Last year, I met a friend who was trading. At that time, his account was down to just 1,200U, and he asked me if there was any hope left.

I didn’t have any fancy solutions, so I just talked to him about three basic things. He followed my advice for three months, and surprisingly, his account grew to 50,000U without a single liquidation during that period.

**First: Stop gambling**

1,200U isn’t much to begin with. If you go all-in, you’re basically donating to the market. After that, he only used a small portion of his funds for each trade. If he lost, he wasn’t flustered—the important thing was to stay at the table. As long as you can keep trading, opportunities won’t disappear.

**Second: Only act when you truly understand what’s happening**

Ignore sideways markets and don’t touch price action you don’t understand. Only enter when there’s a real trend and the direction is clear. When you make a profit, take some off the table first, and let the rest ride with the trend. There’s a new market every day, so missing one or two trades doesn’t matter.

**Third: Don’t let your emotions control you**

Decide your stop-loss before opening a position. When it hits, get out—don’t hesitate or hope for a reversal. When you’re making money, don’t get cocky or double down out of excitement. Stop trading at your planned time each day; don’t wear yourself out staring at the charts.

He doubted it at first: “Can you really make a comeback being this conservative?”

I said, going slower is actually more stable.

The results proved it: the account grew bit by bit—not from one big win, but by consistently avoiding major mistakes.

Maybe you don’t have much capital right now and feel stuck, but as long as you stick to these rules, there’s still a chance for a turnaround. The market will always be there—the real challenge is whether you can survive until the next opportunity.