A screenshot of an account came through, and the 20,000 USDT balance left me momentarily stunned. The sentence at the bottom made me think back to three months ago: "The funds are enough now, thank you for your guidance."

At that time, she was standing at my door, nose red from the cold. The balance bar on her phone was shocking—only 600 USDT. She said she wanted to learn crypto investing, not to show off, but just to grow this money into the capital for a freelance career.

I've seen too many stories end in tragedy: some borrow money to trade contracts, begging for help in the middle of the night; others follow "big V" influencers, only to get completely wiped out. But this girl’s eyes didn’t have that kind of speculative urgency.

"Even ten times 600 USDT isn’t enough to support a dream, but if I lose it all, I’ll have to hold on for another three months," I said at the time. She didn’t argue, instead pulling out a yellowed notebook—inside were densely packed notes I had written over the past six months, with key sentences circled in red.

“You wrote that risk must be kept in your own hands, and discipline is more important than skill,” she pointed to the notes. “I don’t want to gamble; I want to learn properly.”

That seriousness reminded me of myself when I first entered the industry.

I designed a method for her—using a third of the principal to handle different market conditions:

**Part 1: Active Funds (200U)**
Used for intraday short-term trades, opening at most two orders per day. If losses reach 3%, exit immediately. Fast in and out, no greed.

**Part 2: Trend Funds (200U)**
Focused on weekly signals, only act after price confirmation. If the level breaks, withdraw immediately. This part tests patience the most.

**Part 3: Emergency Reserve (200U)**
Only touched during extreme market conditions, serving as real insurance money.

There are also three ironclad rules:

1. When short-term moving averages are not aligned in a bullish pattern, do not enter any position for any reason.
2. When profits reach 30%, immediately transfer half to a separate account.
3. After profits exceed 10%, move the stop-loss line up to the cost price.

She screenshot these rules and set them as her phone wallpaper, executing them meticulously. Later, that screenshot of 22,000 USDT also included a complete trading record—every entry and exit was clear, with no concealment.

From 600U to 22,000U, it’s not a miracle. In crypto trading, those who truly go far are always those who follow rules and can execute them. The market is never short of stories about overnight riches; what’s lacking is someone willing to start with basic risk management. Most failures aren’t due to slow speed but because there’s no direction in the darkness.

I’ve fallen into many pits myself, and because of that, I want to hold this light up for more people to see.