#MSCI未来或纳入数字资产财库企业 Small investors want to establish a foothold in the crypto market? If you can't do these three points, don't bother.

People often ask me with just over a thousand bucks, can this starting capital turn around? I usually remain silent because most answers won't make people happy.

But having little money is really not a fatal flaw; the real goal is to get rich overnight. I have a buddy who started with 1500U, and over four months, he stubbornly grew it to over 40,000. He never touched contract leverage or similar tools, nor did he gamble everything on a single bet. It doesn't sound too crazy, but the process was truly boring—precisely this boredom saved him.

My initial advice was: don't put all your eggs in one basket. This isn't about greed for more profit but about preventing a single bad decision from causing a total blow-up. Money should be divided into three parts: one for short-term trading, taking profits and then immediately exiting without temptation; another for waiting until the market trend is clear before gradually entering; the last part should be kept in cold storage, avoiding the heat of the market.

His biggest realization wasn't how many times his account multiplied but how well he maintained his composure. Where does this restraint come from? It’s from being forced to accept that failure isn't so scary, but also not losing all your principal in one go. The most impressive thing he said was that he learned to "turn off the software"—that's right, sometimes the most profitable move isn't even making a trade.

When the market is consolidating sideways, while others are busy chasing highs and lows, he remains steady as a rock, waiting for the market to reveal its true direction before slowly entering. When he makes money, he doesn't rush to brag; he first takes some profits into his pocket, then lets the rest continue to run in the market, standing safely on the sidelines.

This is the survival rule for small funds: not about rushing, but about living. Many people lose money not because opportunities are scarce but because they can't resist jumping in at every fluctuation. A small correction becomes an excuse to recover losses, but the more they do this, the deeper they fall.

If you can't sleep over a few hundred dollars' rise or fall, it's not the market targeting you; it's your own chaotic trading rhythm. Frankly, when your capital is still small, the first lesson is to learn patience. Those who can slow down eventually end up smiling happily.

As for how far you can go, it depends on whether you can stick to those ridiculously simple trading principles over the long term. Opportunities in the digital asset market are always there, but patience is even scarcer than opportunity.