Recently, I've encountered a wave of newcomers seeking advice, each carrying the dream of "tenfold overnight gains." My answer is always the same: I can't do it. If you're looking for a myth of getting rich quickly, there's no need for us to continue talking. But I want to share a heartfelt word for those truly wanting to make money — the secret to turning small accounts around isn't relying on a single big hit, but surviving long enough. Among my traders who eventually grew their accounts to six figures, all of them endured through patience.

**Level One: Break the thrill of heavy positions**

I have a friend who once lost his account down to only 3,000 USDT. The first thing he said during his review still leaves a deep impression: the futures market isn't a casino; full positions are equivalent to self-destruction. A true trading logic should be like this — days of holding no position far outnumber days of being in the market. The main reason most people lose money is that they want to catch every wave, driven by greed to blindly chase rallies. As a result, they miss the real opportunities.

His later approach seemed aggressive but was actually extremely disciplined: he resisted 90% of the temptations and only took the biggest positions when he had an 80% confidence. During low-volume consolidation, he tested the waters with small positions, tightly following stop-loss lines; when volume increased and support levels stabilized, he added to his positions accordingly. The pace slowed down, but the account started to grow steadily.

**Level Two: Don't become a "coin nomad"**

The most common phenomenon in the market is that some people mine in DeFi today, switch to AI concept coins tomorrow, and then jump into Meme coins the day after. The result? Funds are scattered across various sectors, and energy is pulled in all directions. The most vulnerable point for small funds is precisely here — once attention is divided, each track can only be touched lightly, and ultimately, no trend is caught.

That friend later made a decision: to focus on two or three coins for deep research. He thoroughly studied Bitcoin and Ethereum's K-line trends, on-chain fund flows, and market sentiment changes. What did he find? In a bull market, the gains of leading coins may not be as explosive as new coins, but their risk is much lower, and rebounds are more stable. Instead of chasing hot spots everywhere, it's better to stick to familiar fields and grind it out — the survival rate is higher.

**Level Three: Learn to feel the market's rhythm**

Technical indicators are important, but that's far from enough. True experts need to develop a "market feel" — sensitivity to the rhythm of the market. Whether it's the trigger points of support and resistance, waning or reviving volume, or even the emotional changes of market participants, all these need to be accumulated through practical experience. Small funds can leverage this advantage to adjust strategies more flexibly.