A trader once had only $3,600, but how did they turn it into $30,000? The key isn’t luck, but a strict discipline in capital allocation.

They divided the principal into three accounts, each with $1,200. This isn’t random splitting, but a complete separation of trading modes:

**Short-term Account**: Make at most two trades per day, enter when opportunities arise, and exit immediately if losses occur. The goal of this account is to quickly accumulate small gains, not to seek explosive profits in one shot.

**Trend Account**: Only trade when the weekly chart clearly shows an uptrend. Compared to frequent short-term trades, this requires higher certainty. What are the entry conditions? Volume breaks previous highs, combined with a closing confirmation—both conditions must be met before entering.

**Emergency Account**: Keep it idle. In case the other two accounts are both trapped, this fund acts as a safety net.

Why not go all-in? Because full liquidation is like amputation—once gone, it’s hard to recover. Market opportunities always exist, but your principal is only one.

On the execution level, he uses moving averages for daily screening—if there’s no bullish signal, he doesn’t look at the market. Once in a trade, take half profits at 30%, and set a trailing stop at 10% of the remaining position’s cost. This locks in gains while leaving room for further growth.

Emotional management is actually the hardest part. He set strict rules: a 5% stop-loss automatically executes, and when profits reach 10%, he moves the stop-loss to the cost price. If profits continue to rise, he won’t give them back.

From $3,600 to $30,000 is a tenfold increase mathematically, but in trading, it boils down to four words—fewer mistakes. With limited capital, only traders who survive have a chance to turn things around.