Remember that night when I entered the crypto world with less than 2000U. Friends around me laughed at me, saying that with that amount of money, I couldn't even stir up a splash. But five months later, my account grew from 1800U to 32,000U, and they all fell silent. Now, my account has surpassed 50,000U, and I have never experienced a liquidation.



People often say that luck is what it takes to succeed in the crypto space, but I want to be honest—luck only favors those who live long enough.

**Why Small Funds Are Actually Easier to Make Money With**

It's ironic, but small funds actually have an advantage that large funds never do: flexibility. You don't need to go all-in just to absorb enough liquidity, and you don't have to worry about a big position getting trapped. The entire market looks like a playground to you—opportunities everywhere.

The problem is, most beginners invert this advantage. Holding 2000U and seeing a hundredfold coin, they turn around and go all-in, only to be wiped out in a market correction, losing their principal. I've seen too many stories like this.

**The Three-Partition Strategy I Use**

Back then, with 1800U, I allocated it like this:

600U for short-term trading. Pick 1-2 mainstream coins, trade intraday swings, and take profits of 5%-8% each time. No pursuit of big trends, just stable small gains.

600U for swing trading. Wait until the daily trend is clear before entering, and only exit when profits reach 15%-20%. This part is for catching medium trends.

The last 600U is for the safety net. No matter how hot the market is, I don’t move this money. It’s to prevent complete liquidation.

**Why This Method Works**

The biggest benefit of dividing your funds isn’t risk diversification—although that’s important—but changing your mindset. When your short-term positions are trapped, your swing funds still give you hope. When both are under pressure, that 600U allows you to sleep peacefully, without constantly worrying.

This psychological advantage is especially important. I’ve seen too many people lose money because of shattered mentality. Their skills are actually good, but they get wiped out by fear and greed.

In the crypto space, survival is the top priority. Making money comes after you’re alive.
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OfflineNewbievip
· 7h ago
Haha, I've heard this explanation many times, but the key is that most people can't learn it. Three-part allocation sounds right, but in actual operation, most people will break the rules... especially when they see the market taking off. That $600 in the safe, I bet 5 bucks that most people would move it within half a month.
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GasGuzzlervip
· 7h ago
In plain terms, the key to making money is to live longer; everything else is nonsense. My experience is that mindset is truly a hundred times more important than skills.
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GraphGuruvip
· 7h ago
The method of position splitting is indeed the most restrained approach to greed I've seen, but to be honest, out of ten people who can stick with it, at most two actually do.
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RektRecordervip
· 7h ago
Bro, this position-splitting rule sounds pretty good, but the key is still mindset. I used to mess up because of my greed, but now I'm much more cautious.
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PriceOracleFairyvip
· 7h ago
the three-silo method hits different when market entropy starts warping your decision tree ngl... psychologically it's basically position-sizing as a hedge against your own cognitive biases lmao
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LiquidatedDreamsvip
· 7h ago
Sounds good, but I'm afraid it's survivor bias. I've seen more stories of people going all-in with 2000U and getting wiped out directly.
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FlashLoanPhantomvip
· 7h ago
Damn, these three-part positions are indeed quite something... I used to be the kind of fool who went all-in, but hearing him say that suddenly made everything clear.
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