#数字资产市场动态 Recently, I keep hearing this question: "I have 2000U, should I do spot trading or futures?" I've heard it so many times over the past few years, but it's always hard to give a standard answer—because it really depends on the person. $BNB

I have two extreme real-life examples around me.

First, there's Red Sister, a staunch spot trader. She trades Bitcoin and Ethereum back and forth within these two assets. During the most brutal phase of last year's bear market, when everyone was cutting losses, she was instead aggressively adding to her positions. I asked her, "Aren't you worried about such a drop?" She showed me her account and said, "Look at this, I’m dollar-cost averaging. Every dip, I buy a bit more; when it rises, I sell one-third. I stick to this rhythm." With this persistence, she turned 50,000 yuan into over 2 million. She often says, "It's okay to go slow, but this way I’ll never crash overnight."

Xiao Xia is another story. She trades futures with coins like @SOL@, using 10x leverage as a warm-up, and even dares to go 20x. When the market is smooth, her daily gains can match what I earn in several months. I’ve seen her grow her initial $2000 to $150,000, and when we celebrated at a bar, the whole place was energized by her cheers.

But her glory lasted less than two months. One night, the group chat suddenly exploded—she posted a screenshot showing her account balance was 0.3U. Later, I found out she had chased three reverse trades in a row, completely lost control of her position management, and within three days, her account was wiped out. She herself was quite clear about it: "Futures is a game where you exchange your life for money. If you’re going to play, you have to accept losing."

After being in this circle for a long time, you realize that truly profitable traders don’t have to choose one or the other. The strategies of experts are all the same: establish a bottom position with spot, hold steadily like Red Sister, then when the market starts moving, open a small futures position to catch swings, and take quick profits by exiting immediately. Be both steady and aggressive—know how to do both.

If you ask me how to choose, the answer is actually simple: first, ask yourself if you can accept the possibility of "zeroing out." If you have enough technical skills, strong mental resilience, and can handle the shock of losing everything overnight, then you can try futures. But if your goal is stable accumulation, hates insomnia, and fears risks, then play it safe with spot trading.

I’ve seen too many people blindly follow the trend into futures without guidance, operating chaotically like drunks. In this market, relying on just one person really won’t get you far.

No matter which path you choose, the first step is to understand your own strength—don’t force it. After all, surviving is the only way to wait for the next market explosion.