Last week, I ran into an old buddy who only had 2,000 USDT left in his account. He told me he couldn’t hold on any longer and wanted to go all-in for one last shot.

I advised him to wait. With such a small amount of capital, what he needed most wasn’t to gamble on luck, but to rebuild good trading habits.

I gave him three simple tips:

**First tip: If there’s no clear signal, don’t make a move.**
His old problem was jumping in at any sign of volatility, chasing pumps and dumps and getting trapped every time. Now he’s got a new rule: don’t touch a trade unless there’s a clear pattern—wait for the trend to emerge.

**Second tip: Split up your positions.**
No more than 400 USDT per trade—just 1/5 of his capital to test the waters. Set a hard stop-loss, cut it immediately if it hits, so the loss is just a few bucks. He used to blow two or three thousand a day, but now he makes a steady three to five hundred per trade, and his account is slowly coming back to life.

**Third tip: Spend 5 minutes after every trade reviewing what happened.**
Why did you enter? Why did you exit? What was your profit/loss logic? Write it down. After a few times, your mind gets clearer and you stop making reckless trades.

A month later, his account was back up to 15,000 USDT. No fancy tricks, just the simplest approach: control your hands, manage your positions, and review your trades every day.

If you’re at rock bottom right now, don’t think you’ll turn everything around with a single trade. The real comeback starts by accepting the grind.

There are endless opportunities in the market. What’s lacking are people who have bullets in their chamber, a solid system in their mind, and the patience to wait for the right opportunity.

Bring a flashlight when it’s dark, carry an umbrella when it rains. The road is long—walk it steadily, and you’ll get there faster.