#战略性加仓BTC $BEAT I notice that the most common mistake among contract beginners is going all-in right from the start. It sounds logical: using the entire account to resist volatility, making it less likely to get liquidated.



But what is the reality? $ZEC I've seen too many people with only 5,000 in their account, and in a moment of excitement, they throw in 4,800 directly. The reason is "reasonable"—"I'm using the whole account, it's safe." Then, when the market turns, the account gets liquidated in the blink of an eye, leaving no time to even blink.

The problem isn't with using the entire account itself, but with how you interpret the words "full position." Full position means leaving a way out, not a reason to gamble your life all at once.

Similarly, with tenfold leverage, why do some people lose a little and still walk away, while others have their accounts wiped out? Honestly, it's just one thing—position management.

Here's a practical example: you have $1,000 in your account, and you only use $100 to open a 50x position. Even if you pick the wrong direction, you can still stop the loss. The remaining principal stays alive. But if you throw in $900 directly, even with just 10x leverage, a single fluctuation can wipe out the entire account.

So, the core issue isn't "how many times leverage is safe," but rather asking yourself, "How much principal am I risking on this trade? Do I have a stop-loss? Can I withstand the opposite move?"

I also trade contracts in full position mode, but I have several strict rules that I never loosen:

- No single trade exceeds 20% of the total account. This is the bottom line.
- Always set a stop-loss; a single loss should never exceed 3% of the principal.
- Never operate recklessly during market turbulence, and never add to positions impulsively.

To survive in contracts, it's not about avoiding risk but learning to coexist with it. The true meaning of full position is to leave yourself room to react, to have enough "bullets" to handle market fluctuations—not to bet your entire wealth in one shot.

The abyss of this market is always there; I only want to light a lamp and walk through it. Whether you want to follow and come ashore is your choice.
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MetadataExplorervip
· 3h ago
Really, I also use the 20% stop-loss and 3% rule. I've survived this long relying on this, everything else is nonsense.
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alpha_leakervip
· 9h ago
Really, that 20% line is firmly set; otherwise, it would have been wiped out long ago. I've seen too many stories of accounts being wiped out, all following the same pattern—thinking they can withstand it, only to be taught a lesson by the market.
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NFTArchaeologisvip
· 9h ago
Reading this passage, I am reminded of marginal notes in medieval manuscripts—those most valuable records often come from the touches of living people. Going all-in with full position is like burning books and burying scholars; it destroys not just the present, but the very possibility of existence. The 20% stop-loss line is less a rule and more a respect for history.
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TokenomicsPolicevip
· 9h ago
That's right, a 20% stop loss and 3% take profit is the discipline I follow as well. But in reality, most people can't stick to it; they start to weaken and add more after just one rebound.
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Hash_Banditvip
· 9h ago
honestly this 20% rule hits different when you've seen the liquidation cascade happen in real time. the network never forgives emotional trades, just like difficulty adjustments never care about your conviction lol
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EntryPositionAnalystvip
· 9h ago
Oh no, it's that kind of "all-in = safe" logic again, and it really hurts to hear. The 20% bottom line trick is indeed clever, but to be honest, most people can't stick to it at all. When a market wave comes, they forget everything.
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