Anyone who’s been around the scene knows what “rolling positions” means—it’s basically risking it all.



How to play? Simple and aggressive. When you profit, you add to your position. Once you close it, you use even more capital for the next trade, like a snowball rolling bigger and bigger. I remember back in the day, there was a hardcore trader who went all in on EOS at $2 with 20x leverage, exited at $2.1, then put all his winnings right back in. One round doubled his money, two rounds quadrupled it. Watching those account numbers rocket up was pure adrenaline.

In 2018, I witnessed two legends—one made it big with EOS, another bet on BCH, both caught a major rally and hit financial freedom in one shot. But guess what? Far more people lost. I knew a guy who won five times in a row, but on the sixth, he didn’t get out in time—lost all his principal and profits in one go.

The underlying logic of this move is clear: you’re betting today’s judgment on “tomorrow’s get-rich-quick dream.” One mistake? You might not get another chance. What’s worse, a lot of people don’t even set stop-loss or take-profit lines. When the market reverses, you don’t even have time to react.

So, if you really want to try rolling positions, there’s only one condition—you’re sure you’ve caught a major trend. Even then, two or three rounds is enough; don’t just blindly pile on, and don’t buy into the myth that a bull market always goes up.

Bottom line, taking profits in time is way more practical than fantasizing about how much you could make, and decisive stop-losses are a lot more valuable than so-called “courage.” Think you can always read the market right? Then liquidation isn’t far off.

This market is never short on overnight riches stories. But the ones who laugh last are usually the ones who know when to “stop.”
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StakeTillRetirevip
· 12-11 10:34
Win five consecutive rounds, and the sixth one is gone—that's the true nature of rolling positions.
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LiquidatorFlashvip
· 12-11 08:28
Once the collateralization ratio drops, you have to run immediately; otherwise, the liquidation risk threshold could be triggered at any moment.
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JustAnotherWalletvip
· 12-09 09:33
Five wins in a row, then lose everything on the sixth. This is the true nature of compounding bets—it's really heartbreaking.
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LiquidationWatchervip
· 12-08 14:55
Winning five times in a row and blowing up on the sixth, that's reality, brother. Going all-in is gambling with your life, nothing more to say. Those two guys who achieved financial freedom with EOS and BCH in 2018—who knows if they're still around now. Setting your stop-loss is more important than anything, seriously. Even in a bull market, there will be dumps, don't be naive. Getting out in time is half the victory; the greedy ones all got wiped out.
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RektRecordervip
· 12-08 14:55
Win five in a row and lose everything on the sixth—this is the true nature of compounding bets.
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MEVHunterLuckyvip
· 12-08 14:44
Winning five times in a row and then losing it all on the sixth—this is the true nature of compounding bets.
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YieldWhisperervip
· 12-08 14:43
"actually the math never works out on these roll-ups... unsustainable by design"
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GasFeeCriervip
· 12-08 14:27
Winning five times in a row and losing it all on the sixth—that's the real truth behind compounding, brother. Seriously, watching your account double gives you an adrenaline rush, but when you look back, it's all gone. If you don't set a stop-loss, you'll end up wiped out sooner or later. Taking profits in time is honestly better than anything. I saw the wave in 2018 too—very few achieved financial freedom, but a ton got liquidated. Don't believe all that nonsense about always reading the market correctly; you're not far from getting liquidated. Two or three rounds of compounding is enough. Pushing it further is just asking for disaster.
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