At 3 a.m., a friend from Hunan suddenly called me with a trembling voice.
He said, "Bro, I opened a 30x leverage with my entire 10,000 USDT on a long position, and the market only dropped 3%. Why is my account gone?"
I asked him to send over his trading records, and it was clear right away. On a 10,000 USDT account, he directly used 9,500 USDT to open a position, and he didn't even set a stop loss.
Many people have a big misconception about "full position," thinking it means better resilience. In fact, the opposite is true— the heavier the position, the faster you die.
Liquidation often isn't caused by high leverage but by losing control of the position.
Think about it: with the same 10,000 USDT account, if you use 9,500 USDT to open a position, a slight market reversal can wipe out your account.
But what if you only use 1,000 USDT? The market would have to experience extremely extreme volatility to hurt you, and the risk is on a completely different level.
Many people ask me: Don’t you also use full position mode? Why do you rarely get liquidated? Actually, I only follow three ironclad rules.
Rule 1: No single trade exceeds 20% of total funds. For a 10,000 USDT account, at most 2,000 USDT per trade. Even if I make a wrong judgment and set a 10% stop loss, I only lose 200 USDT, which hardly harms the account.
Rule 2: No single loss exceeds 3% of total funds. For example, with 2,000 USDT and leverage trading, I set the stop loss in advance. Even if I make several consecutive mistakes, there’s still enough room for the account to continue trading.
Rule 3: Don’t trade without a trend. I don’t touch choppy markets no matter how lively they are, only participate when there's a breakout or a clear trend. And after making profits, I never add to my position emotionally. The rhythm is always more important than impulsiveness. Many people treat full position trading as gambling, but the true meaning of full position is: increasing capital efficiency while keeping room for error.
There was a fan who almost got liquidated every month, but after following these three rules, over three months, his account grew from 5,000 USDT to 8,000 USDT.
He said something that left a deep impression on me: I used to think trading relied on guts, but now I realize that truly profitable traders are those who stick to discipline. In this market, only those who survive long-term will have the chance to make big money.
Remember this: gamble less on the direction, control your position size more. Slow down, and you’ll actually get there faster.
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