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#密码资产动态追踪 Is it possible to turn around with not much principal?
People often ask me this, and my answer is usually disappointing: there is a chance, but no shortcuts.
Last year, I personally guided a buddy who started with only 1500U. He didn’t trade futures, didn’t think about 100x leverage, and didn’t go all-in. After four months, his account grew to 45,200U.
It’s not about advanced techniques, just three seemingly "stupid" things, repeated mechanically.
**Stupid Thing One: Learn to Diversify First**
Split 1500U into three piles:
- 500U for intraday fluctuations; take profit as soon as you earn 3%
- 500U for trend riding; don’t move unless there’s at least 15% profit
- The last 500U as insurance; no matter how tempting the market, don’t touch it
Many people’s accounts blow up quickly, not because they can’t read the charts, but because they put all their capital into the first trade. Diversification sounds timid, but it actually keeps you with bullets to fight another day.
**Stupid Thing Two: Shut down during sideways markets**
About 70% of the market time is just grinding. During such conditions, not losing is basically winning. We only wait for one thing: a real trend to emerge.
Once in, take profits at 25%, and let the rest run. At this point, you’re no longer at risk.
While others stare at the screen with their hearts pounding, the most common word they do is: wait.
**Stupid Thing Three: Rules are greater than intuition**
I tell him to put these rules on the edge of his screen:
- Single trade stop-loss limit at 2%, cut when triggered
- Take half profit at 5%, leave the rest to break even
- Never add to a losing position; averaging down is speeding towards zero
In four months, he didn’t hit any "miracle trades," but he also never suffered a big loss.
Turning small funds around isn’t about being ruthless; it’s about surviving long enough, following the trend, and controlling your hands.
From 1500U to 45,000U is possible; from 45,000U, it can also instantly go back to zero. The difference lies in whether you follow those seemingly stupid rules or not.
If you also lose sleep over a few hundred bucks’ fluctuations, jump into trades wanting to add more, trying to recover losses, trembling — the problem isn’t the market, it’s your execution system.
Continuing like this is pointless. The key is to find the right method, survive long, and stick to the rules.