Recently, someone asked me how to survive and grow a small amount of capital in the crypto world?

I happen to have a case at hand. A trader entered the market three months ago with 2000U, and now his account has reached 38,000U. He doesn't have any special skills; he relies solely on a habit of persevering—before placing an order, he first calculates "how much he can lose at most," and only then thinks about "whether he can make a profit."

Most people lose money because they haven't even planned how to exit before rushing in.

Stop-loss and take-profit actions seem easy to talk about, but not many can actually execute them. They are essentially the line between life and death. Below are a few frameworks that I commonly use, which you can directly apply.

**How to do short-term contracts like this**
When using 5x leverage for short trades, my target profit is 6 to 8 points, but the stop loss absolutely does not exceed 3%. With a small capital and high leverage, a loss of 1% could wipe out the entire position. Previously, I used 10,000 U for short-term fluctuations in ETH, cutting losses at 3% and taking profits when it reached 6-8%. The profit per trade is not large, but over two weeks, I can steadily gain around 5,000 U.

**This is how to take spot swings**
If you want to ride a wave of a 40% market surge, don't let a 5% pullback scare you away. The stop-loss should be set at previous low points or on key supports like the 4-hour MA60, allowing enough space for the trend.

Take profit in two steps: when the price rises to 35%, sell half of your position to lock in profits; use a trailing stop for the remaining part, and if it retraces more than 8%, liquidate everything. If you can exit near the high, you have already outperformed the vast majority.

**Position management is the real key**
When your position is light, an 8% stop loss can keep you calm; when your position is heavy, even a 2% fluctuation can keep you awake all night. Remember this: not setting a stop loss with a heavy position is like removing the brake pads on a highway.

**Finally, let's talk about the underlying logic**

Stop-loss is used to save your life, while take-profit is the dividend the market gives you. Treat every trade as if it were your last: first, think about how to control risk and protect your principal, then consider how much profit potential there is.

Opportunities will always be there, but once the principal is reduced to zero, no matter how big the bull market is, it will have nothing to do with you. $BEAT