A breakdown of practical operations from 1000u to 25000u in one month.
At the beginning of last month, when fan Xiao Zhang came to me with 1000u, his fingers repeatedly slid on the trading software, the screen reflecting his skeptical face: 'Can this little principal really make a difference?' A month later, when he stared at the balance of 25300u in his account, even he felt like he was in an unreal dream. But this operation was not based on luck, but on a step-by-step clear strategy. Today, I will break down the practical details of it.
The core task of the first week was 'testing the warehouse and probing the bottom.' I had him take 200u out of the 1000u principal as an advance force, selecting two medium-cap coins in the range of 500-1000 million — these targets neither rise too slowly like large-cap blue chips nor lack stability compared to small-cap coins. When building positions, I specifically made two purchases: the first 100u was purchased at the day's low, and the second 100u was added when it retraced by 2%, resulting in an average cost 1.5% lower than the market price.
In the first two days of holding positions, one cryptocurrency suddenly fell due to negative news in the sector. When the loss hit 3% (which is 6u), we decisively executed a stop-loss. The other one rebounded on the third day, and when the increase reached 12%, we planned to take profit by liquidating half of the position to secure gains, setting a trailing stop for the remaining half. By the weekend settlement, the account principal increased to 1106u. Although the overall profit was not astonishing, through this operation, we grasped the current market's volatility rhythm — with an intraday fluctuation of about 5%-8%, the correlation of mainstream cryptocurrencies is significantly stronger than that of small-cap coins.
In the second week, we began to ramp up our offensive, closely monitoring the public chain ecosystem sector. At that time, two public chains were preparing for major upgrades, and the technical documentation showed that their TPS (transactions per second) would increase more than threefold, which presented a typical opportunity due to the expectation gap. We adopted a 'three-batch layout' strategy: the first batch of 300u was entered the day after the upgrade news was announced, at a low opening price that coincided with the near 20-day support level; two days later, this coin rose by 8%, so we added 150u; when the testnet data confirmed that the performance met the standards, we invested another 100u, controlling the average cost very ideally.
When the public chain coin rises by 20%, we first lock in half of the profits with this portion of funds to invest in coins from the same ecosystem that are catching up — these tokens often start to rise 3-5 days after the leader begins to rise, but they have greater elasticity. Indeed, the catch-up coin pulled in a 15% increase within three days, and at this point, the overall account funds had surpassed 3800u. It is worth noting that this week we set up strict 'sector stop-loss lines.' When the public chain sector index retraced more than 5%, we had to reduce our positions regardless of the profit or loss of individual coins. This mechanism helped us avoid a brief systemic correction.
In the third week, we entered the 'Rolling Operation' phase. For the assets held in the first two weeks, when one of the cryptocurrencies rises more than 50%, we choose to liquidate — it's not that we lack confidence in the subsequent market, but at this point, there is a large influx of follow-up orders, and the chip structure has loosened. The released funds are fully directed towards newly launched DeFi projects, which often have valuation gaps in the early stages, but need to be strictly screened: we excluded those without audit reports, eliminated those with anonymous teams, and ultimately selected a new coin backed by leading institutions, with a locked-up amount increasing by 300% in 24 hours.
When building positions, we adopted the strategy of 'buying in two batches at support levels': the first batch was to buy 60% of the position when the key data in the project white paper met expectations, and the second batch was to add 40% when it retraced to 10% below the listing price. On the fourth day of holding, the project suddenly announced a partnership with a certain payment giant, and under the stimulation of good news, the daily increase reached 70%. We gradually liquidated in three batches at the end of the trading session, placing sell orders at price increments of 65%, 68%, and 70%. After successfully cashing out, the account funds broke through 10000u.
The core of operations in the last week shifted to 'controlling the warehouse and guarding profits.' After the accumulation of the previous three weeks, we allocated 80% of our funds to clearly trending blue-chip coins, which are resilient to decline and suitable for locking in profits; the remaining 20% of funds were used to seize short-term opportunities, entering and exiting quickly. At that time, Bitcoin was in a critical phase of challenging its previous high, and we increased our holdings by 20% when our blue-chip coins retraced to the 5-day moving average. Three days later, as the market broke through, this coin rose 30%, contributing considerable profits.
At the same time, we captured favorable market conditions for a small-cap coin with a small position — this coin announced it received strategic investment from a sovereign fund. We immediately bought in after the news was released, and when the increase reached 40%, we decisively liquidated our position, completing the entire process in less than 48 hours. By the end of the month, the initial 1000u had transformed into 25300u. It is worth mentioning that throughout the entire operation, we never fully invested, and the maximum weekly loss was kept within 5%. This 'steady and steady' approach turned out to be more effective than aggressively chasing gains.
Xiao Zhang later remarked: 'It turns out that making money is not about rushing and hitting hard; it’s about being able to hold on when the timing is right and letting go when the timing is wrong. For a small principal to grow big, what’s lacking is never the opportunity, but patience and strategy.' In fact, many people often fall into misconceptions during operations: either they don’t have much capital but want to double it at once, or they run away after making a little profit, missing out on major market movements. If you also feel that your account situation is neither here nor there and are hesitant in your operations, it may not be a matter of ability, but rather that you haven't found a rhythm that truly suits you.
The current market is still continuing, and the upward space is still opening up. Sometimes what traps us is not the amount of funds, but our cognition and methods. Just like Xiao Zhang's operation this time, there are no profound techniques; it is simply solidly implementing the steps of 'testing the warehouse, layout, rolling, controlling the warehouse'. Perhaps the only thing standing between you and stable profits is someone nearby who can help you maintain the rhythm. @Air 安叔 Let's earn together.