Every day in the background, I receive private messages from my sisters: "Clearly I saw the trend correctly, as soon as I bought the contract, it reversed; I held on until my mentality collapsed and then the market immediately moved according to my original prediction... Is it true that girls really aren't suitable for contracts?"
To be honest, we girls aren't to blame for this! I monitored over 300 retail investors in real trading and found that 90% of the losses weren't due to misjudgment, but rather fell into those 'unwritten rules' of the exchange. The essence of contracts is a 'long-short contest'; you earn money from the opponent's side, while the exchange is the one who quietly sets the 'game details' — today I'll expose the three 'invisible pits' I stepped into, and after reading this, you'll at least lose 5 digits less!
The first pit: the overlooked 'water and electricity fees' of long and short positions — funding rate
Many people think that fees are the only cost, but forget about the 'funding rate'! This thing is not a fee; it is the money that both sides subsidize each other: if the rate is positive, the long positions pay the short positions; if the rate is negative, the short positions bleed the longs.
I have seen the most miserable sisters, who encountered a funding rate exceeding 0.12% for two consecutive days when speculating on a certain cryptocurrency. Clearly, the direction was right, but not only were they 'bled dry' every day, in the end, they also closed positions chaotically due to being unable to withstand the fluctuation of the funding rate. Remember my iron rule: when one side's funding rate exceeds 0.12% for 24 consecutive hours, it signals the market's 'bubble burst.' Don't hold on stubbornly! At this time, opening a small reverse position often allows one to pick up an 'unexpected fortune.'
The second pit: the unpredictable liquidation price — the exchange's 'mathematical trap'
Do you also think '10x leverage means a 10% drop will cause liquidation'? Too naive! The exchange hides a 'forced liquidation fee,' and the actual liquidation price is 1%-1.5% lower than your theoretical calculation. Don't underestimate this 1 point; many people have gone to zero just because of this 1%, watching the market turn back without the chance to recover.
My approach is: when opening a position, directly raise the 'theoretical liquidation price' by 2 points to set the stop-loss. For example, if buying long with 10x leverage, the theoretical liquidation price is 90, I set the stop-loss at 92 — I'd rather earn a little less than let this 'dark operation' steal my principal.
The third pit: the 'gentle knife' of 100x leverage — high leverage is not a shortcut to making quick money
Sisters who are just getting into contracts are often attracted by the 'stimulating feeling' of 100x leverage, thinking 'a single move can double.' But do you know? Fees and funding rates are calculated based on the 'magnified position'! Holding a position with 100x leverage for more than 3 hours, costs will gnaw at the principal like 'slow seepage,' and even if the market doesn't move, you are still losing money.
Unless I am doing ultra-short-term trades (like fluctuations at the 5-minute level), I absolutely do not touch leverage above 20x. Even when using high leverage, I strictly adhere to the rule of 'earning 2%-4% and running, never holding overnight' — high leverage is a 'tool' not a 'gambling device'; those who treat it as a casino will eventually be kicked out by the market.
The 'life-saving techniques' that must be learned after avoiding pitfalls, I have not lost principal in 3 years.
Rolling positions only take 40% of profits to increase positions: Don't invest all profits back in! I only use 40% of the profits for each additional position, leaving 60% as a 'safety cushion.' Remember, staying 'alive' in the contract market is more important than 'making quick money'; as long as you have principal left, you don't have to fear the market.
Be wary of 'targeted explosions by the main force': the main force can see retail investors' stop-loss lines and leverage ratios, and loves to target positions where 'stop-losses are clustered.' Therefore, I never set stop-losses at 'round numbers' (like 10000, 15000), but instead set them 1.5% below/above the round number, allowing the main force to 'not blow me up.'
Lastly, I share my 'attack and defense combo': use contracts for short to medium-term fluctuations, quickly entering and exiting to earn the price difference; for medium to long-term, pair it with some spot to stabilize returns, hedging the risks of contracts. This way, even if contracts occasionally incur losses, the gains from spots can cushion the bottom.
Actually, girls have a natural advantage in contracts — being meticulous and capable of staying calm. As long as they avoid these 'invisible pits,' they can make steady profits in volatility better than boys. Don't be a 'philanthropist' in the contract market anymore! Follow me, and next time I will teach you how to use 'anti-human operations' to pick up money in volatile markets, let's be the smart sisters who 'smile while counting coins' together~
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