People often ask: If I invest 10,000 yuan in the crypto world, can I really make a million?

Honestly, most people can't.

You've probably heard stories of people doing it, but that's a classic survivor bias—no one hears about those who fail. Stories of success spread across the internet, making you think that if you study hard enough, you can replicate it. Just like those cases of people from impoverished areas turning their lives around through business, they do exist, but they are definitely not you.

Mathematically speaking, what does a hundredfold increase mean? In any investment market, doubling your profit is already a remarkable achievement. Doubling in the crypto world (1 to 2) can happen with luck, nothing special. But going from 2 to 10 is much harder—it requires you to make no mistakes at all, as any misstep could wipe out your entire position. Going further from 10 to 100? Unless you're a genius trader or the coin you bought skyrockets overnight, you'll have already taken profits along the way in a slow-rising market.

Ask yourself: Are you that person? Clearly not, or you wouldn't be risking only 10,000 yuan to test the waters. Truly skilled people make money no matter what they do. The fact that you're investing 10,000 yuan in crypto already shows a problem—your capital is limited, you're an ordinary market participant, and based on current knowledge, you probably won't make a million, and most likely, you'll lose so much that you'll be left with only 1,000.

So, how can small capital achieve a qualitative leap in this market?

Key signals look like this:

First, a long consolidation after a sharp decline, followed by a sudden surge in volume and a breakout upward—only then is the trend reversal truly stable.

Second, the daily chart stabilizes above key moving averages, with volume and price rising together, and market sentiment clearly warming.

Third, when hot searches show no significant movement and retail investors are still complaining, the main players are already quietly positioning at low levels.

How to operate specifically? Taking a 50,000 yuan principal as an example:

First, this 50,000 must be accumulated profits from previous gains, used to recover losses and then to roll over positions.

Use an isolated margin mode, with a single position not exceeding 10%, and leverage capped at 10 times, which effectively means a 1x leverage level. Set stop-loss at 2% for safety.

After a breakout, wait for the price to rise 10% before adding to your position. Then, only use 10% of the new profits to open a new position, maintaining a 2% stop-loss at all times.

The key throughout is: never go all-in, never add to losing positions, and never stubbornly hold onto losing trades. When hitting the stop-loss, close the position decisively, turn off the trading app, and keep your powder dry for the next opportunity.

A 50% main upward wave can reach 200,000 yuan through compound interest, and catching two such waves is enough to reach 1 million. Ultimately, you only need to succeed 3 to 4 times in your life—rolling from 50,000 to 1 million, then to 10 million—and then you can retire with honor.