A few hundred or thousand U of principal, how to turn around in the crypto world?

The answer isn't that complicated: first learn to "lose gracefully," then think about "how much to win."

90% of retail investors lose money, not because of technical issues, but because they are overwhelmed by the impulse to "go all in at once, and get wiped out." Those who truly survive are the tough ones who treat stop-loss as routine and take profit as instinct.

**How to Trade Short-Term Contracts — The Precise Way with 5x Leverage**

Remember one hard rule: leverage no more than 5x, target profit locked at 6%-8%, and stop-loss must not exceed 3%.

Why so strict? Small funds can't withstand any reverse spike.

Here's how it works: use 10,000 U to trade ETH short-term, cut losses at 300 U immediately, and take profits at 600-800 U right away. Don’t complain about small profits! Consistently executing for two weeks, your account will steadily grow by 30%-50%. The real secret of short-term trading isn't to get rich overnight, but to "cut slowly with many small cuts" — stacking high-frequency small wins into a big snowball.

**How to Cut in Mid-Term Spot Trading — Eat Up 40% Main Rise During Shakeouts**

To achieve over 40% mid-term gains, you must get used to 5%-10% fluctuations.

The strategy is straightforward:

· Place stop-loss at key levels: previous low support or 4-hour MA60, and exit immediately if broken

· Take profit in two stages: when gains reach 30%-35%, sell half to lock in profits, and trail the remaining position with a moving stop-loss; if it retraces 8%, close all

No one can sell at the absolute high, but this system allows you to always sell near the second-highest point.

**Position Management — Determines Whether You Can Sleep Peacefully**

The same 10,000 U, divided into three parts for trading, is a completely different life from going all-in.

With a light position, an 8% floating loss still lets you sleep soundly; with a heavy position, a 2% drop makes you restless. The painful lesson tells us: heavy positions without stop-loss are like speeding with no brakes — fun until problems hit, then total crash.

Stop-loss isn't about admitting defeat; it's insurance for your account. Take profit isn't the end; it's periodic dividends. Before each trade, ask yourself: what's the maximum I can lose? Not how much I can earn.

Market opportunities are always there, but capital won't come back once lost. Most people fall into a loss cycle not because they lack effort, but because they lack a trading system truly suitable for small funds. This methodology is the key to that.