#密码资产动态追踪 The most common mistake new contract traders make is going all-in right from the start. The reasoning sounds plausible: going all-in can hedge against volatility and reduce risk.

At first glance, this makes sense, but here’s the trap — going all-in is never meant to be a talisman.

If you really go all-in with high leverage? A slight market reversal could not just cause a small loss, but wipe out your entire account. I’ve seen too many people with $5,000 thinking going all-in is safe, only to lose over $4,000 in a single short-term move. The market only moves a couple of times, and they don’t even get a chance to stop loss — they get liquidated immediately, and it’s too late to fix it.

You need to understand this: the purpose of going all-in is just to give yourself a bit more buffer space, not to risk your life fighting market fluctuations.

With the same tenfold leverage, some people cut losses and exit quickly at the first sign of trouble, while others stubbornly hold on until they lose everything. The difference seems huge, but in reality, it’s not about the leverage multiple — it’s about how much position you’re using on that trade.

The most straightforward comparison: with a $1,000 account, using $100 to open a 50x leverage position, and setting a stop loss in the right direction, the account stays alive; on the other hand, with $900 at 10x leverage, the leverage doesn’t seem so intimidating, but a normal market fluctuation could wipe out the entire account. The fundamental difference is that big.

Don’t always worry about how many times leverage is safe. The real question to ask yourself is: how much capital am I risking on this trade? Did I set my stop loss in advance? If the market moves against me, can I hold on?

I now also use full position sizing for contracts, but only under one condition: position management always comes first. Surviving is the key to everything else.