I once knew a young guy who had just graduated and entered the market with 5000U.

He stared at the charts every day and traded constantly—going long in the morning and short in the evening. He felt terrible if he didn't open a position for a single day. After three months, he had paid a ton of fees, lost half his principal, and even lost over ten pounds.
One time we had dinner and he asked, "Bro, am I not cut out for trading?"
I replied, "Don't jump to conclusions yet. Tell me, why do you have to trade every day?"
He paused and said, "Because my capital is small. If I'm not diligent, how can I grow it?"
I laughed at that. Diligence? In crypto, diligence is the least valuable thing.
I did the math for him: Someone with 1 million U catches two waves of opportunity in a year, each earning 20%, that's 400K for the year. You have 1000U, make 200 trades a year, each making 5%. It looks like a lot of trades, but after accounting for fees, slippage, and emotional wear, how much do you actually have left?
He was silent for a moment and said, "I guess I never really calculated that."
Later he changed his approach—stopped trading daily and only looked for big timeframe opportunities, maybe making a move once or twice a month. He left other trades alone and didn't act until the trend was confirmed.
Six months later, he told me his account hadn't multiplied much, but it had stabilized and he never blew up again.
He said something that really stuck with me—
I used to think trading was about making money through effort. Now I realize trading is about making money by not making mistakes.
This market doesn't lack diligent people; it lacks people who can control their hands and wait.
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