The truth about liquidation: it's often not the market playing tricks on you, but your inability to control your own hands.

Look at those who have been in the crypto market for a long time and make steady profits — they share one common trait: they don’t operate recklessly. Do you think they’re constantly staring at the charts and trading frequently? Actually, most of the time they are watching passively, waiting for signals with high certainty before taking action. Once they act, they are very disciplined: clear on the direction, with reasonable positions, and stop-losses pre-planned. When they reach their profit target, they exit decisively; when it’s time to withdraw, they do so without hesitation or dragging.

What about most people? The more guilty they feel, the more anxious they become, leading to reckless trades, ultimately trapping themselves, and their capital loss rate accelerates. To put it plainly, they’re not really trading — they’re just paying fees to the exchange.

To survive longer in the contract market, the key word is — restraint.

Human nature is most exposed during market volatility. When others are trembling in fear, you stay calm; when others are exuberant and chasing gains, you become more cautious. This isn’t pretentiousness; it’s a fundamental survival skill.

Think through each stop-loss before placing an order, keep losses within a small percentage of your account, and never go all-in. Conversely, once the direction is correct, let the profits run; don’t rush to close at the first sign of green. A common mistake is: when the price rises just a little, start to take profits, but before the profit can fully materialize, it gets washed out.

Ultimately, 90% of liquidation causes are not due to market conditions but your mindset. Contract trading is not gambling, but those who trade with a gambling mentality tend to die the fastest. Heavy position sizes, relying on intuition, chasing every uptick — that’s not a trading strategy; that’s just luck.

If you truly want to make steady money in crypto contracts, it comes down to three things: discipline, probability, and execution. Opportunities are always there; the problem is if you keep rushing around wildly, you’ll end up risking even your last capital to turn things around.