Leverage trading is most likely to destroy people not because of market movements themselves, but because of mindset. My actual trading last month gave me a much deeper understanding of this statement.

My initial capital was 5000U, and my account eventually reached 100,000U. There's no secret technology, no luck involved—just pure mastery of the word "steady." Many traders seeing these numbers ask how I did it? Honestly, it's just about repeatedly executing a few principles.

First principle: Never be greedy with your initial position. I used 20% of my 5000U, which is 1000U, as my first trade with 3x leverage for testing. Why not go all-in immediately? Because the market has too many variables—you never know how the next candlestick will move. Many people go full position from the start, and when the market pulls back even slightly, their account gets liquidated without even a chance to react.

After making my first profit of 1500U, I only withdrew 500U of it for adding positions, while reducing leverage to 2x. What's the benefit? Risk decreases gradually, but profits grow in a snowball effect. Each position increase is built on the gains from the previous trade, not by forcibly throwing in more capital.

Last month, BTC was ranging sideways for two weeks. Many people around me were trading frequently during this period and ended up with massive losses. What was my choice? I waited like an old tortoise, patiently waiting for that key signal to appear. Many people think trading requires frequent operations to make money, but it's actually the opposite. Real big profits are hidden in those few precise key entry points; most other times are just wasted effort and tuition payments.

Only when BTC broke through 111000 did I enter decisively. Why choose this point? Because it's a resonance of technical analysis and market psychology. The two weeks of sideways movement were actually accumulating momentum for this breakthrough.

Regarding liquidation line settings, I think this is the most critical point. When I set BTC at 108000, I directly set my liquidation line below 96000, which means leaving a 10% safety margin. This margin may seem small, but it's huge in actual trading. Markets often have wick movements—a single wick can liquidate unprotected accounts completely. I've seen too many people using 5x leverage stuck at support levels get completely wiped out by a single wick. An account goes from something to zero in an instant. Your liquidation line is your lifeline—never joke with it.

When my account reached 100,000U, I didn't pursue higher numbers but directly withdrew 80,000U to my bank card. How important was this decision? Extremely important. Because only money in your bank account is truly earned money. Numbers in your account are just on paper and can be wiped out by the market anytime.

I kept the remaining 20,000U trading in the account, which maintains operational flexibility while minimizing risk. Psychologically it's also more comforting—the bulk is already safe, and the rest is just spare money for experimentation.

To summarize the core of this method: first position never exceeds 20% of total capital; only consider adding positions after profits, keeping position increases relatively conservative; only participate in high-probability key trades, wait for other times; leave sufficient buffer space in your liquidation line, usually no less than 10%; take profits at certain levels and truly lock in gains.

This isn't some advanced theory—it's just the most straightforward way ordinary people can achieve doubling accounts through leverage trading from scratch. The core competitiveness is execution. If executed properly, the next person turning 5,000 into 100,000 could very well be you.