How can a small capital survive in the crypto market? Many people say that 10U is too little, making it difficult to even make a decent trade. But the reality is that having less capital can force you to build discipline and seek profits with more aggressive strategies amidst fluctuations.



A feasible approach is to start from ETH. ETH has ample liquidity, significant fluctuation space, and relatively controllable slippage, making it suitable for short-term trading.

**Initial Stage: Small Trial and Error under Extreme Leverage**

With a principal of 10U, split into two parts for operation—5U for opening positions and 5U as a risk reserve. For example, if ETH is priced at 3000U, open a long position of 0.0016ETH with 100x leverage (approximately 5U used as margin), set the take profit point at +50% for closing (profit of 2.5U), and the stop loss point at -20% for forced liquidation (loss of 1U).

Why set it up this way? With high leverage, a 1% fluctuation in ETH can trigger account doubling or liquidation. Instead of waiting for a big market movement, it's better to use high multiples to amplify small fluctuations. The goal for each operation is clear: earn 50% and exit with eyes closed, lose 20% and stop loss immediately. One to two trades a day are enough, and after a loss, calm down for 2 hours before re-entering.

**Mid-term Stage: Rolling Warehouse Rhythm After Winning Rate Accumulation**

Winning 3 times in a row, 10U can roll into 80U. The key is to adjust the position immediately after each victory. When at 20U, use 10U to go for 50% position, take profit at 15U (total 25U funds); at 25U, use 12.5U to operate, take profit at 18.75U (total 31.25U); at 31.25U, use 15U to operate, take profit at 22.5U (total 50U) — this is the logic of exponential growth.

But remember, if you get liquidated once in between, immediately go back to 10U and start over. This is not a punishment, but a way to prevent the risk from getting out of control when the account expands excessively.

**Later Stage: Reducing Leverage and Speed After Increasing Principal**

When the account reaches 80U, it is divided into 8 parts, with each order executed according to the standard of returning to 10U, but the leverage is reduced to 50 times, the take-profit is adjusted to 30%, and the stop-loss is tightened to 10%. Why? When the principal increases, you can no longer gamble for a double - the goal shifts from high-risk speculation to stable growth.

Many people make mistakes at this stage: when they see that their account has 100U, they feel they can relax their vigilance, and instead incur greater losses with 50x leverage. Trading is ultimately a survival game, and staying alive is much more important than making quick money.
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SorryRugPulledvip
· 4h ago
That's amazing, using 100x leverage to play with ETH small fluctuations, isn't this the textbook of gambler psychology? Haha
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alpha_leakervip
· 4h ago
Using 100x leverage on 10U, to put it bluntly, is just betting on human nature. Most people can't withstand the first Get Liquidated.
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