I've seen too many people become numb from losing money in crypto, but this time I witnessed a real comeback story.

A friend who had been trading for over two years watched his account shrink from tens of thousands of USDT at its peak to just 1,200 USDT. All-in bets, chasing trends, bottom fishing only to get stuck halfway—he hit every pitfall imaginable. The worst was a single day when he lost 4,800 USDT and felt completely numb.

One night, he messaged me: "I really can't hold on anymore. If I lose any more, I'm quitting this space for good."

I replied right away: "Do exactly as I say, and there's still a chance."

**Initial Phase**: With only 1,200 USDT left, I told him to test the waters with just 30% of his funds. The strategy was simple—focus on coins that were bottoming out with increasing volume, and avoid anything that's constantly trending on social media. After he made a 420 USDT profit on the first trade, I had him stop immediately: "Take your profits and lock them in."

**Acceleration Phase**: When the account grew to 1,580 USDT, we started using only the profits as new principal to keep rolling. The original principal was locked and untouched—only profits were risked. In less than 48 hours, the account jumped to 3,960 USDT.

**Control Phase**: At this point, he got itchy again and wanted to chase a hot coin. I shut him down: "You want to go back to square one?" He steadied himself and made a few more small trades, bringing the account up to 8,700 USDT.

**Breakout Phase**: When BTC started its move, I spotted the retracement signals early and nailed two entry points. After those two trades, the account broke 20,000 USDT. In 14 days, he went from 1,200 USDT to 20,000 USDT—a more than 16-fold increase.

He sent a string of exclamation marks in the group chat: "I’m fucking alive again!"

There were no miracle trades along the way, just two core principles: **position control and timing**. Only add to positions with floating profits, cut losses when you have to, and keep overall drawdown under 10%. Most people don't lack trading skills—they just can't control their impulses or stay disciplined.

Here are a few practical takeaways:
- Never go all-in; keeping ammo is safer than betting everything at once
- You can play with your profits, but the principal must be protected
- Price and volume structure is more reliable than news
- Stop-loss and take-profit are not suggestions—they are rules

Opportunities are never lacking in crypto; what’s lacking are people who can survive.