"Small funds with low leverage, how to turn things around? Is it still meaningful to enter the crypto space with low leverage?"

Many people ask: Small funds with low leverage, how to turn things around? Is it still meaningful to come into the crypto space with low leverage?
Let me first ask you in return, how small is the "small funds" you mention? 10U? 20U? 50U?
If you truly only have this level of funds, my advice is straightforward, and it might be a bit harsh: focus on your real life first, get a job, build up cash flow, and then come to this market.
I'm not pouring cold water, but it's a very realistic mathematical problem. Even if you turn 50U into 10x or 20x, becoming 500U or 1000U, it still won't change your life structure or truly give you a sense of security.
In this process, what you might be sacrificing are emotions, time, confidence, and even your understanding of the market, which can be completely distorted.
High leverage in contracts is inherently a long-term mistake. Altcoin high leverage is even more a mistake within a mistake. Many think leverage is a "tool to amplify gains," but in reality, it's more like an accelerator + a wear-and-tear device. The core purpose of leverage has never been to help retail traders succeed, but to: create liquidity, generate volatility, and cause liquidations.
The more frequently you trade, the more stop-losses you hit, the more you are "chasing trends and catching waves," and your account gradually gets worn down by an invisible machine. You can't hold onto gains during an uptrend, can't withstand downturns, and oscillations become your greatest pain.
This is the fate of high-leverage accounts: getting hit from both sides, with long-term negative expectations.
If you already have a certain amount of capital, I would actually advise against indulging in short-term and high-frequency trading. The market isn't about "catching every wave," but about betting at key points.
If you often walk along the riverbank, how can you avoid getting wet? Truly long-lasting traders are not those who trade every day, but those who know when not to act.
Instead of wasting yourself in endless noise, it's better to use moderate leverage at critical structural and cycle points, trading long-term by trading time for space. And the most important point:
Always reserve enough cash flow for yourself. Cash flow determines your breathing space in the market; cash flow determines whether you can endure volatility; cash flow determines whether you are forced to trade.
When you can consistently and steadily profit in this market without anxiety, without forcing yourself, and without rushing to turn things around, then considering "full-time trading" is the right order.
Trading is not a shortcut to defy fate, but a game of understanding probabilities and choosing to survive longer. $ETH