Turn 500 bucks into 100,000? I used to think that was nonsense—until I actually grinded it out myself in three months.

No insider info, and definitely no talent involved. I just treated every trade like it was a do-or-die situation, grinding it out step by step.

**First, train your nerves:** Split 500 USDT into five parts, each 100 USDT tracked separately. Tell yourself, "If I lose this hundred, it's just a few less meals out," so you're not as anxious. Laser-focus on just Bitcoin—ignore altcoins and news entirely. Cap leverage at 20x—never touch a higher one. Only open positions with 50 USDT each time, keep the other 50 as a lifeline. Hit a 10% gain? Withdraw immediately. Lose 5%? Cut losses instantly, no hesitation. Grinding trade by trade, 500 slowly grew to 3,000—it was slow, but every dollar was earned solidly, and I never wiped out my account.

**After hitting 3,000 USDT, go into snowball mode:** Increase your bet size, but never relax your discipline! Only ever use half your total funds for trading. When you make profits, add them to your account and redistribute your positions. The moment you lose two trades in a row, drop back down to 500 USDT and start over—never double down. The hardest part isn’t reading charts, it’s patience. Watching others go all-in and double up is tempting as hell, but I force myself to triple-check the risk on a calculator. When tempted to increase positions for a big bet, I look back at my stop-loss history to cool myself down. The market never waits for smart people; it waits for patient ones.

**When the real bull market finally hits:** The earlier profits give you a cushion, so now you can finally "go big"—increase positions to 70%, relax your take-profit to 30%, but tighten your stop-losses even more. When holding through a pullback, I’d sweat watching the charts, but if my stop-loss isn’t hit, I don’t sell early, and if my take-profit isn’t reached, I don’t exit prematurely. With just this one move, 25,000 shot straight up to 100,000!

Now people keep asking me for the secret. Honestly, the hardest part of trading futures isn’t spotting opportunities—it’s endurance: resisting FOMO, surviving tough corrections. Survive first, and only then can you make real money.