#大户持仓动态 The real cost of surviving with small funds in the crypto world.

I started with a few hundred U, witnessed the madness of a 15-fold increase in one night, and also suffered a single loss of 40,000 U.

The most heartbreaking fact in the crypto world is right in front of us: 0.1% of people take 99.9% of the profits, and the rest are just "stepping stones" in the market. With little capital, do you still want to survive? Want to grow big? There are no shortcuts, only one way - persistently tackle intraday fluctuations, treating your capital as if it were your life.

**Overnight positions can cost you your life**

Small funds are afraid of sudden black swan events. I was once liquidated in the middle of the night due to a spike, and since that day, I've set a rule: I must close my positions on trading days and never gamble on the night market. The crypto world never sleeps, but the opportunities for retail investors are only during the few smooth market waves driven by the main forces in the daytime. At night, liquidity dries up completely, and any slight movement can make your account disappear. Instead of dozing off in risk, it's better to honestly close positions and clear out.

**Stop-loss is not just a decoration; it is a lifesaver**

This is something I engrave in my mind: the maximum loss per trade is 2% of the total capital, and if the total drawdown in a day exceeds 5%, I immediately stop trading. Change the numbers and you'll understand—if the principal is 5000U, the ceiling for a single loss is 100U, and the maximum loss in a day is 250U. Many people fall victim to the phrase "just wait a bit more", and small losses turn into liquidation. The reasoning is simple: there are plenty of opportunities in the market, but once the capital is gone, the game is over.

**Be more ruthless when making money**

These three points test a person the most:

Withdraw your principal as soon as your profits exceed 20%—let the profits run, but don't let the meat you have in hand fly away; refuse to act impulsively, and don't execute more than 3 trades a day. It's okay to miss market opportunities, but making wrong trades is what can be fatal; if you incur consecutive losses, forcibly exit the market. Don't think about "revenge trading" to recover losses, that's suicidal.

An old trader said it well: "The secret to making money in the crypto world is not to guess the market correctly, but to lose the least when you do lose."

**Only touch mainstream coins, don't think about "shitcoins"**

Small amounts of capital can't withstand reckless fluctuations. My pool consists of mainstream coins like BTC and ETH, which have relatively mild volatility and sufficient liquidity, so they won't fall victim to sudden zeroing out. Those who promote "hundredfold potential" for second and third-tier coins? Most of them are well-designed harvesting traps.

**Final Words**

The crypto world is a test of human nature. Don't be impulsive when the market is good, and don't collapse when you incur losses. Once you turn trading into a purely mechanical action—looking for signals during the day, closing positions at the end of the day, withdrawing principal from profits, and using stop-losses for losses—the casino can truly become your ATM. $BTC $ETH