An almost zeroed-out trader with only 1200U remaining. Over the past year, he was fully leveraged on arbitrage and chasing highs and killing lows, and the worst single night loss was 4800U. This was his last chip.
The critical turning point arrived. He began to operate along three directions again:
**Phase 1: Small-scale trial and error, regaining rhythm**
Using 30% of the position to enter low-priced, high-volume targets, he made 420U on the first trade. Then he immediately exited. This isn’t greed—it's about rebuilding confidence with small wins and locking in profits with a take-profit discipline. A week later, his account grew to 1580U.
**Phase 2: Profit-based position increase, capital isolation**
A key shift was initiated: the principal never moves; only the profits are used to add positions. The benefit of this approach is that your mindset becomes completely different—you’re trading profits, not the principal, so you naturally won’t go all-in. In just two days, the account tripled, reaching over 3960U.
**Phase 3: Confront human nature, maintain steady rhythm**
There will definitely be moments of restlessness. When you see hot coins skyrocketing and want to follow? Don’t. That’s how losses happen. Stick to two waves of small, confirmed market moves—no rushing, no greed. The account hits 6700U. Once the rhythm is right, the subsequent process will be smooth.
**Step 4: Seize BTC opportunities**
When BTC shows a key trend, enter precisely during a small pullback before a sharp rise. Two trades pushed the account to 17,000U.
Completed in 14 days. The core is actually very simple:
✓ Control position size—never full leverage, prioritize capital safety, use profits for trial and error ✓ Recognize signals—observe volume, price, and structure, don’t guess based on emotions ✓ Discipline in execution—no greed, no fear of losing, set stop-losses, keep total drawdown within 10%
It may sound unremarkable, but sticking to this logic is enough.
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DaisyUnicorn
· 12-13 16:51
Isolating the principal is a brilliant move, like planting a protective wall around the principal, only allowing the small flowers of profit to take risks... Speaking of which, this guy's change in mindset is the most valuable lesson of all.
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WenMoon
· 12-13 16:51
Wow, this is the real turnaround, much more reliable than those braggers.
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LiquiditySurfer
· 12-13 16:51
Damn, the strategy of principal isolation is really genius. I only understood it after losing all my principal before.
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ProbablyNothing
· 12-13 16:48
Honestly, I knew this logic a long time ago, but I just couldn't stick with it... The part about capital isolation is indeed absolute, using profits to push through is completely a different mindset.
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HalfIsEmpty
· 12-13 16:47
To be honest, I agree with this approach, but I couldn't quite hold back at 17,000... Going from 1,200 to 17,000 in 14 days, unless every move was perfectly timed, otherwise... forget it, no more heartbreak. The key is that the logic of isolating the principal truly struck a chord. Using profits to gamble with your mindset is completely different; I won't shake with an all-in anymore.
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LiquidityWhisperer
· 12-13 16:26
In simple terms, if you haven't lost completely, there's still hope. The key is whether you can really hold back and not go All-in.
An almost zeroed-out trader with only 1200U remaining. Over the past year, he was fully leveraged on arbitrage and chasing highs and killing lows, and the worst single night loss was 4800U. This was his last chip.
The critical turning point arrived. He began to operate along three directions again:
**Phase 1: Small-scale trial and error, regaining rhythm**
Using 30% of the position to enter low-priced, high-volume targets, he made 420U on the first trade. Then he immediately exited. This isn’t greed—it's about rebuilding confidence with small wins and locking in profits with a take-profit discipline. A week later, his account grew to 1580U.
**Phase 2: Profit-based position increase, capital isolation**
A key shift was initiated: the principal never moves; only the profits are used to add positions. The benefit of this approach is that your mindset becomes completely different—you’re trading profits, not the principal, so you naturally won’t go all-in. In just two days, the account tripled, reaching over 3960U.
**Phase 3: Confront human nature, maintain steady rhythm**
There will definitely be moments of restlessness. When you see hot coins skyrocketing and want to follow? Don’t. That’s how losses happen. Stick to two waves of small, confirmed market moves—no rushing, no greed. The account hits 6700U. Once the rhythm is right, the subsequent process will be smooth.
**Step 4: Seize BTC opportunities**
When BTC shows a key trend, enter precisely during a small pullback before a sharp rise. Two trades pushed the account to 17,000U.
Completed in 14 days. The core is actually very simple:
✓ Control position size—never full leverage, prioritize capital safety, use profits for trial and error
✓ Recognize signals—observe volume, price, and structure, don’t guess based on emotions
✓ Discipline in execution—no greed, no fear of losing, set stop-losses, keep total drawdown within 10%
It may sound unremarkable, but sticking to this logic is enough.