I have seen too many accounts that didn't fail because of the market itself, but because of the traps of unwillingness to give up and infinite position adding.
An trader left a deep impression on me—after seven consecutive margin calls, with only 2000U left in the account, everyone around him advised him to stop. But he didn't give up; he spent three months growing the account to over 70,000, relying not on insider information or all-in bets, but on persistent rolling and position control on the $UNI and $SOL assets.
Many people associate rolling positions with gambling, but in reality, skilled traders follow the opposite approach—gamblers want to hit big with one bet, while rolling positions operate on a different logic: small mistakes are tolerated, and profits are used to gain more operational space. The focus is never on quick gains but on surviving long enough.
This strategy may sound simple, but it surprisingly provides stability, with three core steps:
Step one: Invest only 30% of the capital to test the direction. If the judgment is correct, add another 20%. The first trade must never be a heavy position—that's the baseline for survival.
Step two: Most people can't get past this—take profits and exit part of the position when floating gains reach 6% to 9%, using the earned money for the next round of position adding.
Step three: When the account doubles, withdraw the initial capital, locking in half of the principal, and continue rolling the rest. Once the mindset stabilizes, the account growth accelerates.
Here's a simple calculation: starting with 2000U, using 2x leverage, closing each trade after earning only 8%, you can make 320U per round. After ten rounds, it totals 3200U. It may seem slow, but those who complain about the pace have already wiped out their accounts.
The harshest truth in the crypto world is: markets change, news changes, but human greed never does. Rolling positions are not about gambling for quick riches; they are about using discipline to gain certainty.
Those who truly survive in this space boil down to three things: controlling position size, maintaining rhythm, and having strong execution. The crypto market never lacks opportunities; what’s scarce are traders who can survive until the end.
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Degentleman
· 01-11 12:45
Damn, that hit too close to home. That’s my blood, sweat, and tears lesson from last year.
Being unwilling to accept it really is poison. I didn’t make a single profit and wanted to double down, but in the end, I got completely wiped out.
I believe in the guy who turned 2000U into 70,000. Small amounts and multiple rounds may sound boring, but some people have actually survived by doing it. Everyone who died around me was trying to go all-in at once.
I couldn’t bring myself to exit at 6 to 9 before. I kept wanting to squeeze out a little more. Now that I think about it, I was really stupid.
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AirdropJunkie
· 01-11 12:44
To be honest, this approach sounds simple but really hits the mark. Those around me who are still alive are indeed disciplined, not relying on luck.
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LuckyHashValue
· 01-11 12:41
In short, greed is a disease that cannot be cured. I also have friends like that around me.
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Honestly, discipline is easy to talk about but hell to implement. Most people die at the step of not taking profits.
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From 2000 to 70,000 sounds great, but people only look at the result and not the process, forgetting that it’s the discipline accumulated over three months.
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Rolling positions vs. all-in, one is paying interest, the other is dreaming of getting rich quickly. The crypto world never lacks gamblers, only living people.
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This set of logic is interesting, but I still think the difficulty of execution is seriously underestimated. How many people can really stick to a 6% target and then exit?
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Living long enough hits the nail on the head. It’s really a battle with one’s own greed. Win and you live; lose and you go back to zero.
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TopBuyerBottomSeller
· 01-11 12:39
That hits too close to home. All those dreams of getting rich quickly around me have finally turned into dreams of liquidation.
Three months from $2,000 to $70,000—these are true players, not those gamblers who go all-in on a single bet.
I'm the kind of person who hates slow progress; I’ve already wiped out my account. Only now do I realize that surviving is a thousand times more important than earning quickly.
Rolling over positions is really an art of discipline, but most people simply can't follow through. A 6% stop-loss? They can't even imagine it.
The key is mindset. Doubling the account and then locking in the principal—I've never thought of this step before. It's so clever.
Greed is something that can't be changed no matter how the market fluctuates, which is why we need rules to restrain ourselves.
In summary, it's these three things. They seem simple, but very few actually do them. I finally understand now.
I have seen too many accounts that didn't fail because of the market itself, but because of the traps of unwillingness to give up and infinite position adding.
An trader left a deep impression on me—after seven consecutive margin calls, with only 2000U left in the account, everyone around him advised him to stop. But he didn't give up; he spent three months growing the account to over 70,000, relying not on insider information or all-in bets, but on persistent rolling and position control on the $UNI and $SOL assets.
Many people associate rolling positions with gambling, but in reality, skilled traders follow the opposite approach—gamblers want to hit big with one bet, while rolling positions operate on a different logic: small mistakes are tolerated, and profits are used to gain more operational space. The focus is never on quick gains but on surviving long enough.
This strategy may sound simple, but it surprisingly provides stability, with three core steps:
Step one: Invest only 30% of the capital to test the direction. If the judgment is correct, add another 20%. The first trade must never be a heavy position—that's the baseline for survival.
Step two: Most people can't get past this—take profits and exit part of the position when floating gains reach 6% to 9%, using the earned money for the next round of position adding.
Step three: When the account doubles, withdraw the initial capital, locking in half of the principal, and continue rolling the rest. Once the mindset stabilizes, the account growth accelerates.
Here's a simple calculation: starting with 2000U, using 2x leverage, closing each trade after earning only 8%, you can make 320U per round. After ten rounds, it totals 3200U. It may seem slow, but those who complain about the pace have already wiped out their accounts.
The harshest truth in the crypto world is: markets change, news changes, but human greed never does. Rolling positions are not about gambling for quick riches; they are about using discipline to gain certainty.
Those who truly survive in this space boil down to three things: controlling position size, maintaining rhythm, and having strong execution. The crypto market never lacks opportunities; what’s scarce are traders who can survive until the end.