Small Accounts Want to Rise? Swallow Your Pride and Follow These 3 Rules First

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Browsing the internet now, all I see are posts like “$10,000 turned x10 in half a year,” “Quit my job in 3 months thanks to trading”—it makes my heart itch. Then I look down at my account, not even $5,000 yet, and suddenly my brain goes, “What if I just all-in too?”

Wait! Don’t let a moment of impulsiveness turn your account into a tombstone. I’ve been in crypto for 8 years, seen too many familiar stories: people go from poor → rich → wiped out, and finally conclude “The Market Is a Scam.” But the truth is, it’s not the market that hurts you—it’s not knowing how to survive.

Today, let me tell you a true story: $600 → $20,000 in 3 months. Not a miracle, but “iron discipline + the right strategy.”

Journey From $600 → $20,000: The Transformation of an Average Person At the end of last year, I met a fresh graduate who only had $600 for living expenses. He wanted to earn extra money to help his family, so he jumped into crypto hoping for an “easy life-changing” experience.

And then the usual tragedy began: Saw BTC move 1% and jumped in to chase.Saw the price drop 2% and his hands shook, wanting to cut losses immediately.Stared at charts 6–8 hours a day, entering trades at every little move.No profits in sight, but trading fees kept rising like a Google engineer’s salary. One time, he messaged me: “Bro, I’ve been losing for a few days. If I lose again, I won’t have enough for food. Should I all-in to make it back?”

I scolded him: “If you don’t trade, the market can’t kill you. But if you keep doing this, you’ll kill yourself!”

Then I made him do just 3 things: Drop the get-rich-quick mindset.Don’t chase hot contracts, don’t try to catch tops or bottoms.Only trade BTC and ETH, avoid pumping altcoins. And something strange happened: he actually LISTENED.

Results: January: $600 → $6,0005 take profits2 stop-lossesEach stoploss max 2%March: $6,000 → $20,000Caught 2 ETH pullbacksTraded at the right time, right points, didn’t get greedy “riding the whole wave” The whole journey: ❌ No account wipe-out ❌ No day with losses over 5% ❌ Never added margin or tried to “hold on to the death” He told me something honest: “So making money is… this boring, huh? But seeing my account steadily grow, I’ve never felt more at peace.”

3 Survival Rules for Those With Under $5,000—Etch Into Your Bones I’ve seen thousands of small accounts blown up. And 90% die simply for not following these 3 things.

Split Into 3 Parts—More Precious Than a Lucky Charm Not splitting capital = suicide. Must split into 3 equal parts, no exceptions. (1) Short-term – Quick trades (1/3 capital) Only trade BTC and ETH.Take profit at 3–5% each trade, then exit.Don’t touch altcoins pumping 50–100%—that’s where souls ascend to heaven. (2) Swing – Trend trading (1/3 capital) Only enter trades when: Price drops to strong supportMACD shows bullish signalStrong volume confirmation Target 10–12% → take half profit → move stoploss to breakeven. (3) Survival fund – NEVER TOUCH IT (1/3) This is your “oxygen tank” at the bottom of the sea. Lose both other parts, and you still have a way back. All-in traders have only 2 endings: Hit the jackpot or go bankrupt. And you already know which is more common.
Only Trade When There’s a TREND – Sit Out During Sideways Markets Crypto is sideways 80% of the time, trending 20%. But you love to trade during the hardest phase. Spotting sideways is easy: 👉 4H time frame—3 consecutive candles don’t break previous high or low → clear sideways. During this phase: Don’t tradeDon’t FOMODon’t try to make money from thin air A good trader spends 90% of their time… doing nothing.
Iron Discipline—One Slip and You Lose Everything This is what separates long-term survivors from those who last just a few weeks: ➣ Max stoploss 2% Never exceed this. Even if the market reverses, never regret. ➣ Profits over 4% → reduce position immediately Withdraw capital so the trade becomes a “free trade.” Lower risk = keep your money longer. ➣ Absolutely never add funds when losing Doubling down = doubling mistakes. Adding margin = doubling the speed of liquidation. You don’t need to win 100%. You just need: 10 trades → win 6 Small stoploss Reasonable take profit And your account will statistically grow.

Conclusion: Small Capital Isn’t a Sin—No Strategy Is You’re not poor because you have little capital. You’re poor because you act on emotion. You don’t lose because of the market. You lose because you have no rules. If you can truly “be strict with yourself” for 3 months, you’ll see a new version of yourself: Less FOMO Less reckless Less chasing tops—hitting bottoms And most importantly: losing less money Crypto isn’t for the fast. Crypto only rewards those who survive long enough.