In the crypto world, people always talk about missing out on opportunities, but what's even scarier is losing your principal and not even having a chance to wait for the next opportunity.

Especially for those who only have a few thousand yuan, or less than 1000 USDT—don’t try to go all-in like others do.

My childhood friend A-Zhe lost so much last year he had to borrow from Huabei to pay rent. Later, he took 800 USDT and adjusted his strategy with me—now his account is close to 80,000 USDT, and he’s never been liquidated even once.

Now BTC is steady at over $90,000, ETH has climbed to $3,189, and while volatility looks huge, it’s not easy to actually make money.

A-Zhe turned things around thanks to three iron rules.

First, split your money into three parts: 200 USDT for intraday trades, only touching BTC and ETH. Last week, ETH surged from $3,100 to $3,240—he took his 4% profit and got out;

200 USDT for swing trades, like this time entering when BTC retraced to $85,000, held for 5 days and made 15%;

The remaining 400 USDT is never touched—a risk buffer.

Don’t always focus on those 1-2% tiny moves. The market is in a range 90% of the time, and frequent trading just pays more fees to the exchanges.

Once, A-Zhe waited 10 days, then caught ETH’s breakout above $3,000—one trade netted more than half a month of random trading.

Whenever profits exceed 15%, he cashes out half—it only counts once it’s in your pocket.

The most important thing is discipline: if the loss hits 1.5%, cut it immediately—never average down on a losing trade.

Having little principal isn’t scary—what’s scary is thinking you can win it all back in one shot.

I’ve organized A-Zhe’s notes—if you want to grow your small principal steadily, just reply “want” in the chat room, and let’s wait for the next opportunity together.