Brothers who are sweating with their capital in hand, hold on! Don't rush to hit the order button. I'm afraid that after you read this story, you'll slap your thigh and curse yourself for the previous reckless operations that cost you your meal money.
Half a year ago, a fan named Xiaoyu added me. His WeChat profile picture was a Shiba Inu sticking its tongue out, and his messages always carried a humble tone: "I've saved up this 800 bucks from two months of takeout money, if I lose it, I'll only be able to gnaw on steamed buns next." At that time, I just laughed and told him, "The crypto world isn't a casino; relying on random guesses is worse than sticking to the rules. Trust me, playing it safe is better than anything else."
What happened? Four months later, this kid sent me a screenshot, the account balance jumped to 19,000 dollars; wait another two months, it shot up to 28,000 dollars! Some say he hit a stroke of luck, I directly retorted: 'Can luck prevent you from losing four times? What supports him are three life-saving iron rules; if you follow them, you can do it too!'
Rule one: split your money into 'three parts', don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
At that time, I calculated for Xiao Yu: if he went all-in with 800 dollars and encountered a 5% pullback, he would directly be left with 760 dollars, and if he panicked and cut losses, his meal money would be gone. So I had him split it into three parts, this isn’t being stingy, it’s leaving a backup plan:
300 dollars specifically for intraday trading, only watching two mainstream coins — don’t talk to me about small coins with high volatility earning more, those with little capital can’t withstand the crashes, mainstream coins have stable volatility, as long as they rise by 2%-4%, run immediately, small gains add up without being greedy;
250 dollars for trading, wait for the daily chart to give a clear signal before taking action, holding positions for 2-4 days, no stubbornness;
The remaining 250 dollars locked in a cold wallet, even if he gets tempted to add positions at midnight, he has to ask me first — later when a mainstream coin really dropped 5%, he cut losses in time for the intraday position, while the swing position and 'backup money' remained untouched; if he had gone all-in, he would have been crying to me for a remedy already.
Rule two: do not stubbornly fight against consolidation, get on board when the trend emerges.
I've seen too many brothers with little capital, like a security guard staring at the screen every day, wanting to trade every minute, only to look at the transaction fee bill at the end of the month, which is more than what they earned, essentially working for the platform! Xiao Yu was like this at first, and complained to me at the end of the month: 'Bro, I paid over 80 dollars in fees, I didn’t even earn enough for a cup of milk tea.'
I directly changed his trading habits: the market spends 80% of the time in consolidation, like an old lady taking a stroll, slow and steady, why rush in without a signal? Wait! Wait for the K-line to give a clear trend signal, just like waiting for a bus, get on when the bus arrives. Plus, we set a strict rule: take out half of the profits when it hits 12% — securing profits is the key, don’t think about ‘let’s wait for a bit more gain’, greedy people often end up losing.
Last month on the day the mainstream coin had a golden cross, Xiao Yu sent me a message at three in the morning, excited and with typos: 'Bro! The signal is here! I’m going in!' Later it rose by 15%, and he immediately took out half of the profits, even sent a photo of a hamburger: 'Finally can have a good meal!' The remaining position gained a bit more, isn’t that better than blindly struggling?
Rule three: rules are more reliable than emotions, don’t let panic control you.
The most deceptive thing in the crypto circle is not the crash, but your 'fragile heart' — always thinking 'I’ll sell when it goes up by another 10%', panicking when it drops 'should I average down to lower my cost?'. Those with little capital are easily swayed by emotions.
Xiao Yu and I set three strict rules: single trade stop-loss must not exceed 1.2%, cut losses as soon as the time is up, don’t think about 'waiting for a rebound'; if profits exceed 2.5%, reduce the position by half, keep the profits in hand; absolutely do not average down, averaging down is like patching up a ripped pair of pants, the more you patch, the bigger the hole gets.
One time, a popular coin dropped by 1%, close to the stop-loss line, Xiao Yu hesitated with me: 'Bro, should I wait a bit? What if it comes back up?' I directly replied, 'Did you forget the rules we set? If you don’t cut now, you’ll regret it when it drops 3%!'. He gritted his teeth and cut, and that coin dropped another 3% that day. Later he told me: 'Luckily I listened to you, otherwise I would have lost my meal money this month.'
In fact, having little capital is not scary; what’s scary is always thinking about 'a big comeback' — losing 800 dollars is easy, but earning it back is hard. Xiao Yu went from eating buns with 800 dollars to being able to freely order takeout with 28,000 dollars, relying not on luck but on following rules, being patient, and not being greedy.
If you are holding a few thousand dollars and don’t know where to invest, don’t rush in! First, write down these three rules and stick them on your screen, look at them every day. Follow me, next time I’ll tell you how Xiao Yu used 28,000 dollars to double it, and more tips for those with little capital to make steady profits. We don’t deal with fluff, only practical tips that can help you preserve your meal money and still make profits, otherwise, why would you follow me? To cry after losing everything?
