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How I Traded Last Cycle While Everyone Else Was Watching Netflix

The Blueprint No One Talks About (Do This Before It’s Too Late)

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Digital Vault
April 20, 2025

Let’s cut straight to it.

If you’re working a 9-5 right now and quietly stacking in crypto hoping this is your breakout cycle...
But deep down, you’re still unsure if you’re even doing it right…

Then read this twice.

Because I’ve been exactly where you are.
Waking up early to check charts before work.
Keeping one eye on Twitter during lunch breaks while pretending to focus on that client report.
Praying that the next coin you bought isn’t another rug.

And I’ll say this with love:

Hope isn’t a strategy. Positioning is.

🧠 The Truth: It’s Not About Finding the Perfect Coin

Yes, the coin matters.
But what matters more is when you enter and why you enter.

The people who flipped $1k into $100k last cycle?
They weren’t wizards.
They weren’t insiders.

They just knew the cycle.

They knew how the money flows in a bull market—before the crowd caught on.
They got in when everyone else was still sitting on the sidelines “waiting for confirmation.”

🔁 Here's The Exact 4-Part Cycle That Creates 100x Returns

Let me break this down with examples from the last few years so you see how this plays out in real time.

1. BTC Runs First

This is your signal.
Every bull market starts with Bitcoin waking up.

In late 2020, BTC broke above $10k.
People called it a fakeout.
But those of us who studied the rotation pattern?
We knew it was the start of something bigger.

What did I do?
I opened leveraged long trades on BTC and used that initial growth to stack USDT and ETH early.
That gave me the capital I needed to go heavier in Phase 2.

✅ 9-5 TIP: You don’t have to stare at charts. You can set clear price alerts and conditional orders. BTC moves slow—use it to build base capital.

2. Then Layer 1s Pump

After BTC shows strength, attention shifts to major infrastructure plays.

In 2017 it was $LTC and $ETH.
In 2020-2021 it was again $ETH, then $SOL, $AVAX, and $FTM.

Layer 1s give people the illusion of "cheaper BTC"—and narratives like “Ethereum killer” drive hype.

In August 2021, I rotated heavy profits into SOL at $30.
By November? It was above $200.

That was a 6x in 3 months.

All I did was rotate from the leader (BTC) into the Layer 1 gaining momentum.

✅ 9-5 TIP: This is where you can still swing trade on the side. Focus on 4H + daily setups. Weekends are your research time—set entries in advance.

3. Then Come the Narrative Altcoins

This is where real degeneracy—and real money—is made.

These are the themes that grab attention:
🧬 DeFi Summer (2020) – $AAVE, $YFI, $UNI
🎮 Metaverse (2021) – $MANA, $SAND, $AXS
😹 Meme Szn (2024?) – $WIF, $PEPE, $DOGE, $BONK

These coins don’t just 2x or 5x.
They 20x, 50x, sometimes even 100x—because the narratives are strong and the supply is low.

✅ 9-5 TIP: You don’t need to catch the whole run. Get in early, take out your initial 3x in, ride the rest. You’re not here to marry a meme—you’re here to multiply your freedom.

4. Then the Cycle Repeats

The smart money rotates back to BTC.

Why? Because altcoins bleed when BTC takes dominance.
This is when you take profits, stack stablecoins, and wait for the next rotation.

Most people get greedy and stay in alts too long.
They ride the top down and end up exactly where they started.

I don’t.
Because I watch the cycle.
And once I see the narrative fading, I start exiting before the crowd screams “RUG.”

🤯 Two Paths to 100x

You’ve got two options.
Both work. But only if you act early.

1. Trade Your Way Up

Compound small wins. Rotate fast. Ride momentum.

This is ideal if you can afford a few hours a week to watch the market.

2. Pick the Right Coin—and Let It Multiply

This is what I do with my high-conviction plays.
I sit on them like a sniper. I wait. And when the stars align, I go heavy.

(If you follow my threads, you already know what I think my next 100x is.)

🎯 Why 9-5 Traders Miss This

Because you’re trying to do this in-between meetings.
You're reactive—not proactive.

But that’s not your fault.
No one taught you how the game really works.

That’s why I’m here.

Next email, I’ll break down portfolio stacking step by step.
The exact checklist I use to grow a $2k bag into a six-figure exit.

But if you’re ready now—don’t wait for Part 2.

🔥 Inside 9-5 Traders, I Teach You to Adapt Faster Than the Market

We’re not here to moralize bags.
We’re here to extract value before the crowd even knows it’s there.

Inside, I show you:

  • How meme coin rotations signal deeper liquidity shifts

  • How to front-run social narratives

  • How to balance speculative bets with macro conviction

  • How to enter and exit without emotion

  • And how to build a system that works across cycles, not just trends

If you're still trading 2021 logic in a 2025 world,
You're not just outdated—you're exit liquidity.

It’s time to choose:
Be right and broke?
Or adapt and win?

Your move.

—Victor