Don't scroll away just yet. If you've recently been liquidated on a contract to the point of wanting to smash your phone, or if you're staring at the market in the middle of the night at 3 a.m., this message might help you stop the bleeding.

I spent 8 years turning a 1000 yuan order into a million-level account, but this isn't some secret trading in a signal group. It's the experience of surviving after stepping on every pitfall step by step.

Recently, someone asked me, "Can I still double my money quickly now?" I only replied with three words: "Stay alive first."

When this market rises, it soars like a rocket; when it falls, it drops like cliff diving. The stories you see are all myths of others. The only thing you really need to do is one thing—don't become the one being harvested. Today, I’ll lay out the pitfalls I’ve walked through over these 8 years. There are no complicated indicators or black technology, just practical methods you can directly apply.

**Level One: From 1,000 to 10,000, keep the account locked and steady**

When I first entered the market, like all beginners, I would go all-in at the sight of a "good news," and I heard about "100x coins," I would bet everything. I lost 400 yuan in the first month. Looking at my account balance, I realized one thing: this 1000 yuan isn't investment capital; it's tuition. And this tuition can't be paid all at once.

Since then, I set two rules for myself, and I’ve never broken them:

**Rule One: Single-loss limit not exceeding 2% of the ceiling.** No matter how confident you are that a trade will make money, the amount you invest each time should be controlled within 10% of your total principal. Even if you lose this one completely, the damage to your account won't exceed 1%. Sounds conservative? I've seen too many people lose half a year's savings because of the thought, "This time is definitely safe."

**Rule Two: Take profits at 20%.** As soon as a trade reaches 20% profit, close it immediately and take the profit.