Many people ask me, how to survive with a small principal? What can I use to turn things around?

From what I’ve seen, many brothers started with 1200U and achieved 36,000U in three months. They never touched 100x contracts, and the whole process was as mechanical as following a procedure. It may look like luck, but actually it’s about踩对了这三步 (hitting the right three steps).

**Step 1: Dividing funds is about dividing positions, and dividing positions is about survival**

With 1200U, I would split it like this: 400U for intraday short-term trading, taking profits when it rises 3%, don’t be greedy; another 400U for big trend opportunities, if you don’t see a clear 15% move, stay calm and watch; the last 400U stays untouched, no matter how tempting, that’s the bottom line for survival.

Sounds timid? Actually, dividing your funds is what keeps you always armed. Many people go all-in on the first try, earning quickly but also risking quick death. You need to leave yourself a backup, so any single mistake won’t be fatal.

**Step 2: Focus only on trends, don’t mess around during sideways movements**

The market is often just sideways, with 80% of the time spent in boring oscillations. During those times, you turn off the software and watch others repeatedly cut losses.

What you’re waiting for is a clear breakout—once the trend is confirmed, that’s the time to bet. After entering, take profits at 25%, and get out. Let the remaining position run, since the profit is already secured.

**Step 3: Discipline is a hundred times more valuable than technical skills**

Three iron rules, engraved in your mind:

- Max loss per trade is 2%, cut it immediately when reached, don’t make excuses;
- Take half profits at 5%, and set a stop-loss on the rest to let it run;
- Never add to losing positions, averaging down only leads straight to liquidation.

In these three months, the most frequent operation isn’t opening new trades, but waiting. While others are repeatedly cut during oscillations, you’re running. When others lose money and try to add positions to recover, you’ve already cut losses and walked away.

**Small funds can grow, not by being aggressive, but by being steady**

Use position division to survive, follow trends to make real money, and discipline to lock in profits. If a few hundred yuan’s fluctuation keeps you awake, or if you tremble and panic at every trade—then the problem isn’t the market, it’s your approach.

Turning 1200U into 36,000U isn’t impossible, but losing it all overnight is very easy. The difference lies in those simple rules—whether you can truly be patient and stick to them.