Trading is essentially a gamble; the key is to understand how much you can lose and how much you might earn before placing each order. It relies on probability and a high risk-reward ratio, and only over time can you steadily make money. Trading in small cryptocurrencies comes with high risks and can be very stressful, but the returns can also be significant. Brother Jiang's method involves trading with a light position, setting a breakeven line after increasing the position, and then executing trades based on personal experience and specific market conditions (though it's not always right). To be honest, the hardest part is finding balance; greed and fear are always present. Additionally, when trading small cryptocurrencies with large positions, it often happens that stop-loss orders are not triggered, which amplifies the risk. Don’t talk about how much profit there is if you don’t close positions; if you manage to earn a little from a market trend, how do you cover the losses from previous trial and error with the base position?

$ALPACA This is a sad story, an experience of going from earning 30,000 to losing 14,000.

This cryptocurrency seemed abnormal yesterday afternoon; I participated in a short position when it first dropped. Unfortunately, I got stopped out twice when adding to my position, but since I kept watching the market without blinking, I couldn’t let the market makers and traders take advantage of me. Even though I didn't make any money, I also didn't let them harvest a single cent from me.

However, last night, this cryptocurrency saw another wave of decline, and my prediction was still quite accurate. At exactly 12:00, when it dropped, I opened a short position at that moment. During the subsequent decline, I continuously increased my margin from 10,000 to 35,000. During this time, I basically never left the monitor for more than 3 minutes, fearing it would suddenly reverse. I often found that the stop-loss and breakeven orders I set on Binance hardly ever triggered. For this reason, I had to keep staring at the monitor, relying mostly on manual market order liquidation. Even if I had to spend a bit more, I could accept it.

In the evening, while executing this short position, things went relatively smoothly. I kept an eye on the screen, ready to close the position manually if anything felt off. But everyone needs to sleep. I had been monitoring all day, and I was very tired, wanting to sleep by 1 AM. I ultimately held on until 4:30 AM, feeling it should be stable by then. I also entrusted another trader to help me watch the market. I told him to call me if the price returned close to my cost price after he woke up. He woke up at 7:30 AM and called me immediately, but the breakeven setup didn’t trigger. I closed the position manually, resulting in a loss of over 7,000; adding the funding fee, it totaled over 11,000, plus a stop-loss, bringing the total to over 14,000.

This is the crypto world; making money won’t make you earn more, and losing money won’t let you leave easily. Brothers, everyone be cautious, the market makers and exchanges are very tricky; if you can avoid trading, quickly exit the market.