With compounding, if you get 11 trades right in a row, $10 can turn into $10,000. The numbers are tempting. I’ve seen too many people compound their way to a million, only to lose it all on the very last trade.
This is 10,000 times more thrilling than simply holding coins. Either you look like you got rich overnight, or you’re wiped out overnight. There are cases of people who had only 1,000 yuan left for food, then used compounding to turn it into 100,000 yuan in three months. Basically, it comes down to three things: high leverage, reinvesting profits, and sticking stubbornly to one direction.
Some people start by putting in just $300 to test the waters, opening a $10 position at 100x leverage each time. A 1% gain doubles the amount on paper. Once they’re in profit, they withdraw half and keep compounding the other half. Get 11 trades right in a row, and $10 can become $10,000. It sounds like a formula. In practice, it’s like walking a tightrope.
99% of people fail for these reasons: they make a profit but don’t stop, always wanting more; they take a loss and refuse to accept it, adding to their position as they lose more; or they keep switching directions and get whipsawed. Fall into any one of these traps, and all those winning trades were just building up to that final one.
There are just two iron rules: if you’re wrong, cut your losses immediately; if you’re wrong repeatedly, stop trading. Don’t fight the market all day. Once you’ve made a decent profit, you must withdraw it—never get carried away. Any profit you don’t withdraw will be taken for you by the next price spike, down to the last cent.
Last year, there was a huge market move: someone compounded $500 into $500,000 in three days. But before that, they’d waited a full four months without making a move. Compounding doesn’t mean trading every day. You act only when an opportunity comes along. Those four months of waiting mattered more than the three days of compounding.
People are asking now whether it’s still possible to compound. First, ask yourself three questions: Is the market volatile enough? Is the trend moving in one direction? Can you take only the middle of the move without getting greedy for the tail end? Only if the answer to all three is yes should you even consider it. If even one answer is no, you’re just looking for an excuse to get wiped out.
I wrote about when to withdraw half and when to stop in @波段王龙哥 . If you’re thinking about getting 11 trades right in a row to turn $10 into more, leave a comment with how much you have now. I’ll only talk about whether to withdraw from this trade and whether to stop if it goes wrong—not about the next $500,000 run.