In the past, I was terrified of contracts. "The higher the leverage, the more dangerous it is," I always thought,
holding onto my spot trading tightly, afraid that a careless move would wipe out my principal.
Watching my friends around me, opening orders with 10x leverage, as the market made a slight upward move,
profits doubled instantly, and the account curve shot up like a rocket,
I could only sit on the sidelines, feeling countless regrets —
while I was stuck guarding my position, others had already reached the finish line.
Until last year, when I participated in a trend trade with the number $BTC .
At that time, I opened a light position with a try-it-out mindset.
The moment the market started, I completely overturned my understanding:
a 5% rise in spot means a 50% profit with 10x leverage.
It turned out that leverage is not a monster, but an amplifier of efficiency,
as long as you understand risk, position, and stop-loss.
I finally understood,
many people fear leverage because their minds are filled only with the word "danger,"
but they have never considered that leverage can be a tool for accelerating returns,
the key is to master the rhythm, not to forcefully push through.
Contracts are not gambling,
nor are they a money printing machine.
They are like a double-edged sword,
used correctly, the blade in hand, returns double;
used poorly, what gets cut away is your own principal and confidence.
