Have any friends who trade contracts experienced this kind of frustrating situation: the market direction was right, the K-line followed the expected path, yet the account balance plummeted in the opposite direction? You think it’s just bad luck, but in reality, it’s the “invisible rules” of the market secretly harvesting your funds - as a crypto analyst with many years of experience, I fell for the exact same trap early on.
Three years ago, on a deep night, I stared at the K-line screen and almost smashed my keyboard. After repeatedly reviewing for a week, I was convinced that the bull market was about to start and decisively positioned myself with a bullish ETH stance. Sure enough, the market soared, and my unrealized profit jumped from 1500 to 5000. I was even contemplating what new equipment to buy. The next second, a sharp drop hit my stop-loss line precisely, and the system forcibly liquidated my position! By the time I regained my senses, the market had quickly rebounded, and all I was left with were liquidation notifications on my screen, resembling a harsh slap from the market.
It was only after that incident that I completely awakened: contracts are never a simple game of 'making money just by predicting the direction'; fundamentally, it is a game against market rules. Many people mistakenly think they are betting on rises and falls, but in reality, they are fighting against execution price differences (the slippage that everyone often overlooks), market funding costs, and volatility traps, which are invisible opponents. The market is never designed to prevent you from making money; instead, it has created a pattern of 'small profits are taken, small losses explode,' specifically targeting those retail traders who only look at market trends and do not understand the rules.
As someone who has stepped on countless pits, today I will share three hardcore tips to help you avoid these 'invisible sickles':
Control your risk exposure: before opening a position, first calculate 'how much can you lose at most', rather than 'how much can you earn'. My current iron rule is that a single loss must not exceed 1% of account funds; even if I lose several times in a row, it won't cause serious damage.
Stop-loss must be 'flexible': don't fixate on a set price for stop-loss; instead, take into account recent volatility ranges to allow for a buffer, avoiding being easily swept out by short-term fluctuations —— back then, I set my stop-loss too close and was harvested by the main force's inducement.
Refuse to chase highs and sell lows: even if you confirm the direction again, wait for a pullback to enter. The result of impulsively buying in full is likely to be swept away by instant fluctuations, making even the best market irrelevant to you.
In fact, the core of making money in contracts is not about 'guessing accurately', but about 'surviving longer'. Those who can truly achieve stable profits are not relying on innate talent but on solid rules and rationality. The lesson I learned after losing my initial capital of 80,000 was: in the contract market, only those who survive have the qualification to profit. Those who think about 'doubling overnight' are often the first to be eliminated by the market.
If you have also experienced the frustration of 'seeing the rise but losing tears,' or are still troubled by contract stop-loss and position management, feel free to follow me~ In the future, I will break down more practical skills, from entry timing to position allocation, helping you take control. After all, in the crypto market, we can't let the market take our money and then mock us for 'not knowing how to play', right? Next time we'll discuss more hardcore contract pitfall avoidance guides, teaching you how to leverage the rules to make money, don't miss it~
