# The ones who have blown up their accounts know best how to survive: 3 Dead Rules to Turn 2700U into 50,000U

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a trading mentor. I don’t participate in paid communities, signal calls, or referral commissions—I’m just an ordinary trader who’s broken a leg in the market and got back up to keep going.

Last year, a friend came to me with 2700U, complaining that he had lost almost everything and asking if there was still a chance to turn it around. I didn’t talk about MACD golden crosses, death crosses, Bollinger Band squeezes, or other esoteric indicators. I pulled out three pieces of real-life, hard-earned survival advice that I traded my own hard cash for. He stuck with it for three months, and his account balance grew to 50,000U—never once experiencing a liquidation.

These three rules are essentially about how not to die in the market. Whether you can master them all depends on how afraid you are of losing money.

# Rule One: Break your money into parts, don’t go all-in and get wiped out

I told him to split the 2700U into three parts, 900U each, and never use them all at once. This strategy is something I learned the hard way back when I was all-in on futures—one wrong move could wipe everything out, and I only realized after staring at my zero balance and smoking half a pack of cigarettes:

- **First part is for day trading**: At most, open two trades per day, then close the software and do something else. Looking at it too long makes you itchy, and itchy fingers lead to reckless trades.
- **Second part is for trend trades**: If the weekly chart doesn’t clearly show a bullish trend or volume hasn’t broken out past previous highs, consider that money as not available. Chasing sideways markets is just paying fees for nothing.
- **Third part is for insurance**: When the market suddenly reverses or you’re about to get liquidated, use this to add to your position. The worst case is a partial loss—total loss of principal is deadly. Without chips in hand, even the best opportunities are just spectator’s dreams.

# Rule Two: Only eat the meat you understand, starve for what you don’t

In earlier years, my biggest mistake was trying to participate in every market move—getting slapped around in sideways markets, with nine out of ten trades ending in losses. Later, I set three strict standards, and if they weren’t met, I didn’t trade:

- **Close all positions if the moving averages aren’t showing a bullish alignment**. Don’t worry about missing opportunities; missing out is a thousand times better than losing money.
- **Only attempt small positions if volume breaks previous highs and the daily close is stable**. Fake breakouts are common; if it’s not confirmed, it’s just gambling.
- **Take profit when gains reach 30% of the principal—withdraw half immediately**. For the rest, set a 10% trailing stop to slowly take profits. Whatever you can take out is what counts; a pretty paper profit only exists on the screen.

# Rule Three: Kill emotion, execute mechanically to go far

Before opening a trade, write down your plan clearly. Once done, execute like a robot:

- **Set a fixed stop-loss at 3%**. When triggered, close the position automatically. Don’t entertain the hope of “waiting for a rebound”—such optimism can be deadly.
- **At 10% profit, immediately move your stop-loss to break-even**. The rest is just free gains; if it turns sour, you won’t lose much.
- **Close your computer promptly at midnight every night**. No matter how tempting the candles look, don’t stare. If you’re craving to check, just delete the app—longer screen time increases emotional volatility, and losing control usually leads to disaster.

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Honestly, these three rules sound very simple, but fewer than 10% of people can withstand the temptation and stick to them strictly. The market isn’t short of smart people; what’s missing is self-control.