The biggest mistake when an account is weak is thinking about making a big turnaround with one shot. I have seen too many cases like this.

Recently, a friend contacted me late at night; he had only 800 yuan left in his account. He asked if he could leverage 100x and gamble. I asked him: "Have you ever seen a gambler turn things around by going all-in?" He was silent. My advice to him was simple—don't focus on catching perfect market conditions ten times a day; instead, make your position sizing solid.

Two weeks later, he sent me a screenshot of his account. 5,535 yuan.

His process was nothing mysterious. He didn't ask for any indicator formulas; he simply executed the most basic position scaling strategy properly. Today, I will break down this approach.

**First hurdle: Dare to experiment on a small account**

Many people with little capital try to gamble recklessly, which actually accelerates their downfall. I advised him to take a different approach: never risk more than 40% of his total funds on the first trade. With 800 yuan, he only used 300 yuan to test the waters.

This is not conservative. It’s using controlled losses to gain real understanding of the market.

He chose highly volatile coins like SOL and DOGE, but only traded very short-term 15-minute charts. Before entering, he waited for one of two signals: either the 5-day moving average broke down with volume doubling; or a deep lower shadow forming a "bottoming pin" pattern.

He made four trades in the first three days. Two profits, two losses. Each stop-loss was tight, no more than 3%. The worst loss was only 9 yuan. But through these back-and-forth trades, he started to sense some market patterns.

**Second stage: Find your own rhythm**

The point of trial and error isn’t frequent trading, but perceiving through repetition. He later realized that whenever Bitcoin repeatedly tested certain key levels, small high-volatility coins often broke out in tandem. This discovery later became his main basis for scaling positions.

The advantage of a small account is seriously underestimated. Being able to withstand volatility makes you a more agile hunter.

**Third logic: Treat profits as a trial-and-error budget**

When his account grew from 800 to 1,200 yuan, he didn’t immediately increase his single trade size. Instead, he used the additional 400 yuan to diversify his coin holdings. Over a month, his account structure shifted from "all-in on one or two coins" to "multi-coin linkage." The risk was actually reduced, and the returns became more stable.

This is why he was able to turn 800 into over 5,500 in two weeks. It’s not luck. It’s that each position decision became more rational than the last.