#Strategy加码BTC配置 I’ve seen many people blame others after getting liquidated: blaming the platform, the market, or the manipulators. But honestly, the root of the problem boils down to one sentence—since you opened your first trade, you never really thought through what you were doing.



Take leverage as an example. The common misconception is this: with $10,000 in your account, you can theoretically withstand a $500 loss. But what happens? Impulsively, you open a $30,000 position, and you stubbornly claim it’s “5x leverage,” when in reality, it’s already dozens of times over. As soon as the market moves slightly, your account is wiped out instantly—there’s no time to even hit the stop-loss button. Is the market really that ruthless? No, you’re just gambling.

Compare that to how experienced traders operate: they spend 70% of their time waiting. Without a confirmed signal, they don’t place any trades. Once they open a position, they do so precisely, operate cleanly, and don’t hesitate to stop out when needed. What about retail traders? They place dozens of trades a day, driven by emotion—trading more as they get busier, losing more, and ultimately leaving their hard-earned money on the table.

If you want to survive longer in contracts, remember two words: **self-control**. While others are greedy, you stay cautious; while others follow the trend, you observe calmly.

Fund allocation is actually straightforward: don’t lose more than 5% of your account on a single trade. When profits appear, dare to add to your position, allowing your gains to run fully. Making money is never about going all-in on one shot; it’s about using a hundred trades to stabilize your probability of success.

Is trading a gamble or a tool? It depends on how you use it. Those who recklessly add leverage and trade on gut feeling are indeed gambling. But if you understand how to do the math, know when to stop, and control your position size, then trading is actually a **probability + discipline** money-making machine. Going solo and rushing blindly will eventually blow up. To make steady profits, you need to learn from those who truly understand the methods—only then can you stand a chance to become more stable over time.
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SerumDegenvip
· 10h ago
nah this hits different... the "70% waiting" part is exactly where most degen losses happen. everyone's out here yolo'ing while the real ones just... sit there lmao
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GateUser-c799715cvip
· 10h ago
That's right, it's indeed my own lack of clarity. Watching others get liquidated every day and trying to learn from them by using high leverage—aren't I just asking for trouble?
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MoneyBurnerSocietyvip
· 10h ago
It's the same old story, restraint, restraint, words sound better than actions. I just want to ask, during that 70% waiting time, why wouldn't your hands get itchy?
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RugDocScientistvip
· 10h ago
That's a harsh statement, but it really hits the nail on the head. I've seen too many cases of opening a 30,000 position with just 10,000 USDT, and then blaming others—it's really hard to laugh about it. The word "restraint" sounds simple, but actually practicing it is really difficult. I've personally suffered from emotional trading, doing over ten trades a day like gambling, and the more I played, the more I lost. Only later did I realize that the ones truly making money are not those watching the charts every day, but those who know when to rest. Contracts are like a double-edged sword; in the hands of disciplined and calculating traders, they are tools. For those who don't understand, they are just gambling proxies. This article is well written.
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DeFiGraylingvip
· 10h ago
You're absolutely right. Many people's accounts have a loss limit of 500u, but then they go all-in with 30,000 and even deceive themselves by saying it's 5x leverage haha. Restraint is truly the core of this game. I used to do dozens of trades every day, and the busier I was, the emptier my account became. Making money never relies on a single trade; it takes slowly grinding through a hundred trades.
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BoredRiceBallvip
· 10h ago
This guy is so right. None of the liquidations around me are due to market conditions; it's all due to reckless trading. Doing dozens of trades a day, I really don't understand. How can there be so many trades? Even with just 3x leverage, you have to watch the position closely, and it's all about emotional trading. The words "self-control" really hit home. When others go all-in, I just watch from the sidelines—that's what it means to be alive. I just want to ask, what happened to those who set a 5% stop-loss? Did they really make money?
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GateUser-2d28ed26vip
· 10h ago
Buy To Earn 💎
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