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Most people who get liquidated while playing contracts die in the same pit.



Why do some people always get liquidated to zero when trading contracts, while a few can survive long-term? It took me years to understand this—it's not about market judgment, but rather not understanding the rules of the game.

Let me share a real experience. When I first entered the market, I had a capital of 10,000 U and saw that the platform offered 10x leverage. I naturally thought: at most I would lose the margin, which is 1,000 U. As a result, I got carried away and opened a position of 50,000 U. After a few points of market fluctuation, my account was directly liquidated to zero. It was at that moment I realized: leverage is not the "loss limit" you think, but a tool that amplifies risk by dozens of times. You think you're fighting for profit, but in reality, you're just giving money to the market.

Later I slowly realized: the contract itself is not the problem, the problem is treating it like a casino. Those who can truly make stable profits have long stopped playing the "guess the rise and fall" game; they calculate probabilities and adhere to risk control. While others chase highs and sell lows in a desperate gamble, they control their positions; while others panic sell, they buy in low according to their discipline. The profits from contracts are never won through gambling, but rather by picking up those certain opportunities when others Get Liquidated.

Over the years, I've seen too many cases: some people lost their millions and ended up in debt, while others achieved compound growth by strictly adhering to trading discipline. What's the difference? It's one hard rule—gambler's mentality will eventually be harvested; only risk control and discipline can lead to survival in the end. If you think you lost due to market analysis, in fact, you lost because of chaotic position management and arbitrary stop-loss settings, treating contracts like a game of betting.

The expectation of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates has risen again, and market volatility will be more intense. Remember one thing: analyzing the market is just theoretical; what truly matters in practical trading is execution ability. If you always find that "every time you buy it drops, and every time you sell it rises", it's not a lack of information, but rather a lack of a trading system that can remind you "when to enter and when to exit", as well as a cognitive framework that helps you maintain your risk control bottom line.

Opportunities are always reserved for those who understand the rules and can control risks. Will you continue to be the market's ATM, or will you stand on the side of profit? The choice is in your hands.
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MrDecodervip
· 11-30 18:17
That hit too close to home. I was also played for a sucker like this before, going all in with 50,000 on a 10,000 investment, and then a direct fall limit wiped it all out.
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GasFeeNightmarevip
· 11-29 21:38
Really, stop loss is worth more than anything else. I've seen too many people not set it at all. Going all in is fun for a moment, but liquidation leads to a burial ground, nothing new. If risk control is poor, no matter how much capital you have, it's just giving it away. This is the truth. Buying and then falling isn't bad luck; that's just no rules, and it needs to change. With interest rate cuts, discipline is even more crucial, or you'll cut losses to despair. Contracts are the cemetery for gamblers; only by recognizing this can you find a way out. Instead of guessing rises and falls, it's better to calculate probabilities; the difference is significant.
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MerkleTreeHuggervip
· 11-29 15:32
The most heart-wrenching thing I heard was "every time I buy, it falls; every time I sell, it rises." I really relate to that, I thought it was just my bad luck. The gambler's mindset really hits home; I've seen too many people go all in and then lose everything. Risk control is truly a matter of life and death; without a system, you will eventually pay tuition. Now that the expectation of interest rate cuts has arrived, the fluctuations will definitely be greater, and there might be another wave of suckers getting played. That's right, those who understand the rules are harvesting, while those who don't continue to lose money.
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YieldWhisperervip
· 11-28 04:27
Indeed, if risk control is not done well, it is just giving away money, nothing fancy about it.
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DegenDreamervip
· 11-28 03:31
Wow, this passage is amazing, I used to be that idiot who went all in and got liquidated. Every time I bought, the price fell, and every time I sold, it rose. It turns out it wasn't just bad luck; there were really no rules or discipline. The Fed is going to cut interest rates again, and this market trend might just turn into another big show of being played for suckers. It sounds easy to talk about risk control, but why is it so difficult to actually do it? It seems I need to seriously reflect on my trading system; otherwise, I might really become a cash machine.
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GasWhisperervip
· 11-28 03:28
nah fr the leverage trap hits different... everyone thinks they're timing the mempool when really they're just guessing on noise. position sizing is the only real oracle that matters.
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MevWhisperervip
· 11-28 03:19
It's true that inadequate risk control is like a slow suicide; I've seen too many all in players go back to square one overnight.
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SighingCashiervip
· 11-28 03:10
Really, this article reminds me of my fren from the year before last, once the leverage was opened, it couldn't be stopped, and in the end, even the principal was gone. You're absolutely right, risk control sounds easy to talk about, but very few people can truly manage it well. Getting liquidated really can break a person, but now it's okay, I've slowly started to understand some tricks. The Fed's actions this time must be cautious, or else we'll get played for suckers again. Position management is really much harder than judging the market, I'm currently just testing the waters with a small position.
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RugPullAlertBotvip
· 11-28 03:08
You're right, risk control is a matter of life and death. I've seen too many people go all in and then drop to zero, yet they're still there studying the candlestick chart, it's ridiculous. --- 99% of contract players die from position management, not from market judgment, and I agree with this statement. --- Really, after the Fed's interest rate cut expectations came out, the market went even crazier, and those who went all in started buying the dip and getting liquidated, it's a cyclical harvest. --- When I first entered the circle, I thought leverage was just a multiplier, but now I understand, that thing is a magnifier plus a meat grinder. --- After surviving for so long, I've realized that you don't need any advanced techniques, just strictly execute discipline and set a stop loss, 99% of people can't do this. --- I've seen examples of millions in assets being lost to debt, and they all follow the same pattern: gambler’s mentality + random stop loss, it's basically just giving away money. --- The saying "as soon as you buy, it falls; as soon as you sell, it rises" hits the mark; it's not a lack of information, but really a lack of a reliable system and discipline.
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BridgeTrustFundvip
· 11-28 03:02
To be honest, after seeing so many cases of getting liquidated, the most heartbreaking thing is that they didn't lose to the market, they really lost to themselves. From the moment they went all in, they had already lost.
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