Family, who understands! I came across a fan's private message yesterday, crying about how tragic it was: with a capital of 10,000, excitedly entering the crypto circle, being fooled by so-called 'mentors' into chasing a worthless token, and recklessly adding 10x leverage, resulting in losing down to only 2,000 in 3 days. Now, even drinking milk tea makes me hesitate whether adding pearls is an extravagant expense, and I'm reluctant to use the discount on takeout!
As someone who has been in the crypto circle for 8 years, going from a capital of 10,000 down to 3,000, and then rolling up to 600,000, I really want to say this: this circle is not a 'grassroots wealth withdrawal machine', but a 'sickle screening machine'! 99% of people are just cannon fodder for others, and the remaining 1% of survivors rely not on luck, but on a clear mindset of 'definitely not seeking death'! Today, I'm sharing heartfelt insights: with a capital of 10,000, is it possible to survive and still make some small money? Remember these 3 iron rules, don't be a vegetable that gets cut again!
First, let me pour some cold water: The crypto space is harsher than you think, and the scissors hide in the details!
Many beginners think with a 10,000 principal, 'since it’s not much, let’s take a big gamble,' which is really too naive! The casino at least has transparent rules, you know who the opponent is, but the scissors in the crypto space are hidden deeper than the bottom of K-lines, with tricks that make it hard for you to defend!
When I first entered the industry, I was also tricked by so-called 'gods.' That guy always shouted in the community, 'inside news, this coin is going to pump 10 times.' I impulsively put all my 10,000 into it, and the result was that I was dumped the same day, losing 7000. Later, I learned that this 'god' was just a 'wholesale merchant of cutting leeks' for the project party; they make commissions by bringing in people to buy the dip, and they don’t care if retail investors lose!
Worse is 'concept harvesting'! Many small cryptocurrencies now have no real value at all, relying entirely on trendy terms like 'Web3 + AI' and 'metaverse + ecology' for packaging, and white papers are just copied over and over, filled with empty talk. I’ve seen the most ridiculous project rely on a PPT and a gimmick, rising 8 times in 3 days, then directly crashing to zero, leaving retail investors with nowhere to seek their rights! Remember: The crypto space is a zero-sum game; every penny you earn is someone else's real money lost. If there really were strategies that guarantee profit, who would take you for free? Those mentors shouting 'I’ll help you double' must have had their conscience eaten by dogs!
1 million principal 'survive + make a little money' 3 life-saving iron rules (I relied on these 3 rules to go from losing 7000 to earning 600,000)
1. Position allocation strategy: 80% anchor assets, 20% wild warehouse, don’t put all your eggs in one basket!
A 10,000 principal is not a 'last-ditch gamble,' but a 'seed for slowly rolling the snowball'; reckless betting is just a path to death!
80% of funds (8000) buy 'anchor assets': Choose those head varieties that have strong market consensus, high liquidity, and can quickly rebound even after a drop (those who understand, understand, just a few hard currencies recognized by everyone). These assets may rise slowly, unlike altcoins that double in a day, but they are very resilient and won’t easily go to zero, just like the 'load-bearing wall' of your account. Even if the market crashes by 30%, these assets might only drop by 10%, helping you preserve most of your principal and leaving room for recovery.
20% of funds (2000) play 'wild warehouse': It's not that you can't touch small cryptocurrencies, but you need to 'choose carefully'; don’t just jump into any trash! It must meet 3 conditions: ① Actual application scenarios (for example, solving real needs like payment and storage, don’t buy purely speculative concepts); ② Moderate circulation (too large won’t move, too small is easily controlled by manipulators, and gets cut precisely); ③ Active community (not bots spamming comments, but real people discussing and teams continuously updating progress).
Back then, I used 2000 to buy a small cross-border payment cryptocurrency, and after 6 months it tripled; this is 'returns within cognitive reach'; but those 'meme coins' that rose by 10 times without any real value are just giving away money! I’ve seen someone invest 2000 in meme coins, and in the end, they only had 10 left, enough to buy a pack of tissues to wipe their tears, which is really unnecessary!
2. Risk control: Keep losses within 100, leverage? Lock it directly!
This is the golden advice I learned from my pitfalls. I lost 7000 back then just because I didn’t stop loss + leveraged; thinking about it now makes me want to slap my past self!
