a few veteran players who were quite resistant to monitoring the market, so they simply cut out all the complicated stuff and kept only one core logic: Is the trend direction clear? Don't try to guess the tops and bottoms, don't participate in chasing after steep rises, and definitely don't get entangled in a volatile market. Spending just 10 minutes each day to check is enough; the rest of the time should be spent eating when it's meal time and sleeping when it's bedtime.

So what’s the result? It turns out that this kind of "lazy" approach has actually maintained the win rate at an extremely unrealistic level. This led to the realization that the root cause of losing money in the cryptocurrency world is, in fact, an excess of the desire to win.

**Minimalist Trading Framework (Direct Hands-On Version)**

**① Simplified indicators: only use EMA crossover**

Remove all indicators and keep just two lines.
- EMA21 (Short-term Rhythm Line)
- EMA55 (Medium-term Direction Line)

**② The signal couldn't be simpler**

- EMA21 crosses above EMA55 → Tendency to long position opportunity
- EMA21 crosses below EMA55 → Tendency towards shorting opportunities

There is no reason, it just works this way. You don't need to enter perfectly, you don't need to pursue extreme returns, just let the trend carry you.

This method seems too simple, but it is precisely this simplicity that eliminates all psychological distractions.
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RooftopVIPvip
· 12-24 16:33
That hits too close to home. I'm the kind of fossil who gets anxious just from watching the screen all day with a dozen trades. Wait, I feel like I've already tried this EMA crossover logic before... Maybe my hands were too itchy, and I added a bunch of messy conditions in. Really, the less I watch the market, the more I make. This phrase needs to be engraved in my mind.
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fren.ethvip
· 12-23 14:00
Really, it’s too heartbreaking. I’m also one of those fools who place a dozen orders a day, but my account is still in Cut Loss. Now I realize that watching the market until I go bald is useless.
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FlatTaxvip
· 12-23 13:59
I am the kind of person who will stare at the market until my fingers cramp up, and reading this article really hits home. Checking every ten minutes... it's easy to say, but I can't do it.
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DAOdreamervip
· 12-23 13:47
To be honest, I'm the kind of person who stares right through the screen... I'm still haunted by the lesson of getting Rekt Mindlessly chasing win rates has actually led to my losses, this statement hits right in the lungs EMA is enough, really, don't make it so complicated.
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SignatureAnxietyvip
· 12-23 13:36
Really, I've seen many people go bankrupt from staring at the market all the time, while those who are fine are just idlers. That's true, a dozen indicators are not as good as a single line; now I only look at the EMA and that's it. Feels good, finally someone has pointed this out, the busier you are, the more you lose. That's me, my phone is always in hand, yet my account is getting worse. Simplifying really works; I tried looking at the market only once a week for two weeks and ended up making a profit.
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