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Many people treat contract trading as gambling, and their accounts will eventually blow up. In fact, position rolling is not about heavy leverage dreams, nor is it about getting rich overnight every day. The core is four words—precision + position control + execution.
Starting with 1000U as an example. The first thing is to control the position size. Initially, only use within 1000U, and even in the first few trades, only take two or three hundred U to test the waters. Keeping the small account alive is the top priority; avoid liquidation, and never let the drawdown exceed 20%. If you can't even protect the account, doubling your capital is just a joke.
The second is to only trade market conditions you understand. What does it mean to understand? Clear support and resistance zones, a major trend on your side, stop-loss manageable, and a profit-to-loss ratio of at least 2:1. Don’t be greedy early on; just focus on making one good trade at a time.
Stop-loss must be set in advance; once triggered, don’t hesitate. Keep the maximum loss per trade within 5-7% of the account. For a 1000U account, don’t risk more than 50 to 70 dollars per trade. Some say this is too conservative? Then ask yourself: do you want to gamble and risk quick bankruptcy, or do you want to steadily grow to 10,000 or 30,000?
Take profits gradually. Small swings of 30-50 points can be taken out quickly; larger market moves of 80 to 150 points require waiting until the risk-reward ratio exceeds 3:1 before acting.
When the account grows to 3000U, consider increasing the position size. After doubling, you can increase per trade to 800-1000, but risk should still be locked at 3-5% of the account, and each cycle’s drawdown should not exceed 15%.
Summarizing a rule: small funds prioritize survival, medium funds focus on rapid growth, and large funds emphasize profit preservation and drawdown control.
Another key operation—each time you double your capital, take some profit. For example, from 1000 to 3000, withdraw 500 to lock in gains. This keeps your mindset stable, and when a drawdown occurs, you won’t panic. Staying alive is the foundation for future stories.
Don’t always ask others if it’s okay; watch your own account curve, it will speak with data.