I've seen many people experience failures in contracts, and ultimately I realized a harsh truth: traders who don't stop their losses are automatic withdrawal machines for regulators.

Why do most contract traders end up losing all their money? Simply put, market volatility is not the main reason. The real killer is always that phrase — "Wait a moment longer."

I've seen accounts multiply from 10,000 to 100,000, only to end up in a desperate battle and lose everything. I’ve felt the same despair: when Bitcoin's price rises, I open a sell position against the trend, plan to withdraw during the correction, but the price continues to rise and exceeds my expectations; and when I buy SOL on a breakout, thinking of taking profits and exiting, the price suddenly drops to zero.

The reason for all liquidations is the same — neglecting the importance of a stop-loss.

Over the years I’ve spent trading, I’ve learned two painful lessons:

**Lesson One: You may survive by enduring one trade, but continuing to endure will inevitably lead to death.**

**Lesson Two: What ensures your survival is not how much you earn, but how much you can lose.**

Current trading strategies rely on three principles.

When opening a trade, a stop-loss must be set, and the higher the leverage, the stricter the loss. Using 20x leverage, set a 5% stop-loss. If you can tolerate the loss, do so, and don’t expect to change things overnight.

Unrealized profits are not for dreaming, but for protection. When you profit, raise your stop-loss, keep a plan to revert, and don’t let setbacks eat away all your gains.

The most important thing is to control emotions. If you lose several consecutive trades, close the program and take a break. When emotions take over, your judgment becomes completely scattered.

Using this method in contracts, there is always a balance between low risk and high reward: if the market moves in your favor, take the profit; if it reverses, withdraw immediately.

And finally, a stop-loss is not surrender — it’s a withdrawal. The trader who survives is not the one who never loses, but the one who dares to lose, dares to withdraw, and can wait for the next opportunity. The market is always there, and if you lose your capital, the opportunities will truly disappear.