2026-01-04 19:22:43

At 3 a.m., I received a call from a friend who was crying and said: "Bro, I used 10,000 USDT with 20x leverage to go long on a certain coin. It only retraced 5%, and my account was wiped out." I looked at his trading record, and one detail revealed the problem—full position, 20x leverage, with no stop-loss set.

Such incidents happen almost every day in the crypto world. Many people think that full position means "holding through the volatility," but they don't realize that once out of control, the speed at which the account can be wiped out is several times faster.

Where is the problem? Using 10,000 USDT with 20x leverage to go long means putting all your principal in one direction, leaving zero room for error. Any adverse movement, even just 5%, will trigger forced liquidation directly. Your account isn't just shrinking; it's truly gone. This isn't a story about losing money; it's a reality of going to zero overnight.

People in the crypto space often say: surviving is always more important than earning more. Those seemingly attractive high leverage and full-position gambles often hide such traps. On the surface, it's "going all in for a big win," but in reality, it's walking a tightrope. Many have left the game forever because of just one full-position operation.

So if you're still considering full-position trading, ask yourself first: can you really afford to lose every penny in your account?

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AirdropHunterXiao

· 17h ago

Going all-in with 20x leverage without a stop-loss—this isn't gambling, it's just giving away money.

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FalseProfitProphet

· 17h ago

It's the same old story, 20x full position without stop-loss, isn't this just suicidal trading? --- Bro, you really have no brains, a 5% pullback and you're back to zero, serves you right. --- Why not set a stop-loss? That's basic operation, right? --- Just looking at this makes me scared. Is the crypto world really this crazy? --- Going all-in with full position is truly a gambler's mentality, sooner or later you'll pay the price. --- Losing 10,000 in one night, how desperate must that be? --- Leverage, this thing, really is the devil. --- Why does no one listen to advice? Is stop-loss really that hard? --- 20x? I'll just listen to stories, thanks. --- This is the daily life in the crypto world, someone goes bankrupt every day. --- What about risk management? Acting as if it doesn't exist. --- Going back to zero overnight is even more terrifying than losing money.

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LiquidationWatcher

· 18h ago

Seeing this makes me think of that guy before, who went all-in on Ethereum with 20x leverage and lost it all in 5 minutes. No stop-loss equals suicide, this is really basic knowledge. All-in positions sound cool, but actually it's just a gambler's mentality, there's no difference. Putting 10,000 bucks all into one coin, how confident do you have to be? Wake up, everyone. That part where he was crying on the phone, really hit home... The crypto world repeats the same tragedies every day. Honestly, going all-in with 20x leverage and not even setting a stop-loss, that's not bravery, that's just crazy. Living is more important than making money. After all these years, some people still don't get it?

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PessimisticLayer

· 18h ago

Oh no, this is the daily life in the crypto world. I feel for your friend for a second.

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