In the cryptocurrency world, there is a term that is often mythologized - 'rolling warehouses'. Some say it is a 'wealth accelerator', turning 50,000 into a million; others criticize it as a 'liquidation catalyst', reducing 100,000 to zero in a few days. In fact, rolling warehouses are neither mysterious nor evil, just like driving: following the rules can get you safely to your destination, while reckless steering will only lead to disaster.
If you only have 5000 yuan in capital and want to reach the million threshold through rolling warehouses, this article will break down the specific path - not relying on luck, but on the combination of 'floating profits and increased positions + low leverage + strict discipline'. Each step has replicable operational details.
One, first understand: rolling is not "adding leverage to gamble big" but "using profits to roll a snowball."
Many people misunderstand rolling as "going all-in with leverage," which is a fatal misconception. The real core of rolling is 8 words: add positions with floating profits, lock in risks.
In simple terms: use the profits earned from the principal to expand positions, keeping the principal always safe. It's like rolling a snowball; first, push it with your hands (the principal) to get it moving, and when it has inertia (with floating profits), then let the snow (profits) stick to it, making the snowball larger, but your hands (the principal) are never rolled in.
For example:
With a principal of 5000 yuan, using a 10x leverage incremental model, only take 10% of funds (500 yuan) as margin to open a position, equivalent to actually using 1x leverage (500 yuan × 10x = 5000 yuan position, equal to the principal). Set a 2% stop loss, with a maximum loss of 100 yuan (5000 yuan × 2%), which has a minimal impact on the principal.
If you make a 10% profit (500 yuan), the total funds become 5500 yuan. Then take another 10% (550 yuan) to open a position, still using 1x leverage, with a stop loss of 2% (losing 110 yuan). Even if this stop loss occurs, the total funds will still be 5500 - 110 = 5390 yuan, which is 390 yuan more than the initial amount.
This is the underlying logic of rolling: use profits to bear risks, keeping the principal always safe. High leverage and using the principal to add positions is "pseudo-rolling"; in essence, it is gambling and will eventually lead to liquidation.
Two, the 3 life-and-death lines of rolling: stepping on one can turn 5000 into a million 🔥🔥🔥.
The key to rolling is not "how fast you earn," but "how long you can last." I have seen cases of rolling from 5000 yuan to 800,000, and I have also seen tragedies of 100,000 rolling into negative numbers. The core difference lies in the 3 disciplines:
1. Leverage must be "ridiculously low": 3x is the upper limit, 1-2x is safer.
"The higher the leverage, the faster the profits"—this is the pit that beginners easily fall into. In 2022, I saw a retail investor who started with 5000 yuan and used 20x leverage to roll. He made 3000 yuan in the first trade, but after adding positions in the second trade, he encountered a flash crash and was liquidated.
Remember: rolling relies on "compound interest from frequency," not "one-time windfall." 3x leverage means "33% volatility before liquidation," combined with a 2% stop loss, providing a vast margin for error; while 10x leverage can trigger forced liquidation with just a 10% fluctuation, which cannot withstand the normal fluctuations of the crypto market.
My suggestion: Initially use 1-2x leverage. After achieving 5 consecutive profits and stabilizing your mindset, then increase to 3x, and never touch above 5x.
2. Adding positions can only use "floating profits": the principal is the bottom line and must not be touched.
The essence of rolling is to "make money using the market's money." For example, with a 5000 yuan principal, if the first profit is 1000 yuan, the total funds become 6000 yuan. At this point, you can only use the 1000 yuan floating profit to add positions, and the principal of 5000 yuan must not be touched.
In this way, even if you incur losses while adding positions, you will only lose floating profits, and the principal remains safe. Conversely, if you invest all 5000 yuan of principal at once and make a mistake, you will return to the starting point, and all previous efforts will be in vain.
It's like fishermen catching fish: using the caught fish as bait; even if no new fish are caught, the boat will not be lost.
3. Stop losses must be "ironclad and cold-blooded": 2% is the red line, cut when the time comes.
"Just wait a bit; maybe it will rebound"—this statement can ruin all rolling plans. During rolling, each stop loss must be strictly controlled within 2% of the total funds. For a 5000 yuan principal, this means 100 yuan; for a 100,000 principal, it means 2000 yuan. When the time comes, cut immediately without any excuses.
In 2023, Bitcoin rose from 30,000 to 40,000. I used 1x leverage to roll, with 3 stop losses in between, each losing 1000-2000 yuan, but ultimately 6 profits made the total funds triple. If I had held on during one of those stop losses, I might have been washed out by the volatility and missed the subsequent main uptrend.
Three, from 5,000 to 1 million: divide into 3 stages of rolling, with specific operations at each step 🔥🔥🔥.
To roll 5000 yuan to 1 million, it needs to be advanced in stages, with different goals and strategies for each stage. It's like climbing stairs; if you skip 3 steps at a time, you will fall, but taking one step at a time will help you reach the top.
First stage: 5,000 → 50,000 (accumulate starting capital, practice feel).
Core goal: familiarize yourself with the rhythm using spot + small leverage, accumulating the first "no-pressure funds."
First, use 5000 yuan for spot: buy BTC, ETH at the bear market low (for example, when BTC dropped to 16,000 in 2023), wait for a rebound of 10%-20% to sell, repeat 3-5 times to roll the funds to 20,000.
Join 1x leverage rolling: When BTC breaks through key resistance levels (like 20,000, 30,000), open a long position with 1x leverage. If you make a 10% profit, add 10% to the position using floating profits, with a stop loss of 2%. For example, with a 20,000 principal, first open a position of 2000 yuan, earn 200 yuan, then add 200 yuan to the position, keeping the total position not exceeding 10% of the principal.
