There is an interesting phenomenon in the crypto world—many people come in wanting to get rich overnight, but instead they accelerate their liquidation. My experience as an ordinary retail investor might shed some light on the issue.

Starting from a few thousand dollars, growing to a stable account of over fifty million, this process took several years. It’s not luck, nor hitting some hundredfold coin, but repeatedly refining my trading framework through practical experience.

I’ve summarized a methodology in three stages:

**Early Stage: Practice with small positions to find your feel**
Divide 1000U into 5 parts, with each trade 200U. The core at this stage isn’t making money but establishing discipline. You must set stop-loss and take-profit levels, take profits when the time is right, avoid chasing rallies or bottom-fishing, and definitely don’t think about resisting a loss to turn the tide. Only take opportunities with clear certainty; missing some is okay.

**Mid Stage: Expand profit margins with the trend**
Once the account reaches 10,000U, control each position to about 25% of the total account. At this point, learn to operate in batches, gradually increasing positions in clear trend markets, capturing the middle phase of the trend rather than chasing the top or bottom. Profit speed will significantly accelerate.

**Late Stage: Regularly lock in profits**
After the account exceeds 200,000U, develop the habit of withdrawing part of the profits weekly. This is crucial—most liquidation failures happen at this step. Holding several times gains but still aiming for tenfold, greed causes a small correction to wipe everything out.

Most cases of liquidation I’ve seen follow the same pattern: chaotic positions, no stop-loss, and stubbornly holding through losses.

The most memorable example is a friend who followed me for three months, from 900U to 18,000U. He was still excitedly chatting about it at midnight on the day he withdrew. Watching others grow their accounts through steady strategies feels different. What does crypto investing really depend on? Strategy clarity and emotional stability. Many people have opportunities, but the key is whether they can endure the psychological tests. Steady and consistent, you’ll go further.