At 3 a.m., I received a voice message. A friend was trembling with anxiety: "I put 10,000 yuan all in with 10x leverage, and it only dropped 3%, and my account was wiped out." When I checked the trading record, I saw he entered with 9,500 yuan full position, without even setting a stop-loss.

This trap has been fallen into by too many people. Many believe that going all-in can accumulate wealth gradually, but in reality, it leads to faster liquidation than incremental positions. To put it simply, liquidation is never caused by leverage alone, but by over-accumulating position size.

For example, with 1,000 yuan, using 10x leverage on 900 yuan, a mere 5% adverse move would wipe out the entire position. But if you only trade with 100 yuan, it takes a 50% move to get liquidated. This difference is obvious.

I have summarized three survival rules. Stick to them for half a year, and not only will you survive, but your profits will double: First, only invest 20% of your account funds per trade. With a 10,000 yuan account, a single trade should be no more than 2,000 yuan. A 10% stop-loss means only losing 200 yuan, which won't hurt your core capital; Second, keep each loss within 3%, and plan your stop-loss levels in advance; Third, avoid trading in volatile sideways markets, and don’t chase after profits. Don’t let emotions control your decisions.

Previously, a fan kept getting liquidated every month. Following these rules, he increased his account from 5,000 to 8,000 yuan in three months. The key to full position trading isn’t about betting on the right direction, but about leaving enough buffer to trade steadily.