5000U to ten million, I only used two years.

The secret is two sentences: small money relies on speculation, big money relies on preservation; when the scale changes, the strategy is rewritten.

1. Threshold Effect

At five thousand, losing it all is just half a year's salary, and even when fully invested, I can still sleep well; after five hundred thousand, my fingers naturally go soft, as the brain converts unrealized losses into houses and tuition, and the execution ability instantly discounts.

2. Strategy Failure

"Scalping" has a win rate of 75%, but when the position size is increased tenfold, slippage eats up profits, leaving only 45%. When the scale increases, it is necessary to switch to low-frequency, high-risk-reward waves, but with longer cycles, drawdowns also increase, and the psychological barriers must be reexamined.

3. The only way for small funds—intraday short trading

Don't be intimidated by "intraday"; I trade two or three times a day, holding positions for 5 minutes to 2 hours, with a win rate of 75% and a risk-reward ratio of 1:1, which is enough for compounding to take off. Medium to long-term? First resolve margin, gaps, and opportunity costs; small accounts can't afford to drag.

4. Four Iron Rules (used for 28 months)

1. Pre-market Review: Pull up six months of 1-minute candlesticks, run 2000 simulations, filter for win rates ≥75% and risk-reward ratios ≥1:1, and stick them on the edge of the screen.

2. Write a "Will" when placing orders: fill in notes on entry, stop-loss, adding to positions, and exit, and execute immediately upon triggering, without negotiation.

3. Capital management is like a level-up game: for every 2 fixed units earned (I use 1000U), increase by 0.5 units, and for every 2 units lost, decrease by 0.5 units, with a maximum position size of 50%.

4. Review after the market closes: take screenshots of reasons, emotions, deviations, build a Notion library, and if the same mistake is made three times, stop trading for three days and rewrite the rules.

5. Reducing leverage is the endpoint

Quick doubling relies on leverage, preserving profits relies on reducing leverage. Break down small goals into 20% increments, and for each increment achieved, take half the profit to buy indices or bonds, so that money can work for you elsewhere, allowing the account to stay calm.

Steady progress, accumulating little by little, and leave the rest to time. @小花生说币