Let me tell you a true story. When I was 38, I'd already been in the crypto space for eight years. One time, I did a rolling position operation and turned 2,000 yuan of principal into 2 million overnight. Now my assets are well over ten million, and I treat this market like an ATM—but the premise is, you have to understand the rules.

Crypto isn't a casino, it's a battlefield. When your principal is small, you can't mess around—you need to be as patient as a hunter.

Last year I met a friend whose account only had 1,000 USDT. At first, he was so nervous placing trades, worried that one move would wipe him out. I told him, "Don't panic. Stick to discipline, and you can climb up slowly."

So what happened? In three months, his account grew to 16,000 USDT—he caught that $WIN wave nicely. In five months, he jumped to 38,000 USDT—he also made a good profit from $NOT . Not a single liquidation along the way.

Some say it was luck? Nonsense. It was iron discipline.

These three rules helped him grow from 1,000 USDT to where he is now:

**Rule 1: Split your money, never go all in**
Divide your principal into three parts: 40% for intraday trading, just focus on Bitcoin and Ethereum, take profits when the move is 3%-5%; 30% for swing trading, only enter when you're sure, hold for 3 to 5 days; the remaining 30% is your life-saving fund—no matter how crazy the market gets, don't touch it.

Have you seen those who go all in with a few thousand USDT? They get excited when it goes up, panic when it drops, and end up wiped out. The ones who survive always leave themselves a way out.

**Rule 2: Only trade trends, don’t mess around**
The market is in a sideways grind 80% of the time. If there's no signal, just sit tight. Only act when there is a signal.
Made 15%? Withdraw half and lock it in.
The rhythm of the pros is: if you don’t move, it’s fine, but when you do, you have to hit. When he doubled his account, I watched him stay calm, take profits when he should, never greedy.

**Rule 3: Rules above all, control your hands**
Never risk more than 3% loss per trade—if it hits, you exit;
If profit exceeds 5%, cut half the position and let profits run;
Never average down on losses—don’t let emotions destroy your account.

Making money depends on your system, not your feelings.

Remember, having a small principal isn’t scary. What’s scary is always thinking you’ll “make it big in one shot.” Growing from 1,000 USDT to 38,000 USDT wasn’t luck—it was rules, patience, and discipline. The market doesn’t pity impulsive people, but it does reward those who play by the rules.