Three liquidation events, leaving only $1800 in the account. At that moment, I truly understood that the essence of speculative trading is to achieve the maximum return with the minimal cost — this is the full meaning of "betting small to win big."

I wrote this sentence on a sticky note and placed it directly in front of my computer screen. I read it aloud every morning, and review it again at night. Before placing an order, I must ask myself three questions: Is the logic truly about betting small to win big? Is the stop-loss range minimized as much as possible? Is the potential profit space large enough?

Looking back at previous intraday trades, the problems are obvious. Making a small profit and then exiting, frequent entries and exits, with most of the gains eaten up by fees. A single stop-loss loss often equals the profit of ten small wins. This trading approach itself is flawed.

Later, I changed my trading framework. Intraday trades must target at least a week's profit potential; if I’m not confident, I don’t trade. Swing trading is more aggressive, only capturing those trends that can yield profits over several months or even half a year.

Last year, I participated in ETH’s rise from 1200 to 4000. I set a $100 stop-loss at entry, then gradually moved the stop-loss up to the cost basis according to the market. In the end, this trade earned $23,000, turning a small account into more than ten times its original size.

Long-term holdings are even simpler and more straightforward — holding with the idea of "winning for years on a single trade." No need to watch K-lines every day, just waiting for those big market moves that can change your fate.

Now I no longer chase tiny profits. Because I’ve learned a principle: whether trading makes money or not is never determined by the number of trades, but by the risk-reward ratio.

Betting the smallest cost for the most substantial gains — this is the true path for small funds to grow big in the crypto market. The cost of exploration is too high; every pitfall is stepped into, and the account would have been gone long ago.