In the past, I used to go all in every day. What was the result? My account was like a roller coaster, making money one day and losing for three days, and my mindset broke countless times.
Later, I had him do just one thing: write a 'position diary'.
Before the market opens each day, he writes down his planned position, maximum allowable loss, and target profit; after the market closes, he reviews how well he executed.
On the 7th day of writing, he suddenly realized a statement:
👉 Direction determines whether you can win, position determines how long you can survive.
So, I gave him three 'position keys'.
Key 1: Light position trial trades, keep some bullets
Initial margin ≤ total equity 35%, stop loss not exceeding 3% of principal.
When he placed his first order according to the rules, he lost 400 U, but he still had 70% left in his account. At that moment, he finally understood: keeping the green mountains is more satisfying than the dream of getting rich overnight.
Key 2: Add to position with floating profit, let profit snowball
Only add once when profit ≥ 5%, and add again when ≥ 10%, only using profit to add without touching principal.
A week later, when the market broke out, he had a 7% floating profit on his base position, so he added to the position according to the rules; the next day it surged again, and he added once more. With a small position, it gradually grew into a medium position—profit multiplied geometrically.
Key 3: Take profit and stop loss, mechanical execution
The stop loss point is written in the diary, and when it hits, cut it.
Three steps to take profit:
50% cash in at the target point; 30% move to protect; 20% bet on the last segment of the trend.
Once, when the market surged in the early morning, he set his take profit orders and went to sleep. The next day he woke up to find his account had gained 16,000 U.
In comparison to another brother who didn’t set orders—his profit was pulled back by 70%, a world of difference.
Half a month later, Xiao Zhang’s average daily trades dropped from 15 to 4, with a win rate of only 43%, but his profit-loss ratio improved to 3.8:1, and his account net worth surpassed 100,000 U.
The last sentence in his diary was:
"I used to watch the market, looking at the K-line; now I watch the market, looking at the position."
For small funds to turn around, it’s not about going all in and gambling with their life, but relying on:
Light position trials, adding to position with floating profits, and mechanical execution.
The market is always there, but the rhythm waits for no one.
True growth is not about running faster, but learning to light a lamp in the dark.