In half a month, starting with 25,000 U and flipping it to 100,000 U, it’s not about going all in, but about this secret!

When Xiao Wu found me, his account had just been blown up by 40%. That night he sent me a screenshot: principal 25,000 U, position 100%, leverage maxed out, holding period less than 5 minutes, instantly losing 10,000 U. A typical rookie move in the crypto world — going all in when the market moves, and losing everything when the direction is wrong.

I didn’t rush to teach him trading; instead, I asked him to do one thing: write a 'position diary'. Every day before the market opens, write a planned position, maximum allowable loss, and target profit, and review the execution after the market closes. After just one week, he grasped the hardest-hitting phrase: Determine the market direction, position defines survival.

I divided position management into 'three keys' and handed them to him.

First key: Test with small positions, keep enough backup.

Set initial margin ≤ total funds 30%, stop loss ≤ principal 2%. The first time he followed this, the market retreated, and he lost 400 U, but still retained 70% of his ammo. He realized: surviving is more important than making quick money.

Second key: Add positions on floating profits, let the snowball roll.

Profit ≥ 5%, allowed to add an equal position; profit ≥ 10%, add once more. Add positions only with profit, without touching the principal. That week the market broke out, Xiao Wu had a floating profit of 7% on his base position, and according to the rules, he added one level; the next day he surged again, and added another level. Small positions rolled into medium positions, and profits began to multiply geometrically.

Third key: Take profit and stop loss, execute mechanically.

Write the stop loss points in advance, and slash when triggered; take profit in three batches: 50% at target 1R, 30% push for protection, 20% bet on the trend's tail end. That time the market surged in the early morning, he had already set his take profit and went to sleep; when he woke up, his account had increased by 18,000 U. Another brother in the group, however, lost 70% of his profits because he didn't set a protection.

After half a month, Xiao Wu reduced his daily trades from 15 to 4, with a win rate of only 42%, but achieved a profit-loss ratio of 3.8:1. His account net value exceeded 100,200. On the last page of his diary, he wrote: I used to focus on watching the market and candlesticks, now I focus on watching positions.

In the crypto world, turning small funds around relies not on going all in, but on testing with small positions, adding to floating profits, and executing with discipline. Position management is not metaphysics; it’s just a strict rule that few are willing to follow.