(Trading experience sharing, not investment advice)

I am a seasoned trader who entered the market in 2017. I have seen the madness of doubling in a single day, and I have endured a 50% cut during the 312 crash. But what pulled me out of repeatedly cutting my losses and ultimately growing my account to eight figures can be summed up in two words—"timid" and "steady."

**Beginner Stage: Staying Alive Is More Important Than Making Money**

Initially, I only had 1000U, and like most newcomers, my mind was full of "quick doubles." Reality quickly taught me:

Leverage was cranked up—5x was not enough, 10x was just the beginning, and as a result, a single slip-up wiped me out; chasing gains and cutting losses—buying whatever coin was surging, then cutting losses when it fell, repeatedly working for the market makers; going all-in based on tips—being fooled into going all-in on some obscure coin, ending up with no Gas fees left.

Later, I realized one thing: during the small capital phase, the real goal isn’t making money, but not dying. So I set a few ironclad rules:

Divide 1000U into 5 parts, with a maximum of 200U per trade; if you lose it all, stop and rethink; always set a stop-loss for each trade, decisively eliminate the "let’s see" hope mentality; only trade what I understand, avoid complex contracts, and refuse FOMO.

This stage did involve losses, but I knew exactly how much I was losing—each loss was a tuition fee, gaining respect for the market.

**After Growing the Account: Use Profits to Add Positions Instead of Gambling with All-in**

Once my account exceeded 10,000U, I adjusted my approach. The core change was position sizing—no matter how crazy the market, I never exceeded 25% of my total position, and this line I would never cross; take a portion of floating profits to add to positions, rather than risking my entire fortune.