K-line is still flashing, but I am no longer the trader who stays up all night watching the market.

At three in the morning, I closed the trading software and brewed a pot of tea. Seven years ago at this moment, I was doing something completely different—back then, my account peak reached $12 million, and I was confident I understood the market rules; I also experienced a despairing night losing $8 million, escaping death with a gamble mentality. Subsequently, there were two properties transferred, my wife left, and my father went gray overnight.

What has seven years of crypto market experience given me? Not a secret to wealth, but a survival rule to live through the repeated bull and bear cycles. Today I won’t talk about get-rich-quick myths, only about what has helped me survive crises time and again.

**Markets are unpredictable, discipline is constant**

Many ask me how I stay stable in a highly volatile environment. The answer is straightforward: those who last here rely never on luck, but on discipline ingrained in their hearts.

Since 2018, the crypto market has experienced 239 moments of "extreme panic." Most investors without systematic methods have been pushed out by the market. I have witnessed the 77% decline in 2018, the "3.12" black swan in 2020, and the chain collapses of Luna and FTX in 2022—each crisis tests whether a trader’s system is reliable.

**Three-layer screening mechanism: find truly worth-holding assets**

Now, I must pass three layers of filtering before investing in any asset. I won’t move without all three. This framework was built through blood, tears, and sleepless nights.

*First layer: popularity and resilience in parallel*

Assets must have market popularity, but this popularity must be supported by fundamentals. I’ve long learned to bypass short-term hype. Truly good investment targets must have experienced at least one complete market cycle.