#数字货币市场洞察 How do you play staged entry? Let’s talk about the practical logic of the pyramid strategy

When the market is highly volatile, the biggest fear is going all-in and getting stuck. The core idea of the pyramid entry method is simple—split your bullets into several shots, dare to go heavier at lower positions, and focus on pacing rather than predicting the exact top or bottom.

Two paths for building positions, decided by market conditions

If you judge the trend to be upward, use a standard pyramid: suppose your first entry uses 50% of your funds, then after a 10% rise, add another 30%, and after another 10% rise, top up the last 20%. This way, your average cost is clearly lower than the current price, so even if there’s a small pullback, you won’t panic. Conversely, if you want to bottom-fish in a downtrend, use the inverted pyramid to test the waters: start by placing 20% of your position at the support level, then add 30% and 50% as the price drops by 5%-10% each time, saving the largest position for the cheapest entry. Remember one principle—the later the entry, the smaller the proportion added. Don’t let high-priced chips drag down your overall cost.

Selling in batches is the only way to truly lock in profits

After building your position, don’t just sit and wait for a moonshot—you need to plan your exit rhythm. First, calculate each entry price and fee clearly. For example, if your second batch was bought at 10.5 yuan and the fee is 0.02 yuan, the real cost is 10.52 yuan. When setting sell orders, pay attention to two scenarios: in an uptrend, place a limit order 1%-1.5% above the previous batch’s cost price (( cost 10.52 yuan, set the order at 10.65 yuan )) — after covering fees, you still make a profit; in a sideways market, don’t be greedy, just set orders ±0.5% from your cost price to break even and exit.

Here’s a detail—you must use limit orders, not market orders, as slippage can eat up a big chunk of your profits. Also, according to new regulations in 2025, your order price cannot deviate more than 2% from the current price, so be careful not to violate this when setting orders.

Stop-loss discipline is your last line of defense

No matter how smart the strategy, sometimes you’ll get it wrong. Set a hard rule: if any batch of your position loses more than 2% of your total funds, immediately stop adding; if the price breaks a key support level (( such as a previous low or trendline )), immediately stop out of the current batch and reassess your direction.

The essence of this method is to keep your cost always better than the market average, not to chase the lowest point, but to improve your win rate and risk-reward by staging your entries. Paired with staged profit-taking and strict stop-losses, you can capture trend profits without getting badly hurt by a single misjudgment.