2026-01-19 19:20:48

I was woken up again by push notifications early in the morning. I opened the group chat and saw a flood of complaints—"The new position I just added exploded" and "Why has the bull market turned out like this?" One after another. Every time the market heats up, there are always people who forget about risk management once they get caught up in the hype.

Recently, the entire square has been full of show-off trades, but a closer look reveals that very few actually preserve their profits. The most brutal part of a bull market is here—people think they’re riding a wealth train, but in reality, they’re on an out-of-control roller coaster, with no safety measures, and they get thrown off.

But smart investors have already changed their approach.

Instead of gambling nervously on contracts, it’s better to split your funds into two parts: one for chasing hot spots and making aggressive moves, and the other locked into stable yield channels. For example, recently I allocated 30% of my funds into a decentralized yield protocol for staking—that’s not lying flat, but rather insuring your investment portfolio.

The logic behind these protocols is actually simple. You stake your coins to earn steady interest continuously, and you can also use these assets as collateral to borrow stablecoins, continuing to participate in other opportunities. The benefit is that you won’t miss out on market moves, and you won’t be worried about being liquidated by a single needle.

What’s the key? This part of the income is ongoing. No matter if the market rises or falls, the interest keeps generating—this is how you can truly hold on during a bull market and sleep peacefully.

How exactly to operate?

Suppose your principal is 10,000 USDT. Take 70% to chase hot spots and trade contracts, and put the remaining 30% into a staking pool. This 30% acts like your strategic reserve—appreciating daily during a bull market, and if other positions go wrong, it won’t cause serious damage.

The advantage of this setup is effective risk diversification. The aggressive part aims to earn excess returns from market opportunities, while the defensive part ensures your basic cash flow isn’t interrupted. Walking on two legs, only then can you move more steadily.

In simple terms, the biggest risk of losing everything in a bull market isn’t missing out on profits, but rather earning and then losing it all again.

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MindsetExpander

· 19h ago

Coming back with this again? Saying to diversify risk every day, but only those who get slapped by the market remember to do so. Is the staking interest really enough to fill the gaps? I just lol. 70% contracts and 30% staking sounds right, but in reality, both sides want to win, and in the end, both lose. Staking won't save you during a price plunge, trust me.

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FrontRunFighter

· 19h ago

ngl this "staking strategy" pitch lowkey smells like the same sandwich attack mentality... you're just moving the vulnerable liquidity to a different dark pool, yeah? those "stable yields" come from somewhere—usually someone else's liquidation cascade. the real move isn't splitting your capital, it's understanding where the protocol extracts value and whether you're the predator or the prey.

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TradFiRefugee

· 19h ago

Is it the same old story again, that staking and earning interest can let you sleep peacefully? Wake up, the interest rates have already been drained by vampires. Honestly, a 7:3 split sounds nice, but that 70% part is gone with just one needle, can the 30% interest make up for it? In a bull market, who doesn't want to walk on two legs? The problem is, the contract leg often cramps. The harshest thing is—earning and then losing it all again. Isn't that the fate of most people? Have the risks of staking protocols really been accounted for? It feels like everyone is just betting on not getting爆

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PositionPhobia

· 19h ago

It's the same old story, staking to earn interest to prevent liquidation... Easy to say, but when the crash happens, no one can save you. You should have diversified your risk earlier, but many people just don't believe in bad luck and insist on going all in. A 7:3 allocation sounds reliable, but the real question is which protocol is truly trustworthy—that's the key, right? It's always the same, earning a little and then getting cocky, but when a correction comes, everything is lost again. The mentality is truly incredible. Even high staking interest rates are useless; if the principal shrinks, everything is ruined. It's better to just hold coins steadily.

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RadioShackKnight

· 19h ago

Really speaking, my group is constantly getting liquidated every day, it's really annoying. Another staking and earning plan, sounds reliable but I'm still a bit hesitant. This wave of market movement is really fierce, I just want to laugh when I see others showing off their positions. The 7:3 allocation sounds pretty good, but the key is whether you can resist temptation when executing. My sleep quality was directly affected by the contract's nighttime movements, I really can't handle it. Is the staking protocol really safe? I always feel it's just another new trap for new investors. That phrase "the money earned is spent" hit me hard, a lesson learned through blood and tears. In a bull market, steady returns are indeed much better than going all-in, but human nature...

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RugResistant

· 19h ago

Ha, is it this set again? Staking and earning sounds just like the perfect packaging for the next rug... Can you really sleep peacefully? It looks to me like a bunch of people are staking in and then the protocol just disappears. I agree with the 7:3 distribution, but don’t tell me that the 30% is the same no matter where you put it; choosing the wrong protocol is still being stabbed. This bull market is really killing people. I already know two people around me who regret it. That 3% interest in the staking pool, are you sure you won’t be liquidated? Honestly, the most stable way is to diversify across different protocols. Don’t go all in on one project. I just want to know, can anyone really hold on during a bull market? It feels like self-deception. People copying bottom staking protocols, you might be the next to blow the whistle... This logic makes sense, but the key is not to be fooled by false APYs. Those numbers can make you cry.

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