In the crypto circle, 'rolling positions' is often talked about as if it were a miraculous tool for the poor to turn 50,000 into millions; yet some criticize it as a 'liquidation trap', where 100,000 can vanish in days. In fact, rolling positions are neither mysterious nor evil; it's like driving: following the rules allows you to reach your destination safely, while steering wildly will only lead to disaster.
If you only have 5,000 yuan and want to roll positions to reach the million threshold, this article will break down the specific path— the core is not luck, but a combination of 'floating profit additions + low leverage + strict discipline', with operational details at every step.
One, first understand: rolling positions are not 'leveraging to gamble', but 'using profits to roll a snowball'.
Many people misunderstand rolling positions as 'going all-in with high leverage'; this is a deadly misconception. The real core of rolling positions can be summarized in 8 words: floating profits for additions, securing risks.
In simple terms: use the profits earned from capital to expand positions, while keeping the capital safe. It's like rolling a snowball; first push it with your hand (capital) to get it moving, and once it has momentum (floating profits), let the snow (profits) stick to it, making the snowball bigger, while the hand (capital) remains untouched.
Here's a very practical example:
With 5,000 yuan capital, use a 10x leverage rolling position model, but only take 10% of funds (500 yuan) as margin to open a position—equivalent to effectively using only 1x leverage (500 yuan × 10x = 5,000 yuan position, equal to the capital). Set a 2% stop-loss, with a maximum loss of 100 yuan (5,000 yuan × 2%), which minimally affects capital.
If you made a profit of 10% (500 yuan), your total capital becomes 5,500 yuan. You can then take 10% (550 yuan) to open a position, still using 1x leverage and a 2% stop-loss (loss of 110 yuan). Even if this stop-loss occurs, your total capital remains 5,500 - 110 = 5,390 yuan, yielding a profit of 390 yuan compared to the initial.
This is the underlying logic of rolling positions: use profits to take risks, while the capital remains safe. Those who use high leverage and add to their positions with their capital are essentially gambling and will eventually be liquidated.
Two, the three lifelines of rolling positions: hit one, and 5,000 can roll into a million.
The key to rolling positions is not 'how quickly you can earn', but 'how long you can survive'. I have seen cases where 5,000 turned into 800,000, and also tragedies where 100,000 turned negative. The core difference lies in three disciplines:
1. Leverage must be 'ridiculously low': 3 times is the limit, 1-2 times is safer.
'The higher the leverage, the faster the profits'— this is the pit that beginners easily fall into. In 2022, a retail investor started with 5,000 yuan and used 20x leverage to roll positions, making 3,000 yuan on the first trade. However, after increasing their position, they encountered a spike and were liquidated immediately.
Remember: rolling positions relies on 'compound returns from frequency', not 'one-time windfall profits'. 3x leverage means '33% volatility before liquidation'; combined with a 2% stop-loss, there is a significant margin for error; while 10x leverage means a 10% fluctuation could lead to a forced liquidation, which cannot withstand the normal fluctuations in the crypto market.
Advice: Initially use 1-2x leverage; only increase to 3x after achieving five consecutive profitable trades and stabilizing your mindset; never touch above 5x.
2. Adding positions can only use 'floating profits': capital is the trump card and must remain untouched.
The essence of rolling positions is 'making money with the market's money'. For instance, with 5,000 yuan capital, if the first profit is 1,000 yuan, making the total capital 6,000 yuan, you can only use 1,000 yuan of floating profits to add to your position; the capital of 5,000 yuan must remain untouched.
This way, even if you incur losses when adding to your position, you will at most lose floating profits, while the capital remains secure. Conversely, if you invest all 5,000 yuan, one mistake takes you back to square one, nullifying all previous efforts.
It's like a fisherman: using the fish caught as bait means even if you don't catch new fish, you won't lose the fishing boat.
