Recently, the backend has been receiving messages from beginners: "I only have a few hundred U, I want to enter the market but I'm afraid of losing it all, what should I do?" As an analyst who has been navigating the crypto market for 8 years, I want to say seriously: having a small principal is not a sin; being eager to "gamble" is.
Last year, I encountered a student who came with 650U for consultation, saying he was itching to place orders after seeing others' profits, but he hesitated to place his own. I didn't rush him to buy coins, but instead taught him a set of "survival and appreciation system". What was the result? In the first month, the account broke 5000U, and by the third month, it soared to 20,000U, with zero liquidations throughout. This is not luck; it’s about ingraining the "small principal survival rules" into one's bones. Today, I’m sharing the 3 core strategies that I've kept in reserve with you, learning them is 10 times more reliable than blindly following trends.
First tip: the three-position control method, seal off the 'back road'.
Small capital should never 'bet everything'; I have my students divide 650U into three parts, each with a clear purpose:
Active position (200U): engage in light day trading—only focus on mainstream targets, set a profit-taking point of 3%-5%, and run as soon as you earn, never be greedy. For example, be content with a 2-point market fluctuation, accumulating small victories for greater success; this part is 'daily pocket money';
Trend position (250U): wait for signals to do swing trading—do not look at sideways fluctuations, only capture clear breakout trends, holding positions for 3-7 days. For example, enter the market when there is a strong bullish line that stabilizes at key moving averages; this part is the 'main force for value appreciation';
Safe position (200U): a card that you don’t touch—no matter how extreme the market is, this part of the funds is absolutely untouched. It is not meant to make money; it is meant to give you the confidence to start over when you make a judgment error.
Many people enter the market with all their funds, not knowing when to take profits when prices rise, and panicking and cutting losses randomly when prices fall. Essentially, they haven't left themselves an escape route. Small capital needs to survive; first learn to 'divide your positions'.
Second tip: only earn 'certain money', refuse to be consumed by fluctuations.
There is a rule in the cryptocurrency market: 80% of the time is spent in sideways, and 20% of the time is spent in trends. The most common mistake beginners make is frequently trading during sideways periods, paying transaction fees to the platform.
What I teach my students is 'signals first': open the chart and only look at two indicators—trading volume and key support/resistance levels. If the combination signal of 'strong volume breakout resistance + moving average golden cross' does not appear, close the software and do what you need to do; once the signal appears, enter decisively, and when profits reach 12%, withdraw 50% to stabilize your wallet.
Remember: small capital does not need to 'catch every wave of the market', it only needs to 'catch the market that can be caught'. A skilled trader does not 'move every day', but 'makes one move right once'.
Third tip: use 'iron rules' to control 'emotional hands'.
The money made from trading is not 'market money', but 'rule money'. I have my students write these three points on sticky notes and put them on their screens:
Single trade losses must not exceed 2%—no matter how optimistic you are about this target, immediately exit once it hits the stop-loss point, never harbor the illusion of 'waiting for a rebound';
If profits exceed 4%, first reduce half the position—take some profits off the table, and the remaining position can set a trailing stop to let profits 'run free';
Never average down on losses—averaging down is essentially using new mistakes to cover old mistakes, and small capital cannot withstand such consumption.
You don't need to accurately predict the market every time, but you must adhere to the rules every time. The market changes rapidly, but rules are your 'anchor'.
Finally, I want to tell everyone: starting with a few hundred U is not scary; what is scary is the gambler's mentality that always wants to 'turn the tables'. The beginners I have guided, who can achieve stable profits, all share a common point: they prioritize 'stability'.
