I. Let's get the bad news out of the way first.
With a 2,800 U account, I faced liquidation 7 times last year. Each liquidation was not due to a wrong direction but because of too heavy a position, too wide a stop loss, and too wild emotions. After the last liquidation, I put the word 'position' on my wall, stared at it for three days, and that's how the story of 18 times profit began.
II. Three Iron Rules, written on a sticky note.
1. Single trade risk ≤ 20% of total capital.
2. Never average down on losing positions; if you're wrong, cut it.
3. Only add to winning positions, and pyramid down: first add 10%, second add 7%, third add 5%.
III. Phase One: Survival (Weeks 1–4)
• Only trade trend-following positions on 30 min or higher timeframes, signals must resonate in three ways: EMA golden cross/death cross, MACD histogram widening, and increased trading volume.
• 2,800 U principal, single trade margin 560 U, 3x leverage, stop loss 1.5 ATR, take profit 3 ATR.
• At most two trades per day; if one goes wrong, shut down the computer immediately.
After 4 weeks, the account only grew to 3,100 U, but the maximum drawdown was 4%. For the first time, I experienced the thrill of 'surviving'.
IV. Phase Two: Rolling Positions (Weeks 5–10)
At the beginning of April, when BTC broke 69k, I opened my first 20% long position when it retraced to 65,200.
When it rose to 66,200, I had a floating profit of 1.5 R, according to the iron rules, I increased the position by 10%; when it rose to 68k, I added another 7%; total position 42%, and the stop loss moved up accordingly.
This trade directly pushed the account from 3,100 U to 4,800 U.
Then ETH and SOL followed the same strategy. By the end of week 10, the account reached 11,000 U, with a maximum drawdown still ≤ 8%.
V. Phase Three: Flywheel (Weeks 11–12)
After my principal exceeded 10,000, I reduced my leverage to 2x, but the rolling efficiency of the position was even higher.
As more followers started copying trades, I reduced the position increase ratio to 3%, still according to the pyramid method.
With the market conditions, the account rolled from 11,000 U to 51,000 U like a snowball.
Looking back, what truly mattered was not a particular market wave, but having the courage to add when the market is favorable and to cut when it turns against you.
VI. A message for those still trying to break even.
Those still facing liquidation are often not technically poor, but rather have gone crazy with their position sizes. Keep your position in a cage, and the market will be your ATM; let it out, and you become the ATM of the market.
I don't sell courses; I only say this: change your strategy, and your life will change.