How to truly profit in Crypto Assets trading without incurring losses

Source: Crypto Unfiltered, compiled by Shaw Golden Finance

"You're such an idiot...... You should have taken the profit!"

If no one has ever yelled at you like this, believe me—sooner or later, it will happen. Every cryptocurrency trader has heard this before. And the worst part? Sometimes they are right.

It was through painful experiences that I came to understand this. During my first experience of a bull market, I watched my portfolio soar… only to plummet 90% just because I foolishly thought I could ride the wave all the way to the top. No exit plan, no discipline, just blind greed.

Interestingly, everyone will tell you when to buy. But no one will tell you when to sell. Selling is the unknown secret of cryptocurrency—it's the part that no one wants to talk about because it's not as appealing. But it is also the key to determining whether you come back with a full load or suffer heavy losses.

I spent months researching how to sell when a cryptocurrency reaches its all-time high (ATH). This is not about being able to hit the peak precisely, nor is it some magical operation, but it is enough to lock in life-changing profits while others are still waiting for "one more wave" of increase.

This is the ultimate strategy I have summarized from that disaster.

Why Everyone Loses at High Positions

Every round of the cryptocurrency bull market follows the same plot development. The script has never changed; only the characters have changed.

99% of people either lose everything or barely break even.

Very few people can actually make a profit.

Why? Because cryptocurrencies are just amplified human emotions. Fear, greed, and the fear of missing out (FOMO) are emotions that resemble every historical bubble; the only difference is that the cryptocurrency bubble forms within months rather than decades.

If you don't understand this, you'll fall for a scam. You buy at the peak because you "don't want to miss the opportunity." You hold onto junk coins because you "believe in the team." You refuse to sell because you think "this is just the beginning."

Then - poof, it's gone. You have spent part of your own assets again and learned another lesson about human psychology.

Introduction to Market Cycles: Patterns Never Lie

The price of Bitcoin—and by extension, the price of every cryptocurrency—is not a random fluctuation, but rather a periodic one.

Bull market → Euphoria → Crash → Despair → Replay.

This cycle is not mechanical. It is emotional. It is like a crowd moving in groups, over and over again. And no matter how many times people get burned, they still line up to experience it again.

The secret is not in perfectly predicting every step. That is impossible. The secret lies in recognizing the structure and systematically leveraging it to gain profits.

The Best Time to Buy Altcoins

If you really want to achieve a hundredfold return, it won't come from Bitcoin, nor even from Ethereum, but from altcoins.

But the key is: you should not buy when the price of altcoins is soaring. Instead, you should buy when they hit rock bottom. Buy when they are in a slump. Buy when no one cares, when everyone mocks them, and when there is a barrage of insults on Twitter.

That is when you sow the seeds. That is when you lay out your plans.

Because when the cycle reverses and altcoins start to surge, they don't just double or quintuple. They can increase by a hundred times, five hundred times, and sometimes even a thousand times. This is a life-changing opportunity. But the premise is that, at a critical moment, you still have the courage to buy in.

Remember the old saying: "When the streets are running with blood, buy in, even if it's your own blood."

Emotional Traps

The harsh reality is that even if you understand how the cycles work, if you don't control your emotions, you will still fail.

Cryptocurrency punishes greed and the "fear of missing out" (FOMO) more severely than anything else. If you don't have a system in place, you will:

When you make a profit of 10 times, refuse to sell because you want a 50 times return;

Panic sell when you lose 60% because you think it will drop to zero;

Make excuses for holding worthless tokens because you "already invested."

Knowledge alone is not enough; you also need rules.

ATH Selling Rules

This is the precise framework I built after nearly losing everything for the first time. These rules will prevent me from becoming a laughingstock at the end of the next cycle.

Rule 1: Profit is your salary

Think of profit as a salary, not a lottery.

You wouldn't go to work, receive your salary, and then squander all your money at the casino. So why treat your cryptocurrency earnings like play money?

Cherish your money. Take profits regularly. Cash out at the right time. Don't delude yourself into thinking you are rolling dice in Las Vegas.

In the cryptocurrency field, the fastest way to lose all your money is to forget that the funds in your portfolio are real.

Rule 2: Expect to buy, sell on news

This rule is ancient yet has never failed.

The market operates based on expectations. The market has already speculated on favorable news before it appears. This means that by the time the news is announced, the fluctuations in the market have actually already ended.

News about the token being listed soon? The price has already been inflated.

Is there news of a collaboration? Smart investors bought in weeks ago.

New feature news? Sell it, don't buy.

Don't be the person who shows up after the party is over. Don't be the one who buys at the top.

Arrive early. Leave when more people have gathered.

Rule 3: Will you buy it today?

This is a harsh but effective one. Examine each token in your portfolio and then ask yourself a simple question:

"If I hadn't held this coin before, would I buy it today?"

If the answer is negative, then sell it.

Humans always tend to make excuses for bad decisions. We hold worthless junk coins just because we "don't want to lock in losses." We also come up with reasons like "it has already dropped so much, it can only go up from here."

Stop deceiving yourself. If you can't buy it now, you shouldn't hold it now.

That's it.

Rule 4: Jackpot Bet Must Check List

If you want to capture the real "game changers" — those tokens that can multiply your wealth, here is the checklist I always go through:

Upside Potential - Compared to other projects in the same industry, is its ceiling really high?

Major shareholders/Venture capital – Are there suitable people supporting it, or is it just retail speculation?

Roadmap and team - are they really building the product, or are they just tweeting to create hype?

Soon to be listed on CEX - nothing can boost liquidity like a new listing, and just the news can significantly drive up the price.

When a token meets these criteria, I will double my investment. It is not about blindly following hype or chasing after those already overheated Memes, but rather investing in projects that truly have asymmetric advantages.

Profit Sale ≠ Missed Opportunity

No one tells you here: selling for a profit does not mean you have "missed the opportunity."

Every bull market, people regret it because they sold too early. They made 5 times profit but missed out on 20 times. They cashed out at 80 dollars while the peak was 120 dollars.

Who cares? You made money. You took your profits. You beat 99% of the market.

No one goes bankrupt by taking profits, but everyone will go bankrupt while waiting for the "perfect" top.

Why is this more important in 2025?

The next bull market will not forgive any mistakes. The market space is now larger, participants are smarter, and liquidity is deeper. Retail investors remain blind, but the big players are more astute.

This means that your only real advantage lies in self-discipline. It lies in the rules you still adhere to when greed whispers in your ear.

Because the fact is: cryptocurrencies do not reward gamblers. They reward those who remain standing when the music stops.

Final Words

I once lost 90% of my net worth because I did not take profits in time. I will never do that again. That mistake was costly, but it made me understand the principles I follow today.

If you treat cryptocurrency as a salary, if you respect the cycles, if you sell at the right times instead of when you feel comfortable — you can walk away with life-changing profits, while most retail investors will suffer heavy losses.

A bull market is not your reward. A bull market is a test for you. The profits you gain are your reward.