Key: in this stage, do not pursue speed; focus on practicing "stop losses + floating profit additions" muscle memory, completing at least 10 profitable trades before entering the next stage.
Second stage: 50,000 → 300,000 (grasping trend markets, amplifying profits).
Core goal: increase the frequency of rolling in a clear trend, relying on "segment compounding" to speed up.
Only operate in "certain trends": for example, when BTC daily closes above the 30-day line and trading volume increases by more than 3 times, confirm the upward trend before rolling. After BTC ETF passes in January 2024, it will be a typical trending market suitable for rolling.
Position addition ratio: for every 15% profit, use 30% of the floating profit to add positions. For example, if the principal of 50,000 earns 15% to 57,500, take out 2250 yuan (30% of floating profit of 7500 yuan) to add positions, keeping the total position within 20% of the principal.
Take profit strategy: for every 50% increase, take 20% profit; for instance, rolling from 50,000 to 100,000, first take out 20,000 cash, leaving 80,000 to continue rolling. This way, you can lock in profits while avoiding a "profit withdrawal" mindset collapse.
Third stage: 300,000 → 1 million (relying on large cycle trends, earning "era dividends").
Core goal: seize the big market changes of bull and bear, using one big trend to make the leap.
Wait for "historic opportunities": for example, if Bitcoin rises from the bottom of a bear market (like 15,000) to the middle of a bull market (like 60,000), this kind of 5-fold trend can amplify rolling to more than 10 times the profit. In the bull market of 2020-2021, some people rolled 300,000 to 5 million, relying on this kind of big trend.
Dynamically adjust positions: 10%-20% position in the early stage of the trend, increase to 30%-40% in the middle stage, and reduce back to 10% in the later stage. For example, when BTC rises from 30,000 to 60,000, start with a 30,000 position, add to 60,000 when it rises to 40,000, reduce to 30,000 when it reaches 50,000, so as not to miss the main uptrend while also reducing risk at the peak.
Ultimate discipline: stop rolling when funds reach 800,000, take out 500,000 to store in stablecoins, and continue to operate with the remaining 300,000. Remember: the endpoint of rolling is "locking in wealth," not "rolling forever."
Four, the most easily overlooked: the "mental moat" of rolling 🔥🔥🔥.
Rolling from 5000 yuan to 1 million, technology accounts for only 30%, while mindset accounts for 70%. I have seen too many people pass the technical hurdle but fail because of two mindset traps.
1. Don't be greedy for "perfect positioning": missing out is better than making a wrong addition.
There will always be people tangled up in "added too early" or "added too little"; for example, planning to add positions after a 10% profit, but feeling anxious to add when it rises to 9%, or waiting for a pullback when it rises to 15%. In fact, rolling does not require precision; as long as you add positions within the "profit range," it is not considered wrong.
It's like farming; as long as you sow in spring, it doesn't matter if you sow a few days earlier or later; it's still better than missing the planting season.
2. Accept "imperfect stop losses": stop losses are costs, not failures.
During the rolling process, having 3-4 stop losses out of 10 trades is normal. In 2023, I did SOL rolling, with 2 stop losses out of 5 trades, but the remaining 3 trades made profits that increased the total funds by 80%.
Treat stop losses as "buying a ticket"—to enter the amusement park, you must buy a ticket. Occasionally encountering a not-so-fun project does not allow you to refund the ticket, but it does not affect your enjoyment of other projects.
Five, three practical cases of rolling with 5000 yuan: avoid the pits others have stepped in 🔥🔥🔥.
Positive case: rolling from 5000 yuan to 780,000 relies on the "dumb method."
From 2022 to 2024, some people started with 5000 yuan in spot, buying ETH (880 dollars) in the bear market, selling at 1200 dollars for a 40% profit; then using 1x leverage to roll, adding 10% to the position for every 10% profit, with a 2% stop loss, rolling to 780,000 in two years. His secret: only do ETH, do not touch altcoins, do not change coin types, win with "focus + discipline."
Negative case: 100,000 → 500 yuan, died from "leverage addiction."
In 2023, a retail investor used 5x leverage to roll with a 100,000 principal. After making 50,000 in the first two trades, he raised the leverage to 10x. As a result, he encountered a flash crash in BTC and lost everything to 30,000; not convinced, he added positions with 10x leverage again and lost everything a week later. He committed the cardinal sin of rolling: using principal to add positions and increasing leverage.
Key conclusion: the essence of rolling is "exchanging time for space."
From 5000 yuan to 1 million, at least 2-3 rounds of bull and bear markets (3-5 years) are needed. Those who fantasize about achieving it in one year will ultimately be educated by the market. The wealth password in the crypto circle has never been about "speed" but about "stability + duration."
Finally: The insight of rolling for ordinary people.
Can 5000 yuan roll to 1 million? Yes, but it requires meeting 3 prerequisites:
Use spare money to operate; losing it all won't affect your life.
At least spend 6 months practicing skills, completing 100 simulated trades;
Accept "slow" and do not pursue overnight wealth.
Rolling is not a myth but a tool for "ordinary people to reverse with discipline." Just like climbing stairs, every step is very ordinary, but if you persist for 1000 steps, you can reach heights that others cannot.
If you only have 5000 yuan now, don't worry. Start from the first profit of 100 yuan, and roll it up—wealth is like a snowball; it always has to start from a small snowball.
If you don’t have much time to study and don’t want to be distracted from contributing real money to others, while also wanting to profit steadily in the crypto industry, you might try quantitative strategies, such as using CCR smart spot robots and CCG contract quantitative robots to reasonably control positions, calculating the timing for entry and profit-taking with big data, thus freeing human resources.
