2025-12-27 18:20:37

💥 Why do contracts keep liquidating every day, yet you keep participating repeatedly?

To be blunt — most traders simply don’t understand what the essence of contracts really is.

Seeing platforms display 5x, 10x leverage, do you really think you’re opening a 5x position? That’s a naive idea.

Having $10,000 in your account, the maximum loss you can tolerate is $500. Yet you open a $30,000 position, thinking that’s 5x leverage? In reality, you’re already playing with nearly 60x leverage. You still think you’re "safe," but in fact, you’re standing on the edge of liquidation.

Those who truly understand contracts know this isn’t gambling; it’s a risk hedging game. Every penny you earn comes from someone else’s stop-loss order. The market is always like this: someone’s loss is someone else’s profit.

Professional traders spend 70% of their time waiting. They don’t act until the market reaches their target; once they decide to trade, there’s only one goal — precise profit.

Want to survive in contracts?

First, learn to go against human nature. Stay calm when others panic, and stay even calmer when others are greedy. Stop-loss must be firm — exit if losses exceed 5%. Once in profit, cut your position decisively — aim to earn at least twice the amount of your loss.

Some say "contracts are all traps." Wrong. The trap isn’t the contract itself, but a heart that refuses to accept defeat and lacks a plan.

Those who get liquidated are gambling; those who profit are calculating. The difference lies in this single thought.

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TokenomicsDetective

· 4h ago

Wow, I really got hit hard. I'm the kind of fool who gets excited just by looking at 5x leverage. How to say it, the phrase "70% wait, 20% take action" is spot on. Now I understand why I always chase the high. Stop loss at 5%, take profit doubles... easy to say, but my hands tremble when actually doing it.

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Layer2Arbitrageur

· 4h ago

lmao the leverage math they're doing is actually hilarious... 1万U but somehow yoloing 3万U and thinking it's "controlled" 😭 that's literally just unhedged basis risk on steroids. no delta neutrality, no MEV protection, just pure gambling

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ConfusedWhale

· 4h ago

This damn thing is talking about me... I opened a 30,000 position with just 10,000 in my account, and I thought I was "trading cautiously."

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CommunitySlacker

· 5h ago

That's right, most people just don't understand what true leverage is, and they're just mystically trying to stop losses on their own.

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MEVSandwichMaker

· 5h ago

Sweet talk, but isn't it just a story of a moment's hesitation turning someone into a leek? I'm already tired of hearing it. --- Really, every time I see analysis from these "professional traders," I just want to laugh. Waiting 70% of the time? I think most people spend 70% of their time losing money. --- Stop-loss at 5% and exit? Sounds simple, but how many actually implement it? Anyway, I haven't seen many. --- Are you making money from others' stop-loss orders? Then are my stop-loss orders also feeding others? How do you calculate this deal? --- The essence of contracts is a game of probability. No matter how beautifully you explain it, it can't change the fate of most people being destined to get liquidated. --- I've heard this anti-human nature argument too many times. The problem is, how many can really do it? They're all armchair strategists after the fact. --- Ah, here we go again. Those making profits are calculating, those getting liquidated are gambling, but why do I often see experts also blowing their orders? --- Instead of studying how to trade contracts, it's better to just set a fixed investment plan, so you don't have to find yourself unhappy.

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