When I first entered the crypto world, I also suffered daily losses—chasing highs and selling lows, heavily investing all at once, trusting 'teachers' for trading signals, and losing half a year's salary in a month. Until I woke up completely: the market never lacks opportunities; what it lacks is the ability to survive. Later, I started with 3000U and turned it into over 280,000 in six months. Today, I will share this three-step survival rule that helped me turn my fortunes around, free of charge.
Step 1: Stop the bleeding and split the warehouse (Newbie golden period 1-7 days)
The fundamental reason for liquidation is not poor skills, but rather uncontrolled positions. My solution is the '33% split warehouse method':
70% of funds to buy spot: only invest in top five mainstream coins like BTC/ETH, avoiding coins ranked 3-10 (these are often 'altcoin trap zones').
20% of funds reserved for arbitrage: used for price difference arbitrage on exchanges, which will be detailed later.
10% as a liquidity emergency fund: not participating in daily trading, only adding positions or stopping losses during extreme market conditions.
Bloody lesson: I once suffered a halving in a single day due to being fully invested in a 'star altcoin', and now strictly executing diversification has led to a total loss of no more than 10% of total capital after 5 consecutive stop losses.
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Step two: Arbitrage (guaranteed profit stage 8-30 days)
The core of small capital turning around is to leverage opportunities, not to stubbornly resist trends. My fixed income source every month comes from: arbitrage.
Specific operation:
Act when the cross-exchange price difference > 1.5% (e.g., Binance BTC quoted at 30000U, OKX at 30450U);
Buy in at low prices and simultaneously open short positions at high prices for hedging;
Earn three portions of profit: price difference income + funding rate + volatility space.
Case: Last month when TON was launched, I took advantage of the price difference between Binance/OKX with a negative fee rate, making an arbitrage of 4273U in one go. Data shows that less than 5% of people really execute arbitrage strategies, and this 5% is harvesting the other 95%.
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Step three: Hunt for new coins (advanced stage 31-90 days)
Once my funds break 20,000U, I start focusing on new coins launched within 72 hours. The logic is simple:
The dealers are eager to protect the market: In the initial stage of a new coin launch, the project party has the motivation to drive the price up;
Vulnerability window: The exchange's risk control is not perfect, making prices easy to manipulate in the short term.
My strategy:
When new coins are launched at major exchanges like Binance and OKX, quickly intervene within the first hour;
Set a hard stop loss at 3%, and take partial profits when exceeding 15%;
Never fight for love: No matter the profit or loss, clear the position within 24 hours.
Typical achievement: In June, when a new coin was launched, I experienced an 87% increase after placing an order, which was the result of dealers driving up the price and retail investors chasing the increase.
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The ultimate survival philosophy: Discipline > Skills
The cruel truth of the crypto world is: 90% of people lose because of emotional control issues, not due to lack of skills. To survive in the long term, you must stick to three iron rules:
When the trend is unclear, it's better to stay out than to gamble;
A single loss exceeding 10% must be cut, even if it doubles later, I won't regret it;
Withdraw 30% of monthly profits for cash, never reinvest all of it.
Finally, I'd like to share a piece of advice: The market always has opportunities, but the principal only comes once. If you keep cycling through losses, perhaps it's time to stop and think: Is the market targeting you, or has your strategy already exposed its flaws? #BTC If you are caught in a confusion of positions and don't know how to operate, follow me, and I will use practical experience to help you avoid pitfalls and steadily protect your principal while gradually earning profits!
