Holding a few thousand USD in hand, I always feel like I might miss out on the big move in the next second. Watching the charts makes my hands tremble, and I wish I could go all in?

Stop. First, learn to "do nothing."

Recently, a buddy was complaining that he couldn’t sit still with 5000U in hand. Watching the charts every day, afraid of missing the opportunity. And what happened? Frequent trades, high fees, and in the end, his account was down to just over 2000.

Haven't I been there too? In the early days — staring at the charts until my eyes blurred, making a dozen trades a day, but my account kept shrinking. Until one day I realized: losing money isn’t because there’s no opportunity, but because I’m too greedy.

What truly changed me wasn’t learning a bunch of candlestick techniques, but controlling my heart.

**Set Strict Rules for Yourself**

My rule is simple and brutal: only two trades per week. If I don’t have absolute confidence, I stay on the sidelines.

For example, that one time, I patiently waited 4 days. Waited until SOL showed a clear reaction at the 20-day moving average, the structure started to confirm, then I went in decisively. Six hours later, a floating profit of 1100U, target hit, and I exited immediately.

Sounds slow? It is. But it’s this "slow" that kept my account alive.

**Only Bet When You’re Confident**

Before each trade, I spend at least three days analyzing the big picture. If the trend isn’t confirmed? I don’t enter. If I do, I set stop-loss and take-profit orders in advance.

Being steady doesn’t mean being mediocre. Steady means acting decisively when the certainty is high. When uncertain, stay on the sidelines — it may seem like wasting time, but it’s actually protecting your capital.

What happens to those chasing highs and selling lows? Their principal erodes year after year, leaving only regret.

**The Way to Live with Small Capital**

With limited funds, opportunities are plentiful. The key isn’t how much capital you have, but whether you can control greed.

I started with just over 500U and have grown to where I am now. Not relying on luck or divine predictions, but by abandoning impatience and greed. Only trading what I’m confident in, and walking away from anything that tempts me otherwise.

When the next wave of the market begins, remember this logic: first, stabilize your mindset; the results will follow naturally. Doing well on the most critical opportunities is much more profitable than messing up every opportunity.

Crypto trading is ultimately a psychological battle. Those who can stay calm and control the rhythm will survive the longest in this market.