Last year, I lost 500,000. That period was truly devastating. Smashing my phone, uninstalling trading apps, locking myself away for two months without anyone seeing me. When my account hit zero, I was completely hopeless.

But I had a fire in my heart that I just couldn't swallow—why can others make money while I can only lose?

At the beginning of this year, I only had $3,400 left in my account. I decided: "Either completely exit the market or go all-in and start over."

As a result, I turned that $3,400 into $120,000 through sheer effort. Not only did I recover the 500,000 loss, but I also made over 20,000 more.

Sounds like a story? It is. But the secret to turning things around lies in these three ironclad rules repeatedly taught by the market.

**First Rule: Never go all-in, leave yourself a way out**

In the past, my losses came from greed—going all-in, using high leverage, getting wiped out by a single fluctuation. Now I stick to one principle: never risk more than 40% of a single position. If the loss reaches 15%, and I don’t understand the subsequent market trend, I cut my position immediately. Remember this truth— as long as you haven't been wiped out, there's always a chance to turn things around; once your position hits zero, you lose the right to start over.

**Second Rule: Follow the trend, don’t dream of bottom-fishing**

Don’t fantasize about perfectly catching the bottom or perfectly selling at the top—that’s all lies. When the market moves, follow it; when it stalls, wait. During big rallies, only go long; during big drops, only go short. Never fight against the trend. Those opportunities that seem to make thousands of dollars in ten minutes are never about prediction—they’re the result of following the trend.

**Third Rule: Profit layering, take profits and secure gains**

Don’t think about doubling your money every time you make a profit—greed will only make you give it all back. My current rule is simple: each time I make money, I take 30% to keep rolling; the remaining 70% is withdrawn immediately. Don’t fear slow gains; fear going back to zero overnight. The key to turning small funds around is never about "how fast you can make money," but "how much you can preserve."

I’m not a trading expert, just an ordinary person awakened by the market. This method has helped many people; recently, someone used this approach to grow from $1,000 to over $5,000, and it has also saved some traders on the verge of liquidation.