I helped him grow his account from 1200U to 23,000U, but in the end, I decided to block him.

It's a bit frustrating to say. At first, he was playing meme coins on a major platform, losing everything twice in two days, even losing his rent. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I set three rules for him, and over four months, I forced his account up to 23,000U. But what happened? It all ended in failure.

**Funds must be divided and active, never go all-in**

I forcibly split his 1200U into three parts. 300U for intraday trading, taking profits at 5% immediately—no greed, no desire; another 300U patiently waiting for support levels, willing to miss opportunities rather than chase; the remaining 200U completely frozen as "life-saving money." He didn't understand at first, until he saw colleagues' accounts wiped out in a margin call, then he obediently followed the rules.

**Only ride the main upward wave, exit during sideways consolidation**

During consolidation phases, I told him to go to the gym and banned him from watching the charts. For example, ADA was sideways for a whole week. I kept emphasizing not to mess around, wait for a volume breakout, and then enter. The last wave earned a steady 18%. As long as a single trade made over 15% profit, I forced him to transfer part of the profits to his bank card to lock in gains.

**Systematic stop-loss, discipline is more important than life**

Every trade must have a 3% stop-loss, and if profits exceed 8%, he should exit and lock in the profit immediately. Once he was trading LTC and wanted to gamble by removing the stop-loss to chase the move. I showed him a screenshot of his previous margin call account. That night, LTC plummeted, and he finally understood: closing a position isn't surrender, it's about surviving to trade another day.

These three iron rules are enforced rigidly, but it’s this rigidity that took his account from 1200U all the way to over 20,000U.

**Arrogance is the biggest killer in crypto markets**

But after his account broke 20,000, he completely changed. It was as if all previous lessons were thrown out the window. He started going all-in on meme coins, chasing tops, and within two weeks, his principal was halved. Later, he wrote a long apology to me, sincerely admitting his mistakes. I looked at it, replied with just one sentence, and blocked him: Discipline is the only foundation for surviving in the crypto world.

This is nothing new. Stories like this happen every day in crypto—small gains lead to arrogance, forgetting the risk management rules, and finally falling from the peak into a deep pit. Making money is never about luck or talent; it’s about those boring, consistent disciplines that seem dull but are essential.

My accounts are all real trading, with no fake performance reports. If you want to survive longer and earn more steadily in this market, the key is not to be blinded by short-term gains and to stick to your rules.