From 500U to 2800U: 5.6 times in 8 days; he relied on 'not gambling, not being greedy'.
'Greed' crawls out of the stairwell; these three steps can also be followed by ordinary people.
The day I received Amin's voice message, I was reviewing with fans. His voice mixed with the echo in the corridor, intermittent: "Brother, I’m lying on the stairs now, with only 500U left in the account..." Later, I found out he had given up his rented room, trading during the day in an internet café, and curling up in the stairwell at night, hesitating for a long time even to buy a bottle of water. Eight days later, he sent a screenshot of 2803U, attached with a photo of instant noodles: "Just added a sausage, what should I do next?" Someone in the group said, "Lucky," but only I understood that within this 56-fold increase, it hid his endurance watching the stop loss line at dawn, and the restraint of not increasing the position after three consecutive profits—what's most ruthless in the crypto world isn’t the market, but whether you dare to use a 'simple method' to combat the anxiety born from poverty.
Phase one: In the first 3 days, use 500U to build a 'survival framework'. Even if you make 3 mistakes, you won’t die. When Amin first contacted me, he was daring enough to use 400U to trade.
Approximately, the reason is 'to earn quick money for rent'. I forced him to change it.
First rule: Only use 10% of your capital (50U) for each trade, set a stop loss at 3%. If you make 10 mistakes, you can still have 350U left. This is not being conservative; it’s about giving a struggling account a chance to breathe.
Specific operations are like 'building blocks':
Try using 50U for a position, locking the risk within 'the cost of a meal' with 500U as the principal. For each trade, only use 50U, with 3x leverage, and a stop loss of 3% (maximum loss of 1.5U). Amin lost on the first two trades, totaling a loss of 3U, leaving 497U in the account—if it were before, with 400U, two mistakes would leave only 100U, which wouldn’t even last until a turnaround.
On the third day, he successfully made a correct trade with ETH, earning 4.2U, excitedly sending a screenshot: "Turns out, 50U can earn too!" Actually, I wanted to tell him: the first lesson for small funds is to learn 'to afford losses'. Just like he later wrote in his notes: 'I used to think that earning 4U from 50U was too little; now I understand that this 4U didn’t make me flee overnight.'
Second, only trade 'clear trends'; turn off the machine in sideways markets. I drew a red line for Amin: only trade the coins that 'lie down and rise' on the 4-hour chart—K-lines resembling stair climbing, with each retracement not exceeding 5%, and the 5-day line firmly supporting the price. He waited for two days until BTC+ retraced to the 5-day line, using 50U for a test trade, earning 5.8U in 12 hours, which covered his meal costs for two days. One time someone in the group shouted, 'Shitcoins are about to explode,' he opened the K-line, currently a 'thorn' (fluctuating 10%), and managed to resist the urge to act. Later, that coin dropped 20%, and he was in the stairwell munching on dry bread, laughing, 'Good thing I wasn’t greedy.'
Phase two: In the middle 3 days, use profits to build a 'rolling position ladder'. Step steadily before climbing. When the account reached 600U, Amin got a bit carried away, wanting to increase the position to 20%. I calculated it for him: earning 10% on 50U is 5U, while earning 10% on 1100U is 10U, but if it loses 10%, the former remains 45U, and the latter remains 90U—small funds rolling positions mean that slow is fast. He ultimately increased his position according to the 'ladder climbing' rhythm.
Three key steps for rolling positions: First, earn enough 100U before daring to increase the position by 20U. For every additional 100U in the account, only increase the position by 20U (for example, use 70U when at 600U, and 90U when at 700U). Amin tried this tactic on SOL*: after 50U earned 12U, he increased to 70U and earned 16.8U, yielding more than using 120U all at once, with half the risk. What he was most proud of was 'profit isolation': the money earned is stored separately in a 'meal card account', and the principal of 500U never moves. In 8 days, he saved 300U in the 'meal card', enough to rent a short-term apartment, so he wouldn’t have to sleep in the stairwell anymore.
