#美联储降息 Someone addicted to leveraged trading, want to get out completely? To be blunt, the chances are not high.



I know a friend who initially just wanted to try his luck, starting with $500 to test the waters, and ended up turning a single night session into 20,000. At that time, he was convinced he was a trading genius, and money seemed to multiply on its own.

And then? Going all-in with full positions, market reversals, stubbornly holding on, the 20,000 once crashed back to a few hundred. But he was already hooked, unable to wake up.

Staring at K-line charts day and night, losing appetite, poor sleep. Muttering "high leverage only feeds greed," but when the market really hits, he dares to bet more than anyone.

You see, the essence of leveraged trading is one word: speed. With a hundredfold leverage, a correct direction, and the account balance soaring, it can pump the adrenaline to the max. More addictive than dollar-cost averaging—when winning, feeling on top of the world; when losing, broke as hell.

Fund fluctuations only move a few points a day, but in leveraged markets, a few hundred points swing within minutes is routine. Once you've tasted that thrill, only one thought remains in your mind: I can definitely make back what I lost.

The reality is, most people haven't waited for the turnaround day; their accounts have already become history.

That's why once you get involved with leverage, it's very hard to truly get out. It's not that you don't understand the risks, but that kind of speed, that kind of thrill, that almost unreal sense of satisfaction has long occupied your entire rational space.

The most dangerous illusion often arrives when you're the clearest.
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GasWastervip
· 6h ago
Damn, this is the most heartbreaking confession I've ever read. Once it went from 500 to 20,000, there was really no turning back. --- I'm too familiar with friends' stories; this is the magic of leverage—one time is enough. --- At the moment of 100x leverage, adrenaline surges, and I can never go back to regular investing days. --- Honestly, none of the people I know have voluntarily fully withdrawn; they were all forced out after a margin call. --- That last sentence is brilliant; when you're sober, you bet the craziest. --- I just want to ask, has anyone really turned things around with leverage? Or is it all survivor bias? --- That's why I only watch now and hold back no matter how exciting it gets.
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TheMemefathervip
· 6h ago
Honestly, I've heard this friend's story too many times, and it's always the same script. Leverage is like a drug; you just can't quit.
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CodeZeroBasisvip
· 6h ago
I'm very familiar with this guy's story; at least three or four people around me have had similar failures. The thrill of going from 500 to 20,000 is addictive, and once you experience it, there's no turning back. I told you, this stuff is like a poison.
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TokenomicsPolicevip
· 6h ago
It's so real. The moment $500 turned into $20,000, I was already dead; there's no turning back.
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