What is rolling capital?
Rolling capital, in simple terms, is to use small funds to try multiple times, achieving doubled returns through high leverage in a successful market trend. Although the process sounds exciting, the core is actually about controlling risk, making precise judgments, and strict execution.
Case study: Rolling from $300 to tens of thousands of dollars.
Assuming you have $300 (about 2000 RMB), you use this money for rolling capital. You only take out $10 for each trade and choose 100 times leverage. That's right, 100 times leverage! This means that any 1% increase or decrease will be amplified into 100 times the gain or loss.
First, the key is to determine your direction firmly—whether you are bullish or bearish. Before placing an order, you must make a judgment and have the execution power, without changing direction arbitrarily. If you lose dozens of times in a row, it might mean your direction is wrong; at this point, it's best to stop and reflect, and you might even need to temporarily exit the market and wait for a trend reversal.
But let's say you get to the 20th operation, and the market finally moves in the direction you expected. As long as the price increases or decreases by 1%, you can earn $20 from your $10. Next, you withdraw $10 as profit and continue to invest the remaining $20. This process is called 'rolling capital.'
If another 1% increase or decrease occurs, $20 will become $40. At this stage, the cumulative fluctuation has reached about 2%, and your capital has quadrupled. Continuing this strategy, in the common 10% fluctuation of Bitcoin over a month, you could quickly roll your principal into thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars.
An important principle of rolling capital operations is to set clear goals. For example, when you earn $5,000 or $10,000, stop rolling capital operations, withdraw profits, and reduce risks. This strategy helps you lock in profits and avoid being overly greedy in pursuit of larger goals, which could lead to a total loss.
The consequences of greed: If you do not take profits in time and continue rolling capital, you may eventually face a total loss due to a wrong judgment, rendering all previous efforts futile. Therefore, controlling desire, setting profit-taking points, is always the key to safe trading.
When should you start rolling capital again?
When you have earned tens of thousands of dollars through rolling capital, you can choose to stop and wait. Wait for a clearer market trend, such as a major price cycle of a certain cryptocurrency. At this time, you can continue to use $500 as your principal, still taking $10 for 100 times leverage operations. By patiently waiting, once a unilateral trend appears, it may give you the opportunity to achieve several times or even tens of times returns within a few days.
However, it is important to note that such opportunities are rare; you may need several months or even a year or two to encounter a true major market trend. Moreover, the ups and downs and false breakouts in the market can expose you to many unpredictable risks. Therefore, the success of rolling capital operations relies not only on precise judgment but also on a considerable amount of patience and discipline. The true meaning of rolling capital lies in compound interest, and the true essence of compound interest is to fully mobilize unrealized profits, which are the floating profits.
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