Only add to the position when it retraces to the 'knee position'; never chase after rises. I taught him to look for the 'knee position'. For example, when ETH rises to 2000 and retraces to 1950 (a drop of 2.5%) is the ankle, while 1900 (a drop of 5%) is the knee; this is the safest time to add to the position. Amin added 70U when ETH retraced to 1900, and an hour later it rose to 2050, earning 21U, equivalent to the profits he made in the previous two days. 'I used to always be afraid of missing out; now I understand that a good market will wait for you to tie your shoelaces.' He drew a simple sketch of a knee in his notes, with 'wait' written beside it.
Third cut: take profits on two consecutive trades and force a 2-hour empty position. Amin set an alarm: after earning on two consecutive trades, he would close the software and walk downstairs. One time he earned 18U in a row, and just as he was about to increase his position, the alarm went off. When he returned, he found that the coin did indeed retrace, and he lost 12U. 'Being in an empty position is harder than trading, but preserving the profits is enough to buy two buckets of instant noodles.' Phase three: In the last 2 days, use 'three profit-taking cuts' to ensure the money earned can be touched. When the account reached 2500U, Amin became anxious, fearing he would wake up to find himself back at square one. I taught him the 'three profit-taking cuts': the first cut at 30%, the second cut at 50%, and the third cut to clear all positions, with every cut needing to be cashed out into his bank account to be considered a real profit.
First cut: take profits of 30% and cut, regardless of how much it goes up afterward. When it reached 2500U, he cut 30% (750U) according to the rule and cashed out to buy a mattress. 'Only touching the mattress made me believe it was real.' The remaining 1750U continued to roll; even if he lost, at least he had a mattress to sleep on.
Second cut: cut when it retraces 5%, locking in profits. He retained 875U when ETH retraced from 2050 to 1950 (a drop of 4.8%). This cut saved him 875U; later, when ETH dropped another 10%, he wasn’t worried at all.
Third rule: After clearing positions, you must take a 1-day break. Even when the market is good, during the last clearance at 875U, he forced himself to sit in the park for a day, setting his phone to airplane mode. "Watching the old man play chess made me realize that after winning, you should take a break with some tea; always thinking about attacking might lead to being countered." From 500U to 2800U, he used this chart to escape a dire situation. Amin wrote an 'Survival Manual' based on 8 days of operations, and later, three fans who followed him doubled their capital in as little as 5 days: he now always says: "The secret to turning 500U isn’t finding a magical coin, but learning to be tough on yourself—tough enough not to be greedy, tough enough to wait, and tough enough to run after making a profit." Yesterday, he sent a new photo: he set up a desk in his rented room with that notebook filled with notes, and next to it was half a bag of unfinished instant noodles, but this time with a braised egg added. There are always people asking in the background: "With only a few hundred U left, can I still turn things around?" Amin's answer is written on the last page of his notes: "Whether 500U can turn around doesn’t depend on the market, but on whether you dare to use 50U to make 4U, whether you dare to sleep only 4 hours a day to watch the stop loss, and whether you dare to cash out and buy a bed—these show that 500U is just the starting point.
You will find: the cryptocurrency market lacks opportunities, but it lacks people who dare to slowly climb using simple methods. The most heartbreaking part of Amin's story is that he proved in 8 days that the only difference between 500U and 2800U is the phrase "not gambling, not being greedy, not fearing what others say about you being slow". And those who have experienced hunger understand these 12 words best. It’s better for a team to mark key points in advance rather than a single person staring at K-lines guessing support levels: on the brink of liquidation, it’s better to hear someone say, "First, take half of the position off." There’s no need to suffer alone; we explore the direction, we control the risk, you just need to follow the rhythm. I’ve always been here, waiting for you to sail away together. If your execution ability isn’t strong, you might as well follow Breakthrough Brother and learn to operate with him.