Leverage? Beginners should just throw away the keys! A 10,000 principal is already weak, and leverage is an 'accelerated bankruptcy tool'! I once rashly added 10 times leverage, and a mere 5% drop forced me to close my position, losing everything. Beginners shouldn't touch any leverage above 5 times; it's best to lock the leverage function completely. Remember: If you keep your principal, you’ve already won against 90% of retail investors!
Single trade loss not exceeding 100: No matter how optimistic you are about an asset, the maximum loss per trade shouldn't exceed 1% of total funds (which is 100). Stop-loss is not cutting losses, it’s 'keeping you alive'! For example, if you spend 1000 to buy a certain coin, and it drops to 900, decisively cut your losses at 100, at least you still have 9900 to continue trading, which is better than losing everything. I now set a hard limit before each trade: if I lose over 100, I sell immediately without hesitation!
Profits must be cashed out: The profits in your account are all 'paper wealth'; today it may rise 10%, but tomorrow it could fall 20%. Only what you transfer to your own pocket is real money! Last year, I made a 40% profit on my 10,000 principal and immediately withdrew 3,000 to buy a new keyboard (it felt much better typing K-lines), later the market fell 30%, and I still made 2,000, which was quite nice! Beginners must remember: Once you make money, withdraw it in batches; don’t be greedy thinking 'just a little more profit,' otherwise, you may end up with nothing!
3. Operating logic: Don’t be a follower; only earn the money you understand!
Many people blame 'bad luck' when they lose money, but in fact, it’s because they acted on 'inside information' without thinking, which is no different from crossing the street with their eyes closed.
Only trust data, not 'rumors': Beginners don’t need to learn complicated technical analysis, just focus on two things: ① Key support and resistance levels (simply put, the positions where the price doesn’t drop or rise, you can find tutorials online that explain it in 5 minutes); ② Fear and greed index (over 80 means the market is crazy, time to sell; below 20 means the market is too panicked, you can slowly buy). Those who tell you 'internal quotas' or 'immediate pump' are not as reliable as my cat predicting K-lines; it's all a scam!
Trade less, review more: The market is in a sideways trend 80% of the time, and frequent trading is just paying platform fees! I’ve seen people trade 20 times a week, losing 1000 in fees, and ultimately losing 2000 in principal; they were just pure victims! I recommend no more than 3 trades a week; if there’s no clear signal, stay out of the market. Sitting on the sidelines is not wasting time; it’s waiting for opportunities to make money, which is much better than blindly trading and losing your principal!
Give up the fantasy of 'doubling overnight': A 10,000 principal earning 5%-10% monthly will be 18,000 - 31,000 after a year, and 33,000 - 97,000 after two years; although it’s slow, it’s stable! I gradually rolled to 600,000 by steadily earning 8% every month; those who want to get rich overnight by doubling have long been eliminated by the market. The core of making money in the crypto space is 'compound interest + stability,' not 'taking a big gamble!'
These 3 misconceptions, stepping on one makes it hard to recover!
Treating the crypto space as a 'tool to recover losses': When losing money, you rush to recover it, increasing positions, and trading frequently, which leads to a broken mindset, resulting in distorted operations, ultimately losing more and more. After I lost 7000, I also thought about adding money to recover, but fortunately, an older mentor stopped me; otherwise, I might have nothing left now!
Believing in 'small coins for wealth': Thinking that a 10,000 principal can only double by relying on small coins, while ignoring their risk of going to zero. Many small coins rise quickly but fall even faster; once you're trapped, there’s almost no chance of escape. I’ve seen someone buy a small coin, get trapped for two years, and in the end, the price dropped by 99%, only able to serve as a souvenir!
Ignoring transaction fees and slippage: A 10,000 principal is already not much, and the transaction fees from frequent trading are comparable to 'bloodsucking insects'! For example, if you pay 5 for each transaction, trading 10 times a week, you’ll lose 200 a month, which means 2400 a year, equivalent to a 24% reduction in principal—really too costly!
Lastly, I want to say something heartfelt: Making money in the crypto space is not hard, but staying alive is even harder! A 10,000 principal may not be much, but if you find the right method and slowly roll the snowball, you can also achieve small profits. What you should be afraid of is being overly greedy, thinking about getting rich overnight, and ending up being cut down to the ground!
