There are always new traders asking: Can I really make a profit with a small capital like 1200U in the current crypto market?

Honestly, I’ve heard this question too many times. Many people start off very pessimistic: "With small funds, there’s no chance to turn things around."

But I disagree with this view.

A recent case left a deep impression—an account with 1200U grew to over 37,000U in less than a month. It’s not luck, nor some trading genius trick; the core is two words: discipline.

**Why do most people fail to make money?**

In essence, there are only a few failed strategies, and almost everyone has fallen into these traps:

Going all-in on full position, then getting wiped out on a single pullback; taking small profits and rushing to cash out, missing the real breakout; chasing highs and selling lows, frequently switching coins, ending up with only single digits in the account.

They lose not because of the market itself, but because of their emotions and lack of execution.

**Three core rules for doubling small funds**

Many ask me how I turned 1200U into 37,000U. The method isn’t complicated.

**First: Always diversify, avoid all-in**

Divide 1200U into 12 parts, each 100U.

Always only trade with one part for trial, even if you make a wrong call and lose, it’s only 1/12 of your total funds. The mindset is completely different. This approach gives you ample room for trial and error and psychological buffer.

**Second: Reinvest profits to grow wealth**

When a direction is correctly judged and profits are realized, gradually add to the position. The key is to use profits to amplify the next trade, with the original capital as the safety net.

Many people’s problem is mixing profits with the original capital, so when a pullback occurs, all gains are wiped out. The logic here is: the original capital is the defensive baseline, and profits are the offensive ammunition.

**Third: Lock in profits step by step**

Once the account doubles, withdraw part of the profits into a secure account. Even if the market reverses later, you won’t lose everything, at least some gains are locked in.

**The actual trajectory from 1200 to 37000**

The trader started with only 1200U, and his mindset was almost collapsing.

He strictly followed this rhythm:

First trade: 100U trial, 30% profit, account becomes 1330U;

Third trade: add with profits, increasing position to 300U, this time the market was strong, earning 60%;

By the 11th trade, the effect of rolling profits became evident, and the account broke through 3000U;

Later, a trend-following move pushed it directly to 37,000U.

He couldn’t believe it himself. But this is the power of discipline.

**Current market background**

Recently, discussions around BTC strategic reserves in the US have heated up, and the RWA sector’s total scale continues to expand, signaling market activity. But regardless of the macro environment, the logic for small account operations remains unchanged—manage risk, control pace, and let profits compound.

**Why can’t you do it?**

Ultimately, it’s still a lack of disciplined execution.

You hesitate to cut losses when you should; you bail out early when you should hold; you get itchy hands when waiting for opportunities, forcing yourself to enter trades.

So it’s not that there are no opportunities, but every chance is destroyed by emotions and impulses.

The mechanism is simple, but execution is very difficult—that’s the cruelest truth in trading.