From consecutive liquidations to stable monthly profits, I spent a full year changing just three bad habits.

Back then, I was a rookie in futures trading, and my state was simply hard to describe—buying the dip when prices rose, shorting when they fell, my account was like a roller coaster. Two days I doubled my funds, then the next, I could have wiped it all out. The most memorable moment was one night when I went long on ETH, watching my unrealized profit break over a thousand. I didn’t set a take profit, and in the early morning, a big bearish candle slammed down, breaking through my position. I was using 75x leverage, wiped out my entire position, and sat in front of the screen for hours, stunned.

That moment truly made me understand: the market doesn’t change its trend because of who you are; it only follows logic and execution. To make steady money, it’s not about luck but about a repeatable method.

A few friends around me have also experienced similar pitfalls. One guy’s account once had less than $300, but after three weeks of review and gradual adjustments with me, he managed to grow it back to over $10,000. Another friend used to trade short-term strategies all day, but got caught in high-frequency trading traps, losing seven or eight trades a day. Later, he shifted his approach to only focus on high-probability opportunities, and now he’s fully recovered and consistently profitable.

They didn’t become smarter; they just finally stopped messing around.

Since then, I’ve stuck to three principles:

**First, trading must be based on evidence.** Don’t open a position just because you’re itchy; there must be signals and logic. When to enter and how to enter should be thought out in advance.

**Second, position management must be strict.** Even if the outlook looks good, only use a fixed proportion. Always set a stop-loss on every trade, and if triggered, accept the loss immediately—no bargaining.

**Third, at most two trades per day.** Don’t add to positions randomly, chase highs or sell lows, or fight the market. Know when to stop.

It sounds very simple, but in reality, few can truly do it. The core of change isn’t technical analysis; it’s whether you can consistently execute these habits.

As long as you implement these three points well, you don’t need luck or to watch the charts all day. Your account can gradually stabilize. A reliable method + continuous discipline + a like-minded community to keep each other on track—this combination is far more powerful than blindly grinding alone.