People often ask me: Can I really grow 900 yuan of starting capital to 80,000 yuan in four months?

I won't lie to you with empty promises. It’s possible, but there are prerequisites.

A friend of mine approached me last year, only had 900 yuan. I helped him manage his trades for a while, and after four months, his account gradually grew from 900 to 80,000. Looking back now, the process isn’t really mysterious. He’s not a genius trader either; his only advantage is—he strictly follows the rules at every step, never crossing the line.

**Step 1: Position Segmentation**

Let’s not talk about how to trade first, just allocate the money properly.

Divide the 900 yuan into three parts, each 300 yuan. The purposes of these three portions are completely different, and none can be used interchangeably. The first part is for short-term trading, taking profits at around 3% and then exiting immediately, never greedy. The second part is reserved for waiting for a trend to form; if the market shows no clear direction, stay out of the market, and only consider participating if the potential profit exceeds at least 15%. The third part is always locked in; this is the baseline, a "last breath" reserved for oneself.

The core logic of position segmentation is simple: you allow yourself to make mistakes, but you must never be completely wiped out by a single market move. If the account dies, there’s nothing left.

**Step 2: Learn to Wait**

Many people trade every day, like they’re constantly gambling in a casino. The real profit-makers, on the other hand, do almost nothing most of the time.

Avoid choppy markets, don’t chase false breakouts—only follow through after a key level is thoroughly broken. The word “wait” sounds easy, but sticking to it is hard. When the market is rising, you’ll feel anxious, wondering why you’re still waiting. When it’s falling, you’ll want to buy at the low. Overcoming this psychological hurdle is a form of self-cultivation.

Don’t be greedy once you make money. Once your profit reaches about 25%, start taking profits in batches, letting the trend carry the remaining position. The benefit of this approach is that it locks in gains while avoiding being caught off guard by sudden pullbacks.

**Step 3: Risk Control—90% of People Fail Here**

This is the most counterintuitive part, and precisely because it’s difficult, most people can’t get past it.

Limit each single loss to a maximum of 2%. Once you hit this threshold, exit immediately—no luck, no second chances. When profits reach around 5%, sell half to lock in gains, and move the stop-loss of the remaining position to the cost price. Never add to losing positions, never gamble in the wrong direction.

Do you know what happened during those four months? Others made ten trades a day, but their accounts kept shrinking, and life became more and more uncomfortable. Meanwhile, he made one trade a day or even every few days, yet his curve was slowly but steadily climbing upward. In the end, while others were repeatedly caught by emotional swings, he managed to walk away unscathed.

**Why was he able to grow from 900 to 80,000?**

Honestly, there’s no secret trick. The real difference boils down to one sentence: can you execute the same set of rules more than 100 times, rather than trading sporadically?

The market is never short of opportunities; what’s lacking is the person who can survive long enough to seize them. When the opportunity finally appears, will you still be there?

If you’re constantly thrown into emotional chaos by a few hundred yuan of fluctuation, it’s not because you lack talent, but because you haven’t yet established a long-term executable system.

Trading is not a sprint; it’s a marathon. Only those who can stay calm and take one step at a time will ultimately run the farthest.