#Strategy加仓BTC When I first started trading contracts, I was also brainwashed by the theory of "fixed 3% stop loss."
Forums and communities were full of people praising: stable, scientific, foolproof.
I believed it.
And then? That year, I was completely exhausted by the chaos.
The ETH market in 2020 was insanely volatile.
It would jump 5% in the morning, retrace 8% at noon, and rally again in the evening.
My 3% stop loss became a joke.
Just after being swept out in the morning, I’d be pulled back in the afternoon. Three stop losses in one day, transaction fees burned through quickly, and the principal was forcibly evaporated by 20%.
I was stunned.
That day, I finally understood: stop loss is not about numbers at all, but about rhythm.
If you set a "fixed 3%" for all market conditions, it’s like wearing slippers to run a marathon—destined to collapse.
Later, I started studying volatility indicators—ATR.
Gradually, I understood that the real logic of stop loss is simple: how the market swings, that’s how you follow.
I changed my approach to what I call "dynamic stop loss":
Set the stop loss by multiplying the average volatility (ATR) of the coin by a coefficient.
For highly volatile coins like ETH, I use ATR×1.8;
For more stable ones like SOL, I use ATR×1.2.
Since then, "fake pinning" can no longer wipe out my orders.
During market shakeouts, I can hold steady, and in the end, I earn even more.
Others say the market is fake, but my orders stay safe; they lose on numbers, I win on rhythm.
No liquidation, no reckless adjustments, and no emotional manipulation.
To survive long in contracts, the key isn’t setting a stop loss, but knowing how to adjust it.
Stop loss isn’t a fortress against risk; it’s more like a profit regulator.
Set it too tight, and a slight market fluctuation will knock you out.
Set it too loose, and a reversal will blow you up.
The essence of stop loss is—living according to the rhythm, not blindly blocking risk.
In this market cycle, whether you can turn things around depends entirely on your execution.
Applying this logic early on is better than anything else.