#2026年比特币行情展望 $ETH

From liquidation to turnaround: the underlying logic of retail traders' comeback

Heard of a pretty realistic reversal case.

Last year, a trader lost 150,000 USDT in a single irrational move. The account went from lively to only 10,000 left—that feeling—like the whole world turned black.

But five months later, things reversed. Not only did they fill the 150,000 gap, but they also earned an extra 50,000. How was that possible?

Opening the trading records, it’s a typical retail trader profile: rushing during gains, cutting during dips, toughing out losses. After reviewing a week’s trades, I found that 90% of the losses were stuck on two things—impulsive entries and stop-losses that were useless.

How did they change? Very brutally—they set two strict rules: a maximum loss of 5% per trade, and total daily loss not exceeding 10%. Sounds easy, but sticking to it? 97% of retail traders can’t.

Then, they made adjustments to their trading techniques. Only entering at key support and resistance levels of Bitcoin and Ethereum, with stop-losses placed 1.5% outside these levels. Once they earned 5%, they would pull out the principal, leaving the remaining profit as real chips. This approach directly shifted the risk profile from "gambling mode" to "professional feel."

Adding a third trick—using 2000 USDT to ambush small-cap coins. But not randomly. The standards are very strict: on-chain data must show large holders still holding, and the exchange’s reserves of that coin must be continuously decreasing (this is the light before the market starts moving).

In three months, 10,000 USDT turned into 210,000. Not by calling signals, but by accumulating through each trade.

The most touching phrase in the crypto world is—10,000 USDT is not hopeless at all. 99% of those who die, actually die from one thought: rushing to recover losses. Living is a thousand times more important than earning quickly. Those who see through this truth have already won.