If you only have a few hundred USDT in your hands, don’t rush to go all in. I want to share with you a real-life case.

In the crypto world, it’s never about who’s the boldest, but who can last the longest. As long as you’re still at the table, your turn will come eventually.

Last year I met a beginner who entered the market with just 800 USDT in his wallet. The first time he placed an order, his hand was shaking. Two months later, his balance had grown to 18,000 USDT, and by the third month, it was close to 30,000 USDT. He never blew up his account during the whole process.

You might think this was just luck, but actually, he stuck to three key principles.

**First principle: Don’t put all your eggs in one basket**

He split his capital into three parts:

300 USDT for intraday trading—only trading major coins like BTC and ETH, taking profits at 3%-5%, never getting greedy for that last bit.

300 USDT for swing trading—waiting for obvious trending markets, holding a position for three to five days, and riding the main wave of the trend.

400 USDT as survival money—this part never moved, never chased highs or caught falling knives, it was his true last resort.

It’s simple: people who blow up their accounts only have one, but survivors know how to diversify risk.

**Second principle: Don’t overtrade**

Most of the time, the crypto market is just ranging. Frequent trading just means paying more fees to the platform.

When there’s no clear direction, the best strategy is to wait. Wait for BTC to hold a key support, wait for ETH to truly break a resistance—that’s when you should step on the gas.

One more important point: when you’ve made 15% profit on your principal, withdraw half. Only money in your pocket is real—numbers in your account can turn into bubbles at any moment.

Those who make money understand this: stay low when it’s quiet, strike when the opportunity comes.

**Third principle: Let your rules make the decisions**

If you lose 1.5%, cut your losses immediately—don’t give yourself any time to hesitate.

When your profit hits 3%, halve your position and let the rest of the profit run.

Never add to a losing position—the more you average down, the closer you are to blowing up.

With trading, you don’t need to be right every time, but you must follow your rules every time. People who make money rely on discipline; those who blow up rely on emotion.

To be blunt—

Having little capital isn’t the problem; the problem is dreaming of getting rich overnight with just a few hundred USDT.

Turning 800 USDT into 30,000 USDT wasn’t about magic moves, just three things: don’t be greedy, don’t panic, follow the rules.

If you’re still getting nervous over $10 swings, don’t know how to diversify, and don’t know when to stop loss, what you lack isn’t luck, but a workable system.

The path to growing small money into big money is right here—the rest is up to whether you can stick to it.

The market’s direction is already changing. There’s no reason why the next person to seize the opportunity can’t be you.