When your account still has a few hundred dollars left, you've actually survived 80% of people in the crypto world.

Stop messing around. Those hard-earned dollars have long paid for your tuition.

You're not just trading now; every order is a life-or-death decision.

The crypto world isn't a casino; it's a jungle. It's not about the size of your hand, but who can survive the longest.

When funds are low, it's easiest to panic and make reckless moves. But the real way to survive is this: first stay alive, then think about eating meat.

My friend's example from last year was quite eye-opening. His account had only $1,200, and he was trembling as he pressed the buy button, all he could think about was "how to double quickly." I poured cold water on him: the first lesson with small funds isn't how to make money, but how not to get liquidated.

After 90 days, his account grew to $80,000. Throughout the process, there was zero liquidation and zero margin calls.

It's not magic; it's just pushing the goal of "staying alive" to the limit.

The three iron rules that can revive small funds are:

**1. Money must be separated and kept aside to leave yourself a way out.**

For example, with $1,200:

$600 for short-term trading, only watching $BTC and $ETH, taking profit at 3%.

$400 for swing trading, waiting for key levels on the daily chart to break before acting, holding no more than 5 days.

$200 as a safety net, avoiding extreme market conditions.

People who go all-in tend to panic and sell at the first big red candle. Those with reserves have a chance to come back.

**2. Only dance with the trend, don't waste time arguing with the market.**

70% of the time, the market is just sideways. Moving recklessly is like working for the exchange.

If there's no signal, go to sleep. Only act when there's double confirmation. Take 12% profit first and lock it in, letting the rest of the position run on its own.

True experts rarely click their keyboards frequently. They only show up at the "must act" moment.

**3. Lock in discipline, cage your emotions.**

When losses reach the stop-loss point, don't wait a second.

After profits, cut your position in half first, set a stop-loss on the remaining, and continue.

Never add to losing positions again; break the illusion of "waiting for a turnaround."

Markets can deceive you, but once discipline is broken, losing money is inevitable.

From $1,200 to $80,000, it's not about how much more you earned, but how many deadly mistakes you avoided.

Small capital isn't scary. What's scary is always thinking of a big comeback.

Put these three sentences where you can see them:

**Diversify risk, wait for opportunities, follow discipline.**

Many people have been blindly stumbling in the dark; now the light is in your hand. Stay alert, and step by step, move upward.