With less than $1,500 principal, still want to turn things around in the crypto market? I've seen too many people go all-in on contracts with just a few hundred dollars, ending up with nothing left of their principal.

Last year, I mentored a guy who entered with $1,200, and in just three months, he turned it into $50,000 without ever being liquidated. Don't think he's just lucky; it was all about discipline and execution.

His approach is actually simple—divide the money into three parts. $400 dedicated to short-term trading, with no more than two trades per day, never greedy; another $400 kept reserved for those big opportunities that are obvious at a glance; the last $400 is his safety net—if a big red candle hits him, he can at least stand up and restart.

The key is he never trades during choppy consolidation phases—those volatile candles that spike up and down, where nine out of ten trades get stopped out. He only focuses on clear trend opportunities; he’d rather watch the market move away than gamble on uncertain 50% chances. Whenever he earns more than 30% of his principal, he immediately takes half out. Only when the money is in the wallet does it count as a real profit.

Another strict rule he has: cut the position if loss reaches 3%, and move the stop-loss to lock in 10% profit. No bargaining, just mechanical execution. Many people fail because they keep saying "wait a bit," only to see small losses turn into big ones, and profits shrink back to break-even.

For small funds to turn around, it's not about predicting accurately but about controlling your hands and protecting your money.