Using three years to grow the initial capital to 480,000, this is not luck, nor did I encounter any crazy bull market. My brother and I rely on this repeated method, steadily and surely, over 1095 days.

It all started on the day he came to me. He only had 8,000 yuan (about 700 USD) left, and his family was in deep trouble. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't fill the gap. I told myself at that moment, this path must be stable—because losing is not an option.

Over three years, the account grew from 700 USD to 480,000 USD. Today, I will break down this experience. Understanding one or two key points can help you lose fewer tens of thousands of yuan. If you truly master it, you'll be more stable than most retail investors.

**Rapid rise followed by slow decline, the market maker is shaking out**

After a sharp rally, a week-by-week correction begins? Don’t rush to sell. The true top looks like this: suddenly increasing volume to push prices higher, then a waterfall decline, just waiting for retail investors to catch the falling knife.

Initially, I also felt my heart race when I saw a crash, but I later realized that in the end, it’s not about technical analysis but discipline and mindset.

Once, Bitcoin surged 15% in one day, then started to decline slowly. My brother called me in the middle of the night, saying he wanted to liquidate. I asked him, "Are you looking at the trading volume?"

The volume during the rapid rise is real; during the slow decline, the volume actually shrinks—this indicates that big players haven't run away; they are just scaring retail investors. We held on, and later the price broke through previous highs directly.

**Rapid decline followed by slow rise, a sign of building positions**

The opposite is also true. Suddenly plunging, but the trading volume gradually shrinks, sometimes even hitting very low levels, which usually means large funds are accumulating at the bottom.