From 3000 U to 53,000 U, it took me 3 weeks, and I didn't blow up my account or gamble my life away.

During that time, I was left with only 3000 U.

Every day I looked at my account, feeling as if someone had hollowed me out, even afraid to open the Binance app.

When my family asked how I was doing lately, I could only force out a sentence, "I'm fine," and then turned away to smoke alone on the balcony.

I was always thinking about buying at a low point and becoming rich in one go.

So what happened?

It was either picking up at a half-mountain or getting hit by a flying knife, and I ended up turning hundreds of thousands into just 3000 U.

With this little capital, I made a firm decision for myself: no more life gambling.

So I focused on two things:

First, honestly follow trends, not gamble on peaks and troughs.

I used to love to catch rebounds, but 90% of the time it was like licking blood from a knife’s edge.

Now I don't care what others are saying: it’s going to the moon, this is the bottom.

I just focus on the trend, don’t move without a signal, follow only when there’s a trend, and honestly nibble on the meat in the middle.

Second, control drawdown, never over-leverage.

There isn’t much money in the account, so I can’t afford to mess around. I must keep 30% of the funds liquid. Once the position is too heavy, I immediately reduce it. If I do it right, I take small steps quickly; if I do it wrong, I stop the loss immediately. Once I lock in profits, I take them in batches, not greedy.

Just like that, in 3 weeks, I turned 3000 U into 53,000 U.

What surprised me even more was that several brothers who followed my rhythm also turned around:

Some turned 500 U into 18,000 in 45 days.

Some rolled 800 U into 34,000, relying on short positions.

And some turned 10,000 into 186,000, ending with 14 trades and then resting.

Many people see these numbers and their first reaction is: Is there insider information? Are they betting big?

Insider information is not something you and I can touch, and the fantasy of getting rich quickly is more harmful.

What can truly sustain you is stability + compound interest.

Compound interest is the real magic in the crypto world.

If you slowly endure and protect your principal, the money will keep increasing; but if you have the mindset of getting rich overnight, your account will be cleared in less than a month.

On this journey, I've seen too many people, making money in a bull market for a year, only to lose it all in three months during a bear market.

It’s not about skill, it’s about being too eager.

And only today do I understand:

The crypto world isn't about who is the smartest, but about who can survive.

Being stable and being able to live on is more important than anything else.

If you are also feeling lost right now, why not take a break?

Stop fantasizing about doubling your money overnight, first think of ways to protect your principal.

Slow down, survive, perhaps that’s your real first step to turning things around.