How did I grow my principal from 2,000U to 70,000U? What was the key?

Many people think it’s all luck, or just the result of going all-in and gambling. But I have to say, this journey was about strategy, discipline, and above all, respect for the market. Capital is like a snowball—the key isn’t how hard you push, but making sure the snowball never falls apart with each roll.

Starting Phase: Using 2,000U to Get a Feel for the Market

At the very beginning, I never expected to double my money. I had three goals: understand trading rhythms, control drawdowns, and survive. Leverage? I never went above 3x, absolutely no reckless risks. Each trade had a strict stop loss capped at 5% of total position size, and I’d take small profits and only enter when the odds were very high.

I didn’t make much during this phase, but my account drawdown never exceeded 20%. Steadily and surely, my principal grew from 2,000 to 6,000. It might not sound impressive, but surviving itself already puts you ahead of most people.

Acceleration Phase: Shifting from Steady to Fast

After reaching 6,000U, I adjusted my approach. I increased leverage appropriately, but never recklessly. When did I dare to add to positions? Only when the trend was clear, the distribution of holdings was obvious, and the news flow supported it—all three had to align before I acted. I’d add to winners along the trend, lock in some profits after a run-up, and never get greedy for the very last bit.

Here’s a key move: profit-protecting stop loss. In simple terms, it means moving your take-profit point so that you either keep making money or at least never lose. Profits only count when they’re in your pocket—paper gains can vanish at any time.

Compounding Phase: Diversification + Compound Interest Dual Engines

From 20,000U to 70,000U, I stopped putting all my eggs in one basket. I diversified positions, spread out my bets, and locked in profits whenever possible, letting the money I’d already earned keep compounding. It wasn’t about going all-in at once, but letting every single profit become ammunition for the next round of compounding.

Put simply, the core of compounding is: take small, quick steps, take profits when you can, and let compound interest do its work.

There are plenty of people in the market dreaming of getting rich quick, but the ones who actually survive several bull and bear cycles and still make steady profits never rely on gambling—it’s always systematic discipline and risk management. Going from 2,000U to 70,000U isn’t a miracle; it’s methodology.