People who speak straightforwardly often need to reveal their cards first. My card is: market structure determines the life and death of technical analysis, but the vast majority of people use it the wrong way.

From small retail investors to professional traders, I have seen too many failure cases. Those who lose the most are usually stuck in the same pit—unable to distinguish what is a true trend and what is the market "playing tricks" on you. I have spent 12 years refining this system, 6 years relying on it to make a living, and using it to grow an account from 500,000 to seven figures. It’s not luck, nor mysticism, but a repeatedly polished structural mindset.

Today, I want to share two secret ideas with those who want to earn steadily and cannot stand nonsense.

**First Key Concept: Understand the Market’s Skeleton**

Market structure is actually very simple—just two words: highs and lows. But the "simple" things are the easiest to misunderstand. I have developed two ironclad rules over the years that have helped me avoid many pitfalls:

First, before breaking previous highs or lows, all fluctuations are illusions.

For example, in an uptrend, if the price breaks through a previous high, as long as it doesn’t fall below the starting low of this rally, no matter how much it retraces or how much it makes your heart race, it’s essentially just a correction. During last year’s BTC rally from 20,000 to 60,000, how many people got scared and sold in panic during the retracements? They simply didn’t understand this logic.

Second, corrections shorter than 3 candlesticks should be considered noise.

In actual trading, sudden spikes and one or two-candle flash crashes are common. My experience is: at least three consecutive candles are needed to form a valid correction structure. Those 1-2 candle oscillations? Just ignore them, or you’ll be fooled by false signals and start doubting everything.

Let me share a personal blunder: early on, I was too greedy, wanting to catch every fluctuation. As a result, the biggest losses came from those "small opportunities." Later, I realized—structure is something that "waits" to form, not something you "chase" after.

**Second Strategy: Positioning for Trend Reversals**

This is my most frequently used approach. The first wave of a trend reversal is often the most profitable, but only if you wait for the real signals.

Take the scenario of a downtrend turning into an uptrend. When the price has confirmed a long-term decline, the true turning point must meet these conditions: first, it creates a new low within the down cycle; second, from this new low, it must stabilize above a key previous resistance level. Only then can we consider the reversal framework to be initially established.

Where is the key entry point? Near this new low, going long, targeting the previous significant resistance. This setup has a much higher success rate than blindly trading based on feelings.

After many years, I’ve found that the line between making money and losing money is actually very blurry—it all lies in the details. It depends on whether you have the discipline to wait for the true structural confirmation or get distracted by market small fluctuations. Most people lose because of the latter.

The crypto market never lacks opportunities; what’s missing is patience and respect for structure.