When your spot holdings take a hit, there's a real temptation to jump into futures or leverage trading. The logic seems sound at first—why grind through weeks or months of waiting for a gradual recovery when you could theoretically make it all back in days? That impatience, that hunger to quickly recoup losses, is exactly what draws retail traders into this trap. The appeal is undeniable: max long a position, catch the reversal, and boom—everything's back to green. But this mentality often ignores the brutal mechanics of liquidations, wicks, and adverse leverage scenarios that can wipe accounts far faster than spot positions ever could.