Survival rules for small capital traders: How to trade with less than 2000U?

If your account balance is less than 2000U, don't rush to place an order. In the crypto market, the size of your capital directly determines your margin for error - the less money you have, the higher the cost of trial and error, which makes systematic operations even more necessary.

Last year I had a case: an initial capital of 1200U, and I was so nervous that my mouse was shaking when I placed the first order. Three months later, the account balance exceeded 15000U, and by the fifth month it reached 32000U, with zero liquidation records during that period. Some say it was due to a good market, but the real core is in executing discipline.

Here are three copyable operational frameworks:

**Tiered Fund Management**. Break down 1200U into three independent accounts: 500U for capturing intraday fluctuations in Bitcoin and Ethereum, closing positions with a 3%-5% increase; 400U for swing trading over 3 to 5 days, entering the market after confirming the technical pattern; and the remaining 300U as strategic reserves, which will not be used under any circumstances. The root cause of many people's losses is the all-in approach, getting greedy when the market rises and panicking when it falls, unable to withstand the volatility.

**Trend trading first**. The market is mostly in sideways fluctuations, and frequent trading during this time only results in paying fees to the exchange. When there are no clear signals, stay out of the market and wait; once a signal appears, concentrate your efforts. When profits reach 15%, withdraw half of the principal; this is not being conservative, but rather ensuring you have the ability to continue trading. The traders who truly make money are never the ones who trade the most.

**Strict Stop Loss Rules**. Limit single trade losses to within 2%, and exit immediately when the stop loss line is triggered; when profits exceed 4%, reduce the position by half to let the profits run; never average down after a loss. Emotional trading is the Achilles' heel of small capital traders, and one must constrain oneself with rules.

The case of rolling from 1200U to 32000U relies not on luck or hitting a hundredfold coin, but on strictly adhering to these three frameworks. The biggest fear for small capital is the mentality of "I want to make a big turnaround," but the market never gives you the chance to gamble; it only leaves room for those who are prepared. The market is always there, but if your account blows up, then you really have no opportunity.