Crypto Newbie Only Has 1000 Dollars, How to Survive?

I've seen two types of people. One loses everything and turns around to leave. The other, through a set of seemingly ridiculously simple methods, manages to turn 1000U into 10,000U. Later, I realized that this approach is especially effective when trading coins like ZEC, BEAT.

This is a real case. A student who joined at the beginning of the year knew nothing about the crypto world. Looking at candlestick charts made him dizzy, confused by the red and green bars, and he asked me, "Why does this line keep jumping around? Is it a scam?" He held tightly to the 1000 dollars, afraid that he might accidentally lose it all.

Three months later? It directly multiplied tenfold.

A bunch of people asked me if I gave some secret indicator. I really didn't. It all depends on these five simple tricks.

**First Trick, Strictly Divide the Portfolio.** Split 1000U into 10 parts, only trade 100U each time. Some mocked him for being too conservative, saying it’s like playing with small amounts. He just had one attitude: don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

**Second Trick, Focus on Signals.** Don’t look at all kinds of complicated indicators, just watch two charts. On the 1-hour chart, look for 7-line crossing 21-line, and on the 4-hour chart, check if the MACD has turned red below the zero line. Only when both conditions are met does he dare to act. Once ZEC was about to meet the condition, he waited until midnight. I told him, "It’s good enough," but he shook his head: "Rules can’t be broken."

**Third Trick, Discipline Like Iron.** As soon as he opens a position, he places take-profit and stop-loss orders. If he loses 1%, he exits immediately; if he gains 3%, he leaves right away. When he first set a stop-loss order, his finger hovered over the screen, afraid that the price would rise right after he sold. But after that order was executed, the price dropped 2%. Since then, he never hesitated again.

**Fourth Trick, Compound Rolling.** When winning, add half of the profit to the principal and continue trading. The second time he wins, he only uses 2% of the total funds to operate. It looks slow, but after a month, the returns outperformed those who chase highs and sell lows.

**Fifth Trick, Stay Away from Minefields.** He previously lost money trading wildly on non-farm nights. After lessons learned, he made a blacklist: avoid trading before and after non-farm reports, avoid Friday nights from 8 to 10 pm, and focus on BEAT trading between 1 and 3 am. "During this time, the market makers are less active, so it’s more stable," he said. "This is the most expensive lesson."

It sounds nothing special, just five very ordinary steps. But surprisingly, these "silly methods" helped a complete novice establish a foothold in the crypto market.