Some people say that playing contracts with small funds is just giving away money, but I have seen real cases where 2000 yuan turned into nearly 200,000 yuan in a week.

No bragging, that guy just seized a time window—at three o'clock in the morning, when the European and American markets were shifting, and liquidity was at its thinnest. During last year's SOL crash, he sensed something was off and went short with a full position, capitalizing on a 200% fluctuation. This made me realize that timing is far more important than technique.

Later, I figured out four practical ways to survive on my own. I can't say they will make you rich, but they can at least help you pay less tuition.

**First Tip: Enter in Batches, Don't Go All In**

I usually divide the principal into three parts:
- Open 3x leverage with 500 to trade the ETH/BTC exchange rate, which is relatively stable.
- Bet on USDT decoupling repair when the Fear and Greed Index drops below 10, staring at 1000 bucks.
- Keep 500 for emergencies, only act when the funding rate soars above 0.3%.

This way, even if a shot goes awry, it won't lead to a direct liquidation back home.

**Second Tip: Don't Set Stop Loss Levels According to Textbook**

Most people place their stop losses at round numbers, which results in them getting hit by a spike. I prefer to use the Fibonacci 38.2% level and then move it up by 3% to avoid the CME gap. In simple terms, don’t stand in the crowd; move a few steps to the side, and when the whales are sweeping up, you can avoid a disaster.

**Third Move: Remember to Split the Earnings**

If the account exceeds 3000, it needs to be split: take out one-third to exchange for stablecoins to earn an annualized (FDUSD, which has around 6% ). The remaining money can be used for hedging—such as going long on low market cap AI concept coins while shorting the AI sector index. Last year, during the wave of WLD and AGIX, some people used this strategy to achieve 470% in a week, based on the price difference between individual stocks and the index.

**Fourth Tip: Only Touch What You Understand**

New projects are launched in the crypto space every day, but I only engage with those I have researched. Listening to news and going all in ten times results in being buried nine times; it's better to solidly learn some on-chain data analysis and read white papers. Ultimately, this industry relies on the monetization of knowledge, not luck.

Writing this is not to teach you how to get rich overnight, but to hope that newcomers will take fewer detours. The market is always there, and surviving is more important than anything else.