2025-12-15 00:20:59

Recent experiences have left me a bit hopeless. Using leverage to trade a small coin, I lost less than 70,000 yuan in less than two days. Watching the account balance drop from seven figures to zero in an instant, that moment was really painful.

To be honest, I now have some doubts—can ordinary people really make money in this market? Or is it only institutions and big players who can cut the leeks? I've seen many people boast about earning a million a month or doubling their profits, but there seem to be very few retail investors who consistently profit. Most of the stories I hear are about losses.

Maybe I was too aggressive in my trading, or maybe the market volatility is too dangerous, but this feeling of wiping out overnight really makes me start to reflect—should I continue going all in or exit and observe? Do any of you have any advice?

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SnapshotStriker

· 12-17 19:15

Leverage is just a gambling machine. Losing 70,000 in two days is really deserved. Next time, remember not to touch small coins. --- Wake up, retail investors making money is all about probability. Your little capital is not even enough to be seen in front of institutions. --- Oh, this is why I only buy BTC and ETH. Small coins really eat people without leaving bones. --- I think, instead of going all in, it's better to survive the losses first, lie flat, observe for half a year, and then decide. --- Honestly, those who make a million a month are either scammers or have already washed their hands and moved on. Those still trading now are all trying to turn things around. --- Losing 70,000 is just a cheap tuition fee. Some people only realize the power of leverage after losing millions. --- The problem isn't the market; it's your mentality. If you keep this up, you'll eventually be cleared out. --- Bro, this wave is indeed risky. I suggest cutting your position to stop the loss and not risking your life anymore. --- The liquidity of small coins is already poor, and adding leverage will cause a collapse. That's a big taboo. --- Hmm... I think you should reflect not on whether to continue trading, but on why you want leverage.

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AirdropFatigue

· 12-15 09:35

Leverage is just a trap, I honestly don't touch it anymore. --- Seventy thousand yuan gone in two days... Brother, how aggressive do you have to be? I don't think my friends who went all-in are doing this fast. --- Wake up, there are indeed retail investors making money, but they are all low-probability events. --- This is called being educated by the market. Next time, remember not to go all-in on small coins. --- It seems you need to reflect on risk control seriously, or else if it happens again, there's really no hope. --- I don't believe any of those accounts that claim to earn a million a month; it's just talk to scam chives. --- Actually, liquidating your positions makes you feel lighter, but continuing to hold can blow your mind. --- I've seen this before. I suggest you slow down first, or you'll regret chasing after losses and gambling again. --- Adding leverage to small coins? That combination is basically a suicide operation. --- People who truly make money wouldn't be bragging here. Do you believe it?

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YieldHunter

· 12-15 00:49

nah bro, if you look at the data—leverage on microcaps is literally just ponzi mechanics with extra steps. your risk-adjusted metrics were probably underwater before you even entered, you just didn't run the numbers.

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ParallelChainMaxi

· 12-15 00:44

Using leverage to play with small coins is truly a Breaking Bad move; losing seventy thousand is actually considered light. --- Wake up, bro, this market is just institutions shaking out investors; we're just the ones getting liquidated. --- I just want to ask, is your seventy thousand disposable money? If it's living expenses, then it's really dangerous. --- All in on what, exactly? Calm down quickly, don't fall deeper into it. --- Honestly, how is that guy making a million a month doing now? He probably got margin called too. --- Leveraging on small coins with a single move—this operation is really aggressive. I need to learn from it. --- My account went from seven figures to zero... How much leverage is that? Bro, your mental resilience is really strong. --- It's not a market problem, it's a leverage problem. Don't gamble like that next time. --- Once you see through it, you realize that every day people are liquidating in this market, so how are there still people going all in? --- I suggest you readjust your mindset first, or else everything is pointless.

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VitaliksTwin

· 12-15 00:32

Leveraged small coins, isn't this just gambling? Losing 70,000 in two days and still have the nerve to ask if retail investors are making money. Wake up, brother.

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