In 2017, I started with $5,000 and experienced contract liquidations and personal life crashes caused by those around me, but my account always maintained an upward trend, with a maximum drawdown controlled within 8% of the principal. This was not achieved through insider information or airdrops, but by treating the market as a controllable probability game, establishing a clear risk framework, and strictly executing it.

**Level One: The Compound Interest Logic of Locking in Profits**

Set take-profit and stop-loss orders at the moment of opening each position. The core idea is to ensure profits are protected. When profits reach 10% of the principal, immediately transfer 50% of the gains to a cold wallet, and use the remaining profits to continue trading—this way, you only risk the money earned, keeping the principal always in the safe. Over five years, I have withdrawn a total of 37 times, with the largest weekly withdrawal reaching over $180,000. When the market continues to rise, enjoy the power of compound interest; when it reverses, at most, give back half of the profits. This "safe locking" mentality is often more important than prediction accuracy.

**Level Two: Dislocated Positioning for Multi-Cycle Sniping**

Focus on three timeframes simultaneously: use the daily chart to judge the overall direction, the 4-hour chart to find trading ranges, and the 15-minute chart for precise entries. For the same coin, I open two positions—Position A in key areas chasing longs, with a stop-loss set at the previous low on the daily chart; Position B places limit short orders in the overbought zone on the 4-hour chart in advance. Both stop-losses are controlled within 1.5% of the principal, with take-profit targets set at over 5 times. Since 80% of the market time is oscillating, others are prone to double-sided liquidations, but dislocated positioning allows me to profit from both directions. On the day LUNA collapsed last year, the price plunged 90% within 24 hours, and the dual take-profit orders on both sides caused the account to surge 42% in a single day.

**Level Three: Using Small Stops for Big Opportunities**

Winning rate is only 38%, but the profit-to-loss ratio reaches 4.8:1, which is the core of positive expected value. Each stop-loss is like buying an entry ticket—using a 1.5% small loss to seize the next trend opportunity. When the market is friendly, move the take-profit to let profits run freely; when the trend turns, exit decisively without hesitation. If I can capture just two decent trends per year, my returns will surpass most financial products.

**Practical Details**

Divide the account funds into 10 parts; each trade uses at most 1 part of the principal, and no more than 3 positions are held simultaneously. After two consecutive losses, enforce a break to avoid emotional revenge trading. When the account doubles, allocate 20% of the profits to US bonds or gold assets—this is the final step to truly realize profits.

The market does not fear traders making mistakes; it fears a complete collapse from which recovery is impossible. The essence of this logic is to use discipline and systematic thinking to counteract the market's randomness. I hope this can serve as a reference for friends who want to participate steadily in contract trading.