3. Stop-loss must be 'ironclad and cold-blooded': 2% is the red line, cut losses immediately at the point.
'Wait a bit longer, maybe there will be a rebound'— this phrase can ruin all rolling position plans. During rolling positions, the stop-loss for each trade must be strictly controlled within 2% of total capital: 5,000 yuan capital means 100 yuan, and 100,000 yuan capital means 2,000 yuan; cut losses immediately at the point with no excuses.
In 2023, Bitcoin rose from 30,000 to 40,000. I rolled positions with 1x leverage, experiencing three stop-losses along the way, each losing 1,000-2,000 yuan. However, ultimately, six profitable trades allowed my total capital to triple. Had I held one losing position, I might have been washed out by the volatility and missed the subsequent main uptrend.
Three, from 5,000 to 1 million: roll positions in 3 phases, with specific operations at each step.
To roll from 5,000 yuan to 1 million, you need to progress in phases, with different goals and strategies for each phase. It's like climbing stairs; stepping over three steps at once can lead to a fall, but taking one step at a time will get you to the top.
First phase: 5,000 → 50,000 (accumulate starting capital, practice intuition).
Core objective: Use spot trading + small leverage to familiarize yourself with the rhythm and accumulate your first 'stress-free capital'.
First, use 5,000 yuan for spot trading: buy BTC and ETH at market lows during a bear market (for example, when BTC dropped to 16,000 in 2023), and sell when it rebounds by 10%-20%. Repeat this 3-5 times to roll the capital up to 20,000.
Join with 1x leverage rolling positions: when BTC breaks through key resistance levels (like 20,000, 30,000), open a long position with 1x leverage. Once you gain 10%, reinvest 10% of your floating profit and set a stop-loss at 2%. For example, with 20,000 yuan, open a position of 2,000 yuan for the first trade, then add 200 yuan after making 200 yuan, ensuring the total position does not exceed 10% of the capital.
Key: at this stage, do not pursue speed; focus on practicing 'stop-loss + floating profit additions' as muscle memory, completing at least 10 profitable trades before entering the next phase.
Second phase: 50,000 → 300,000 (capture trending markets to amplify profits).
Core objective: increase the frequency of rolling positions in a clear trend, relying on 'segmental compounding' to speed up.
Only operate in 'certain trends': for instance, when BTC stands above the 30-day moving average with trading volume increasing by more than three times, confirm the upward trend before rolling positions. After the BTC ETF is approved in January 2024, it will be a typical trending market suitable for rolling positions.
Position increment ratio: for every 15% profit, reinvest 30% of the floating profits. For example, if starting with 50,000 yuan and gaining 15% to 57,500 yuan, take out 2,250 yuan (30% of the floating profit of 7,500 yuan) to add to your position, keeping the total position within 20% of the capital.
Profit-taking strategy: every time it rises by 50%, cash out 20% of the profit. For example, if you roll from 50,000 to 100,000, first withdraw 20,000 in cash, leaving 80,000 to continue rolling. This way, you can lock in profits while avoiding the collapse of the 'profit withdrawal' mentality.
Third phase: 300,000 → 1 million (relying on large cyclical trends to earn 'era dividends').
Core objective: seize significant market movements during bull-bear transitions, completing a leap with one major trend.
Wait for 'historical opportunities': for instance, when Bitcoin rises from the bear market bottom (like 15,000) to the mid-point of a bull market (like 60,000), such a trend at 5x level can amplify rolling positions to over 10 times the profit. In the bull market of 2020-2021, some turned 300,000 into 5 million by relying on such a major trend.
Dynamically adjust positions: in the initial stages, hold 10%-20%, increase to 30%-40% in the middle stages, and reduce back to 10% in the later stages. For example, if BTC rises from 30,000 to 60,000, start with a 30,000 position, increase to 60,000 at 40,000, and reduce back to 30,000 at 50,000, ensuring not to miss the main uptrend while also reducing risk at the peak.
Ultimate discipline: stop rolling positions when your funds reach 800,000; withdraw 500,000 to hold in stablecoins, while continuing to operate with the remaining 300,000. Remember: the endpoint of rolling positions is 'locking in wealth', not 'rolling indefinitely'.
