Small principal, has never been a reason to fail in the crypto world!

What truly can ruin you is the greed to always "go all-in" and gamble for a turnaround.

If you have less than 1200 U, what you should be learning now is not aggressive trading techniques, but how to survive in the crypto space—survive, and you will be ahead of 80% of people.

Sharing a real case I personally witnessed; after reading it, you'll see that even with a small principal, you can steadily grow!

A friend of mine, 28 years old, delivering takeout in Xi'an, has only 1200 U left in his crypto account.
He used to chase hot trends daily, full of confidence, buying on impulse, blindly averaging down; in just half a year, he nearly lost all his principal.
The more anxious he was, the more he lost; the more he lost, the more anxious he became, almost forced to exit the crypto space.

Seeing he was truly at a dead end, I gave him three strict rules, forcing him to follow them rigorously, with no flexibility:

✅ Rule One: Fund splitting, never go all-in (life-saving first)

Split 1200 U into 3 parts, each 400 U, with clear roles:

▪️ 400 U for short-term trading: quick in and out, take profits when good, don’t chase big gains
▪️ 400 U for trend following: identify clear directions, hold long-term, avoid frequent trading
▪️ 400 U as a safety fund: no matter how good the market looks or how tempting, never touch!

Many think that going all-in is aggressive and quick, but little do they know, going all-in is a form of reckless trading in the crypto world—one big explosion, then back to zero and restart.

✅ Rule Two: Only trade with a clear trend, avoid ambiguous zones

▪️ Don’t trade sideways: oscillating markets are exhausting and full of traps; the more you trade, the more you lose
▪️ If you don’t understand it, stay out: admitting you don’t understand is wiser than stubbornly trading; avoiding losses isn’t losing, it’s preventing bigger losses

Remember: losing money is never because the trend was wrong; it’s because you got caught in the oscillation of "I don’t understand but still trade."

✅ Rule Three: Write down rules, strictly follow them (the core of the core)

▪️ Cut losses at 2%: no matter how reluctant, if you lose 2%, exit immediately—no fighting, no averaging down
▪️ Lock in 4% profit: once you reach 4%, take out half of the gains, leave the rest to continue, and secure profits—this is true profit-taking
▪️ Withdraw at least 30% of the account’s profit: lock in the gains, don’t let "floating profits" turn into "floating losses"
▪️ Never average down when losing: averaging down isn’t adding to your position; it’s making losses worse—more averaging, more losses

It was these three simple rules that he strictly followed for four months.

From 1200 U, he grew to 25,000 U, now stabilized at 38,000 U, with no big explosions, no chasing long-term gains like a rookie anymore.

He later told me: "I used to think making money depended on luck and market trends, but I realized that in crypto, making money depends on sticking to simple rules, one by one."

After a drink, I want to tell all small-cap crypto enthusiasts:

There are many opportunities in crypto, but few can survive.
Small principal doesn’t matter—don’t always think about going all-in to gamble for a turnaround.
Doing it steadily, growing slowly, is better than anything else.

Ayu always believes that the long-term path in crypto isn’t gambling, but steady persistence and gradual accumulation.
May every one of you with a small principal stick to the rules, grow slowly, and eventually harvest your own profits. #AaveDAO2500万美元拨款提案 $BTC