In the contract market, I have seen too many people enter full of dreams, only to be eliminated by greed. I have also navigated this path myself.

Turning 3,000 into 280,000 sounds like a fairy tale. But honestly, the process was full of losses, stop-losses, and self-doubt. What has truly kept me alive today is not some trading secret, but a set of survival rules that I have repeatedly tested and finally ingrained into my bones.

In the beginning, like all beginners, I was filled with fantasies of quick doubling. The market woke me up with a few liquidation orders. After that, I completely changed my mindset: I no longer seek overnight riches, only to survive and see the next opportunity.

So I divided my initial 3,000U into ten parts, risking only 30U per trade to test the waters. When the timing was right, I let the profits run; when wrong, I cut losses immediately. It sounds simple, but sticking to it is really difficult—especially when you see others making huge profits with high leverage, which makes it even harder.

I set some ironclad rules for myself. First: after five consecutive losses, I stop trading immediately. Turn off the computer, leave the trading screen, and never continue trading when emotions are high or low. By the next day, when I am clear-headed, I can often see the true structure of the market. Second: profits must be taken immediately. Every time I reach 3,000U in profit, I withdraw half into a cold wallet. Numbers on paper are nice, but only what you truly hold in hand is yours.

In terms of position management, I never risk more than 10%. The benefit of this is that losses won’t hurt too badly, and profits won’t be lost due to over-leverage, forcing greed.

I only trade markets with clear trends that I understand. When a trend is established, I follow decisively; when the market is choppy and unclear, I wait patiently. Most people struggle repeatedly because they stubbornly bet when they shouldn’t.

Some might say this approach is too conservative and profits grow too slowly. But I want to say that the market is not short of paper wealth; what is truly scarce are traders who can safely cash out their gains. Staying alive is a thousand times more important than a single big profit.

If you keep stumbling in the contract market, perhaps what you lack is not more skills or indicators, but a disciplined system that you can execute day after day. When rules become habits, emotions are naturally kept outside the door.