On the weekend, a young guy who just started working came over and said, "I put 50,000 yuan into contracts, and in three days it grew to 120,000. Now I want to quit my job and go all in." I didn’t say much, just gave him three words: Don't do it.

It's not that I envy him for making money quickly, but after so many years, I’ve seen that every time I hear stories like this, the ending is pretty much the same. They think they’ve jumped on the trend, but in reality, they’ve fallen into a trap. I’ve been in this market for 8 years, leading a small team, starting with 30,000 yuan and growing it to 40 million before finally stopping. Along the way, there’s no story of sudden wealth, only survival rules learned through repeated lessons over five years.

**Contracts are actually a "meat grinder"**

You’ve probably heard the saying "Crypto moves in a day, a hundred years in the human world," but no one tells you the truth behind it—within 24 hours, 100,000 people get liquidated, and 4.5 billion yuan in funds vanish into thin air. That’s not news; it’s everyday life. I’ve seen a 30 million yuan position forcibly liquidated with my own eyes. The guy just sat on the ground, speechless for a long time. There are also newbies chasing after a certain altcoin, with 100,000 yuan in capital shrinking to 180 yuan in 20 minutes. It’s real.

What’s even more heartbreaking is that some exchanges play even dirtier. When the market swings wildly, the platform suddenly crashes. You can’t even stop your loss, only watch as your position gets liquidated. You think you lost to the market, but in fact, you lost to the game rules themselves.

**5 Ironclad Rules for Survival**

Being able to last this long isn’t luck; frankly, it’s because I’m sufficiently cautious. The methods I used back then seem pretty extreme now: divide all funds into 10 parts, only use one-tenth to open positions each time, take profits and run, accept losses. Surviving is because I strictly follow these rules:

Stop-loss must be faster than bargaining. Don’t expect rebounds, really.

Always leave enough room for retreat. One liquidation is enough.

Exchange risk comes first, market analysis second. Choose the wrong platform, no matter how good your skills are, it’s useless.

If you manage your funds well, you’ll outlast 99% of people.