During market volatility, many traders are experiencing the pain of account shrinkage. Recently, I’ve encountered quite a few friends trying to make a quick comeback after losses, but the results often end up worse.

One trader’s experience is quite typical. He went from a loss of 260,000 U to only 120,000 U remaining in principal. When he consulted me, his eyes were full of anxiety. His first reaction was to try more aggressive operations to quickly recover, but that only leads to a vicious cycle.

My advice is straightforward: recovering your capital relies on strategy and patience, not reckless gambling. Most people lose money because they want to instantly make it back after a loss, and after a profit, they’re afraid of losing it again. When the mindset is chaotic, trading naturally becomes disorderly.

Since the end of February, we have restructured our trading plan. The core idea is this: allocate most of the funds to stable positions, and only use about 25,000 U for contract trading. This 25,000 U is crucial — each trade’s margin is strictly controlled within 20%, to prevent a single loss from being too large.

Later, when BTC broke around $88,200, we followed up with a long position. Although we used 36x leverage, because the position was kept light, the actual risk was manageable. During market fluctuations, many people got shaken out, but we didn’t, nor did we blindly add to positions — we stuck to the strategy.

Now, this BTC position has already gained over 7,200 U in profit, and the total account equity has returned to 140,000 U. Although we haven’t fully recovered previous losses, the direction is very clear.

Honestly, during the process of recovering, the biggest enemy isn’t the market, but mindset. The truly effective method isn’t complicated: use small positions to test the trend, hold profitable trades with the trend, cut losses immediately if wrong, and follow up if right. It may seem slow, but in reality, this is the most stable and reliable way.

If you’re also working hard to recover, don’t rush. First, control your position size and maintain a steady trading rhythm. Recovering your capital is a step-by-step process. Don’t be anxious — slowing down can actually make you go faster.