When my trading account first broke six figures, the first yellow leaf was falling from the sycamore tree outside the window. At that moment, it had been exactly 478 days since I invested the initial capital of 3000U.
When I first entered the market, I spent three months doing one thing: recording. I repeatedly verified my trading logic in a simulated account until I formed clear rules. The actual starting capital was strictly divided into ten parts, with each trade's risk not exceeding 300U. Behind this number are lessons learned through tears — I once lost half of my principal in half an hour due to a single heavy position.
My trading journal has a discipline marked in red: only take action when there is double confirmation. The so-called double confirmation means that one is a technical pattern breaking a key level, and the second is a significant increase in volatility. In last October's ETH trade, I guarded the resistance level of 1970 for three whole days until I saw two consecutive four-hour bullish candles accompanied by a doubling of volume, before decisively entering the market. This trade eventually brought a return of 230%.
Position management is my secret weapon. The initial position always only occupies 2% of the total capital, and when the floating profit reaches three times the stop-loss amount, I will move the stop-loss to the breakeven point and use the profit to add to the position. In March this year, in the BNB market, through three pyramid-style additions, the initial position of 600U eventually brought nearly 9000U in profit. It's like using the market's money to make more money.
Every time the account grows by an order of magnitude, I recalibrate the risk parameters. At 50,000 U, the individual trade risk is lowered to 1.5%; at 200,000 U, it is further compressed to 1%. I withdraw 15% of profits every Friday, and these real numbers received in the account are more effective in maintaining a stable mindset than the account's floating profit.
The most difficult moment came after the account broke 300,000 U. Two weeks of sideways fluctuations made me lose 7%, and I immediately stopped trading, returning to review the initial principal curve chart. I discovered that the crux was violating the principle of 'daily trend priority' and frequently operating against the trend. After correcting my strategy, I achieved stable compounding over the next three months.
Now when looking at the account balance, I often recall the words of that old Wall Street trader: 'The market rewards not intelligence, but discipline.' This trajectory of growing to 500,000 U is merely the result of repeatedly executing simple rules a thousand times.
I used to stumble around in the dark alone, but now the light is in my hands.
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