#数字资产市场动态 In this cycle of the crypto market, many traders have experienced moments like these: watching their unrealized gains steadily climb, only to end up empty-handed due to greed.

During the 2017 bull run, many experienced the thrill of rapid gains in altcoins—like ADA soaring from $0.03 to $1.2, nearly 40x in three months. The numbers in their accounts kept growing, and plans to buy a house or upgrade a car became more concrete. But what happened next? The price slid down to $0.2, and the profits they had made were wiped out by 80%. This lesson was profound: in the crypto market, merely building a position is not enough; having an exit strategy is the real test.

After years of practical experience, this methodology has proven to be quite effective—

**Stepwise Take Profit Method**: When a coin rises from $1 to $2, sell 30% of the position to recover the initial capital; when it reaches $3, sell another 30%; the remaining 40% is set with a trailing stop. Once it retraces 15% from the high, automatically exit. This way, you can participate in the main upward wave without falling into the trap of chasing highs and getting caught.

**Strict Stop-Loss Rule**: Never lose more than 5% of your principal on a single trade. In other words, for a $10,000 position, if the floating loss reaches $500, you must exit. In practice, preset a -10% stop-loss with conditional orders to add a safety net to each trade.

Surprisingly, lowering profit expectations—this "counterintuitive" approach—actually increases success rates. Many people insist on selling at the peak, but often miss the best exit window. Being content with just catching the body of the fish and leaving the tail profits to others—this mental adjustment has kept this year's cumulative gains around 35%.

The crypto market has witnessed many stories of overnight riches, but even more brutal is how much capital dissipates in volatility. Those who survive and truly take profits are often those who stick to disciplined trading rules. Once, after a stop-loss, a certain coin doubled again, and others thought it was a pity to exit. But three months later, that coin went to zero—only then did they realize that staying alive and exiting is far more important than earning that last penny.