2025-12-04 23:22:10

Let’s talk about a harsh reality today: Why are there always people getting liquidated and losing big in the contract market every day, yet newcomers keep jumping into the pit one after another?

The answer is laughably simple—they have no idea what they’re actually playing with.

I’ve seen this happen too many times: the platform says 5x or 10x leverage, and people just assume that’s the total risk they face. Not long ago, I met a guy with a $10,000 account, set his liquidation line at just $500, and then opened a $30,000 position. He even smugly told me, “I’m only using 5x leverage, it’s very safe.”

But in reality? He was running around with 60x actual risk exposure without even realizing it.

I know a veteran who’s been trading contracts for five years and is still doing quite well. His approach is completely different.

This guy always says: The essence of contracts is a risk-hedging game—every dollar you make is someone else getting liquidated and losing. So he spends most of his time waiting—about 70% of the time, he’s just watching for the right opportunity. If the market doesn’t match his expectations, he doesn’t make a move at all. When he does act, it’s as precise as a scalpel—unlike those who keep trading aimlessly all day.

His core strategy is “contrarian trading”: stay calm when the market is panicking, be cautious when everyone is greedy. He strictly enforces stop-loss discipline—never lets a single loss exceed 5%. When he’s in profit, his take-profit target is at least twice the stop-loss, afraid that profits will slip away.

At dinner before, someone disagreed and said, “Contracts are just gambling.”

I shot back, “You getting liquidated is gambling. Other people making money are calculating risk, probability, and risk-reward ratios. How is that the same?” I heard that guy blew up his account again with reckless trades, and lost quite a bit this time.

No one is going to proactively teach you the real tricks of contract trading—you have to figure it out for yourself.

For those still trading based on gut feeling, stop staying up late staring at the charts. In your dreams, there are always get-rich-quick rallies, and you don’t even lose money—how great is that?

The ones who survive and make money in this market are always those who dare to face risk and act first.

Are you ready?

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ForkTongue

· 19h ago

To put it bluntly, it's just a gambler's mentality—they don't even know what they're doing. --- That guy running naked with 60x leverage, I've seen way too many of those, it's hilarious. --- The 5% stop loss trick really works, but most people just can't hold on. --- Getting rich in dreams is real, but when you wake up, it's all blood. --- Contracts are always a zero-sum game. For you to win, someone has to lose—have you figured that out? --- Watching the market 70% of the time is a true skill, but who can actually resist making a move? --- Counterintuitive trading sounds nice, but actually doing it is hellishly hard. --- Here's another "I'm very stable" guy—just wait for the liquidation news next week. --- Take profit to stop loss ratio should be 2:1, but way too many people do it the other way around. --- The market is a filtering machine, not a money-making machine.

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GateUser-e51e87c7

· 12-06 05:33

Running naked at 60x leverage and still thinking you're stable—this mindset is wild, haha. People who get liquidated always think it's the market screwing them, but really, they just don't understand leverage. That logic of 70% waiting and watching for opportunities is savage—most people can't do it. The real difference between making money and gambling is whether you can recognize the risks. In dreams, you have every kind of market; hell starts when you wake up. The ones who survive in this market definitely aren't relying on luck. Another friend got liquidated—it's really hard not to watch the charts when you're supposed to be eating.

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MetaDreamer

· 12-04 23:52

After all is said and done, it still comes down to this—most people lose out because of their leverage choices.

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RugPullSurvivor

· 12-04 23:51

To be honest, claiming to be very stable while using 60x leverage is just ridiculous. Only a few people actually make money, the rest are just here to give their money away. It's not just gambling, this is a harvesting machine. Wait, stop loss at 5% and take profit at 10%? Why didn't I think of that? Here we go again with this anti-human nature rhetoric, I've heard it a hundred times. That guy hasn't been liquidated for five years, either he's just lucky or he really gets it. I'm watching the charts every day and now I'm completely losing my mind. Stop loss discipline sounds easy, but who can actually do it? The money made from contracts is hard-earned, and so is the money lost to liquidation.

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GateUser-5854de8b

· 12-04 23:47

60x leverage going all in, haha, that was me six months ago... Now I can only afford to eat dirt.

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ShortingEnthusiast

· 12-04 23:42

To be honest, I've seen plenty of guys using 10,000 USDT to open 30,000 positions—they're not thinking straight. Don't talk about "counter-intuitive operations." Most people simply can't stay on the sidelines 70% of the time; the itch is just too strong. The logic of a 5% stop loss and 10% take profit is sound, but sticking to it is one in a million. Getting rich in your dreams is real, but so is your wallet shrinking. Most people end up with the latter. The cruelest thing in this market isn't liquidation itself, but knowing you're gambling and still insisting on taking another shot. Everyone looks clear-headed but is actually running around naked. What else can I say?

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TokenStorm

· 12-04 23:35

Telling people that 5x leverage is very safe while actually taking 60x risks—this IQ tax isn’t something everyone can afford. --- 70% of the time is spent waiting for opportunities—that’s the real consideration of risk factor. I’ve just been messing around the whole time, haha. --- There’s a thin line between making money and getting liquidated, but most people can’t even see that line. --- On-chain data can lie, but account drawdown rate never does—can’t argue with that. --- I laughed at the advice to not stay up late watching the charts. There really are no liquidation alerts in your dreams. --- Every time I say I’ll do proper risk control, but then I FOMO again next time—that’s just me. --- Anti-human-nature trading sounds advanced, but in reality, it’s just betting that you won’t be greedy—the difficulty level is maxed out.

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