Many people feel that 'small capital is hard to turn around in the crypto world', but the experience of operating with a friend at the beginning of the month once again verified: making money in crypto does not rely on luck, but on actionable strategies and ironclad discipline — starting with 1000U, by the end of the month, the account steadily broke 25000U, with no all-in or gambling trades, each step pushed according to plan. Today, I will break down the complete operation, so that beginners can understand the logic behind it.
First week: 200U trial position, first practice 'rhythm and stop-loss' (account: 1000U→1106U)
The most common mistake beginners make is to go all in right away without understanding stop-loss or being able to grasp the rhythm of taking profits. So in the first week, I didn’t rush to make money, focusing instead on 'discipline':
Trial position logic: take a small position of 200U to test the waters, selecting 2 medium-cap coins (market cap 500-1000 million USD, good liquidity, moderate volatility, suitable for practicing the feel of trading);
Operation details:
The first coin dropped slightly by 3%, without hesitation, directly cut losses, losing 6U (strictly following the rule of 'single loss not exceeding 3%', to avoid small losses turning into big ones);
The second coin rose by 12%, took half profits as planned (first locked in 60% profit, leaving the rest to watch the trend), ultimately netting 112U from this trade;
Result: after a week, the account increased from 1000U to 1106U. It may seem like a small profit, but the core is to cultivate the habit of 'exiting at stop-loss and taking profits' — this is the foundation for rolling positions later.
Second week: focusing on public chain ecosystems, laid out in three batches (account: 1106U→3800U)
After practicing discipline in the first week, in the second week began to seize 'certain opportunities' — at that time, the public chain ecosystem sector had clear upgrade expectations, and funds began to gradually flow in, so a 'batch building' strategy was formulated:
Coin selection logic: focus on public chain tokens that have just issued 'technical upgrade announcements' (with clear positive support, not blindly chasing hotspots);
Operation details:
The first batch of 300U entered the leading token, after a 20% rise, first locked in half the profits (took 30U profit, making the principal safer);
Use the locked profits to increase positions in the same sector coins (using the profits to gamble for returns, without increasing principal risk), this trade made another 15%;
Encountered a slight pullback halfway, didn’t panic and cut losses, instead waited for confirmation of the support level and added 100U, quickly rebounding after lowering the average price;
Result: the account jumped directly to 3800U, and he transformed from 'hesitant and afraid to follow' to 'trusting the instructions' — because he saw the certain profits after the strategy was implemented.
Third week: rolling position changes, seizing the dividends from DeFi's new features (account: 3800U→10000U)
The market rhythm is changing, and you can't just stick to one sector. In the third week, I found that public chain coins that had risen over 50% earlier began to stagnate. I decisively switched tracks and targeted 'DeFi projects with new features coming soon' (the launch of new features often brings traffic and funds, which is a clear short-term opportunity):
Operation details:
First, clear all public chain coins that have risen over 50%, take some profits off the table to avoid giving back during a pullback;
New targets are built in two phases: the first purchase of 400U when it pulls back to a key support level, and after confirming it stands firm, add 300U (not to go all in at once to prevent missing out and also to avoid being trapped);
After holding for 3 days, the project launched its new features as scheduled, combined with sector benefits, the token directly rose by 70%, and profits were taken in batches as planned;
Result: the account first broke 10000U, turning 10 times — the key to this step is 'timely switching positions to seize new opportunities, not getting attached to old targets'.
Fourth week: controlling positions for stable profits, 80% holding the trend + 20% seizing short-term opportunities (account: 10000U→25000U)
By the end of the month, the focus shifted from 'chasing profits' to 'stabilizing profits', to avoid giving back earlier gains:
Position allocation: 80% of funds on 'trend coins' (mainstream coins like BTC, ETH, with low volatility and strong risk resistance), 20% of funds seizing 'short-term opportunities' (small-cap coins with positive news, taking profits when it's good);
Operation details:
For trend coins: added positions on BTC and ETH when they retested support levels, ultimately rising by 30%, contributing the main profit;
For the short-term portion: 20% of funds entered small-cap coins with 'collaborative positive announcements', selling all at a 40% rise immediately, not being greedy for higher;
Risk control: the maximum position throughout did not exceed 50%, and the maximum single loss did not exceed 5%. Even if a single trade went wrong, it would not affect overall profits.
In the end: he said, 'In the past, the more anxious I was, the more I lost. Now I understand that making money relies on ‘daring to hold at the right time and daring to let go at the wrong time’
During the review, he admitted that he used to always think 'turn 1000U into 10 times quickly', chasing after rises and stubbornly holding onto losses, and the more anxious he was, the more he lost; this time, following the strategy, he finally understood:
Turning small capital into big relies not on 'gambling on a big one', but on 'controlling risks at every step, allowing profits to roll slowly';
‘Dare to hold at the right time’: If the trend hasn’t broken, hold patiently. Don’t run away after making a little profit;
‘Dare to let go at the wrong time’: When it hits the stop-loss level, decisively exit, not holding on to luck stubbornly.
In fact, the crypto world never lacks opportunities for 'small capital to turn around', but lacks people who can 'control their hands and follow the strategy'. Turning 1000U into 25000U seems like a 25-fold return, but it’s actually the result of 'discipline + strategy + patience' — as long as you find the right method, small capital can slowly roll into large profits in the crypto world.
