2026-01-01 15:25:55

What happens after a liquidation? Most people's reactions are the same—first, they curse. Curse the platform, curse the market makers, curse the market fluctuations. It seems that as long as they vent their emotions thoroughly, the lost principal can magically reappear.

Honestly, this logic should have been discarded long ago. What truly causes an account to go to zero is never the market itself, but an uncontrollable greed.

Take a specific example: having $10,000 in an account, feeling heartbroken over a $500 loss, but daring to open a position with $30,000. Saying you only use 5x leverage, but in reality, you're exposed to risks of dozens of times that. When the market moves slightly, a liquidation warning sounds, and you can't react in time. This is not trading; it's gambling disguised as futures contracts.

On the other hand, those who truly survive in the futures market operate with a completely different logic—most of the time, they do nothing, just wait. Wait for signals, wait for the right position, wait for a high-probability setup of about 80-90%. When they do take action, their positions are carefully calculated, stop-losses are set in advance, and they accept losses without any luck-based thinking.

What about retail traders? Dozens of orders a day, entering based solely on feelings and emotions. The more they trade, the more chaotic their minds become, the faster they lose. In the end, every penny in their account becomes the trading platform's tuition fee.

The essence of futures trading has never been about predicting the correct direction. The key is to control risk within a range you can afford to lose. That is the core:

A single stop-loss should not exceed 5% of the account. During a loss phase, honestly reduce your position. When winning, only then dare to slightly increase. Success always depends on probability and discipline, not on a fantasy of turning things around overnight.

Is futures a tool or a gamble? It entirely depends on who uses it. For those who frequently leverage up and follow the herd, it's a death game. For those who calculate carefully, abide by discipline, and truly understand stop-losses, it is just a trading tool.

The market shows no mercy. Relying on impulse and crashing forward will only lead to zero account balance sooner or later.

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SlowLearnerWang

· 3h ago

It's the same old story, and it's making me numb. Knowing full well that I should stick to discipline and cut losses, but when the market moves, my brain just shuts down. They boast about 5x leverage as if it were dozens of times the risk. I can't really calculate it, but it seems to be just like that. Honestly, I've heard these words so many times that they've become stale, and how many people actually manage to do it?

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WhaleWatcher

· 3h ago

Oh no, it's that old trick again. After a liquidation, they start blaming others. Anyway, they can't admit it's their own lack of skill, right? It's really outrageous. An account with 10,000 USDT suddenly opening a 30,000 position. Isn't that just gambler's mentality, desperately trying to turn things around? I think, all living traders understand what "remaining calm as a mountain" means. Most of the time, it's really just sitting back and watching. I've seen 10x leverage, 100x leverage, and in the end, the ones who deposit reserves into the exchange are always these kinds of people, no exceptions. Risk management, these four words are easy to say, but how many actually implement it? Most are just shooting in the dark based on gut feeling. Stop-loss is the dividing line between gamblers and traders. Those who can hold onto 5% have already exited.

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SorryRugPulled

· 3h ago

Ah, it's the same old story. What you say is correct, but those who need to hear it should have heard it earlier. The key point is that most people actually can't tell whether they are trading or gambling, including myself sometimes.

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AirdropSkeptic

· 3h ago

To be honest, I've seen many people open a 30,000 position with just 10,000, and it's always the same outcome. The key is that even though they know it's gambling, they still want to gamble.

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