Want to leverage small amounts of money for big returns? The strategy of rolling positions sounds quite tempting, but few people actually make money from it. Today, let's break it down and discuss— is this really a tool for the experts to get rich, or just a game of giving away money for retail investors.

What is rolling positions? Simply put, it’s a position management strategy of "betting small to win big." By using small capital, high leverage, and multiple attempts, gradually amplifying profits in a trending market, ultimately achieving exponential growth of the principal. Sounds magical, right? But the core is not blind gambling; it’s a combination of risk control, trend judgment, and disciplined execution.

Let’s do some quick calculations with your phone: starting with $3,000 (about 20,000 RMB).

Step 1: Tentative position sizing. Invest only $100 each time, with 100x leverage. This means that as long as the price moves by 1%, you either double your principal or lose everything. Sounds crazy? But this is the brilliance of rolling positions—using minimal risk per trade to test and learn.

Step 2: Stick to the trend and don’t make random changes. If the market is bullish, stay bullish; if bearish, stick to the bearish logic. Don’t panic and switch just because of a market pullback. If you experience more than 10 consecutive losses, it’s time to stop and reflect—your trend judgment might have been wrong from the start.

Step 3: The most critical part—rolling profits. Suppose the first trade of $100 earns $200; immediately take out the $100 profit and keep it in your pocket, while reinvesting the remaining $100. The next 1% move can push your capital to $400. Repeat this cycle, and the power of compound interest becomes evident at this moment.

When your cumulative gains reach $5,000 or $10,000, you need to be brave and take partial profits to lock in gains. Greed is the biggest enemy of rolling positions—many experts fail because they can’t bring themselves to take profits, and end up falling from the peak to the bottom.

But it’s not that simple.

Rolling positions only work in trending markets—either a sharp decline in a bull market (a bottom-fishing opportunity), or a breakout of key resistance levels with a skyrocket. But 90% of the market time is spent in consolidation, and using rolling positions in such conditions is basically just giving away money.

Leverage is a double-edged sword. Even if you use 100x leverage, you must keep your overall position within a manageable range. One mistake, one black swan event, and your account could be wiped out due to liquidation. By then, it’s too late to regret.

In the end, rolling positions are not a shortcut, but a tool for experts to amplify gains within specific market windows. Ordinary investors who strictly follow the logic of "small trial and error, increasing profits, and timely take-profit" might really turn the tide in a certain wave of market. But the premise is: always invest with idle funds, leave yourself an exit route, and don’t rush to make money. Living is the ultimate victory.