Many people often ask, why are there still so many people trading contracts? Aren't they afraid of liquidation? Actually, the problem isn't with the contracts themselves, but with most people's failure to understand their true risk exposure.



Leverage numbers are just illusions. Seeing 5x or 10x makes you feel it's not too much, but in reality, leverage could have already soared to 60x. How to calculate? It's simple: divide your current position value by the amount you can afford to lose. For example, if your account has only 10,000 USDT, and you can accept a loss of 500 USDT at most, but you open a position of 30,000 USDT, then your actual leverage is 60x—any small market fluctuation can cause liquidation. By then, it's too late to regret.

Here's another harsh truth: where does the high return in the contract market come from? Simply put, it comes from others' liquidations. The people making money in this game are actually doing the same—70% of the time they wait, remaining calm as a mountain; only taking action when the most certain opportunities appear. Those who blindly gamble will always be the ones getting harvested.

So, what is the logic behind making money? Two strict rules: First, keep each loss within 5% of your account. Second, once you reach twice your target profit, sell immediately. Don't be greedy; profits will run away, but at least you've already made some.

Contracts, at their core, are a risk management game, not gambling. Those who get liquidated are relying on imagination to make money; those who survive are speaking with numbers. Learn to accurately calculate your actual risk, control your entry and exit for each trade, and only then can contracts become a profit-generating tool. Otherwise, they will just turn into money-consuming beasts.
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BlockchainTalkervip
· 9h ago
actually, here's what gets me about this whole thing... the real leverage calculation is basically just admission that most people are running blind. like, genuinely blind. they see 5x and think they're being conservative when they're already getting liquidated at the next wick. the math is dead simple but nobody does it. 70% waiting, 20% executing, 10% crying—that's the actual distribution lmao
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BlindBoxVictimvip
· 9h ago
Damn, this is the real talk. I really suffered heavy losses with those friends before. Liquidation means others are making money, this really hit me in the heart. Feels like I've been the 70% who go all-in, no wonder I've been losing. A 5% stop-loss rule must be engraved in my mind, or I'll still get cut. Watching others make money on contracts makes me itchy, but as soon as I act, it's a tragedy. So I need to be clear about how much I can afford to lose; I really haven't calculated that before. Surviving vs. liquidation, the difference is whether you can do the math. Honestly, greed is deadly; I need to quit this bad habit. High risk, high reward, but more people are just high risk with no reward. Wait, I need to calculate my current actual leverage... I'm a bit scared.
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TooScaredToSellvip
· 9h ago
I'm not here to teach anyone a lesson; I just want you to understand your own capabilities before jumping in. Don't keep thinking about going all-in and turning things around overnight.
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Degentlemanvip
· 9h ago
Well said, but unfortunately most people can't listen and are still dreaming of getting rich overnight.
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MetaverseVagabondvip
· 9h ago
Exactly right, I'm the kind of fool who can't figure out the actual leverage, you can even tell from the account name, I've already been wiped out once.
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ParallelChainMaxivip
· 9h ago
It's the same old story... It sounds reasonable, but how many can actually stick to a 5% stop loss?
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