I. The Gambler's End: The Life-and-Death Decision in a 2000U Account

During the most brutal times of last year's bear market, Old Zhou's account fell from 30,000 U to just 2000 U. This veteran who survived from the 2021 bull market opened his trading software daily like defusing a bomb — seeing others post profit screenshots was more painful than running into an ex-girlfriend who got married. At the most dangerous moment, he had already listed loan platforms in his phone memo, wanting to stake his last straw to recover.


His moment of collapse:

  • In May 2022, when LUNA crashed, he held a position and increased from 100U to 5000U, leaving only 37U in the end;

  • Every time after cutting losses and seeing the cryptocurrency price rebound, he could not help but use his credit card to chase the highs, repeatedly losing 25,000 U.


Until one day he asked me with red eyes: 'Can I still make a comeback?' I just replied: 'If you want to survive, first get rid of the 'gambler's mindset'.'

II. The three-step comeback: A survival experiment from 2000U to 25,000 U

Phase one: Use the 'sniper strategy' to preserve bullets (Days 1-10)

  • Daily trading rule: Only trade trend orders at the 4-hour K-line level, avoid 15-minute small fluctuations. For example, on the day BTC fell below 18,000 dollars, he shorted at 17,800 and took profit at 17,200, making a 3.4% gain on that trade;

  • Wrong order immediate cut principle: On the third day, he went long on ETH and got stuck with a 1.5% loss. He instinctively wanted to hold, but I directly helped him close the position remotely. It later proved that ETH fell from 1200 to 880 dollars during that wave — 'In the past, I just held on stubbornly, turning 20,000 U into 2000 U,' he trembled while reviewing it afterward.


After 10 days, the account grew from 2000U to 3700U. Although he did not get rich, he experienced the sense of security that comes from 'not losing is gaining' for the first time. Phase two: The 'compound interest secret' of rolling positions without going all-in (Days 11-30) The key battle occurred on the day ETH broke through the 2360 dollar mark:

  1. Building positions in batches: Buy 30% at 2300 dollars, add 50% after breaking 2360, and keep 20% of funds to hedge against pullbacks;

  2. Tiered profit-taking: Sell 40% at 2390 dollars, sell 30% at 2420 dollars, and finally take 20% to 2450 dollars, capturing a total of 83 points;

  3. Profit isolation: Withdraw 50% of each profit to the bank account, leaving only the principal in the market to roll.


This 'asymmetric trading method' allowed him to grow his account to 14,700 U within 30 days, and the most crucial part is: he did not experience a single liquidation throughout, keeping the maximum drawdown within 8%. Phase three: Seizing the 'return to profit battle' when BTC broke through 30,000 dollars in April this year from 25,000 dollars, he executed according to plan:

  • Trend confirmation entry: Build positions with 60% when breaking 28,000 dollars, and add 30% at the 30,000 dollar round number;

  • Trailing stop protection: For every 1000 dollar increase, raise the stop loss by 500 dollars to ensure profits are secured;

  • Ultimate profit-taking: Clear 80% at 32,000 dollars, and hold the remaining 20% until 34,000 dollars, ultimately ending the account at 25,400 U — just breaking even.


That day he only sent a message: 'It turns out what I lacked was not luck, but the rule of 'survive first'.'

III. The Survival Formula More Important than Making Money

Old Zhou's story is not a motivational tale, but a replicable survival algorithm:


  1. Capital red line: Trading capital ≤ 10% of total assets, never using loans (he later calculated that if he had borrowed 50,000 U at that time, his debt after liquidation would reach 75,000 U);

  2. Risk-reward ratio: Each trade should have a stop loss ≤ 2%, and take profit ≥ 3% (a risk-reward ratio of 1:1.5, even if 4 out of 10 trades go wrong, it can still be profitable);

  3. Emotional isolation method: After building positions, turn off the trading software and use 'dollar-cost averaging mindset' to trade (check the account only once a week).


Now that the market is warming up, he no longer chases the highs and lows, but uses the strategy of 'quarterly line dollar-cost averaging + key level arbitrage'. Last week when ETH rebounded to 2800 dollars, he took profits on 30% of his position according to plan — this 'not betting it all' clarity is more precious than any get-rich story.
Finally, let me ask: When you are still struggling with 'should I take a loan to recover my losses', someone is using 2000U to fight a planned comeback. The cruelest truth in the crypto world is: what kills you is never the market, but your gambler's mentality that always tries to rewrite the ending with luck. Are you ready to change your way of living?#我的交易风格