Four, the most easily overlooked aspect: the 'psychological moat' of rolling positions.
Turning 5,000 into a million, technique accounts for only 30%, while mindset accounts for 70%. I have seen too many who were technically skilled but fell short due to two psychological traps.
1. Don't be greedy for 'perfect additions': missing is better than adding wrong.
There will always be people torn between 'adding early' or 'adding too little'; for example, planning to add positions after a 10% profit but rushing to add when it only rises to 9%, or waiting for a correction when it rises to 15%. In fact, rolling positions don't require precision; as long as you add within the 'profit zone', it's not considered wrong.
Just like farming, as long as you plant in spring, it doesn't matter if you're a few days early or late; it's better than missing the planting season.
2. Accept 'imperfect stop-losses': stop-loss is a cost, not a failure.
During the rolling position process, having 3-4 stop-losses out of 10 trades is normal. In 2023, I rolled SOL and had 2 stop-losses out of 5 trades, but the remaining 3 trades generated an overall capital increase of 80%.
Consider stop-losses as 'buying a ticket'— if you want to play in the amusement park, you have to buy a ticket. Occasionally encountering a less fun ride doesn't allow you to get a refund on the ticket, but it won't affect your ability to enjoy other rides.
Five practical cases of rolling positions with 5,000 yuan: avoid the pitfalls others have fallen into.
Positive case: 5,000 yuan → 780,000, achieved through 'simple methods'.
From 2022 to 2024, some started with 5,000 yuan in spot trading, bought ETH (at 880 dollars) during the bear market, sold at 1,200 dollars, making a 40% profit; then used 1x leverage to roll positions, adding 10% for every 10% profit and setting a 2% stop-loss, rolling up to 780,000 in two years. Their secret: only trade ETH, avoid altcoins, and focus on 'concentration + discipline' to win.
Negative case: 100,000 → 500 yuan, died from 'leverage addiction'.
In 2023, a retail investor started with 100,000 yuan and used 5x leverage to roll positions. After making 50,000 yuan in profit in the first two trades, they increased to 10x leverage, only to face a sudden drop in BTC, resulting in a liquidation down to 30,000; feeling disgruntled, they added more with 10x leverage again and completely lost everything a week later. They violated the cardinal rule of rolling positions: adding to their capital, while increasing leverage.
Key conclusion: the essence of rolling positions is 'exchanging time for space'.
Turning 5,000 into 1 million requires at least 2-3 cycles of bull and bear markets (3-5 years). Those who fantasize about achieving it in one year will ultimately be educated by the market. The wealth code in the crypto circle has never been 'fast', but rather 'stable + long-term'.
Finally: insights from rolling positions for ordinary people.
Can 5,000 yuan be rolled into 1 million? Yes, but it needs to meet three prerequisites.
Use spare money for trading, losing it won't impact your life.
At least spend 6 months honing your skills, completing 100 simulated trades.
Accept 'slow', and do not pursue overnight wealth.
Rolling positions are not a myth, but a tool for 'ordinary people to succeed through discipline'. It's like climbing stairs; each step is ordinary, but if you persist for 1,000 steps, you can reach heights others cannot.
Holding 5,000 yuan and wanting to try rolling positions, yet always fearing: adding to the position means liquidation, using leverage causes anxiety, and learning indicators leads to uncertainty about when to trust them and when to discard them?
I understand that feeling— watching others roll positions from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands while I stumbled, either by leveraging too high and getting liquidated by spikes, or panicking to cash out floating profits without ever touching 'floating profit additions'.
I later realized that rolling positions are not about gambling on size; they rely on 'low leverage + strict discipline' to gradually roll a snowball. Indicators are not about having more; rather, it's about knowing to use Bollinger Bands in turbulence, MACD during trends, and the five-day moving average for short trades.
There are no 'get rich quick myths' here, only practical details: a three-phase specific operation table for rolling positions with 5,000 yuan, how to coordinate trading volume with the five-day moving average to find buying points, and how to avoid the pitfalls that lead others to liquidation... I will gradually dismantle this.
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