Every day, there are people getting liquidated, crying and regretting. But the key issue is—most people haven't truly calculated the risks they can actually bear.

You have 10,000 USDT in your account and plan to open a position with 5x leverage, totaling 50,000 USDT. It sounds like risk is diversified, right? But this is a numerical trap.

What is the real situation? That 10,000 principal, as soon as the floating loss exceeds 500 yuan, has already shrunk by 5%. The psychological pressure is immense. But if you actually open a 30,000 USDT position, in the face of market fluctuations, it's like playing a 60x leverage game—even though nominally it's only 5x. The market doesn't need to fluctuate significantly; even minor movements can directly wipe you out. This is why bloody liquidation cases are played out every day.

An interesting phenomenon: those who truly understand contracts never treat this as a casino. They see no gambling in it. Every penny you earn, upon reflection, comes from someone else's liquidation. The market logic is cold—your profit is someone else's loss. This isn't a moral issue; it's the essence of a zero-sum game.

How do real trading experts play? They treat contracts as precise risk hedging tools or use them to arbitrage and harvest market inefficiencies. And most beginners? They rush in with dreams of overnight riches, only to find themselves becoming carefully calculated prey.

The secret of professional players sounds boring—they spend 70% of their time waiting. Like a patient hunter crouched in the grass, breathing lightly, just waiting for that perfect entry point. Then they strike lightning-fast, hitting the mark every time. Most retail traders, on the other hand, want to be glued to the screen 24/7, afraid of missing any opportunity. As a result, they become the easiest targets for predators.

The contract market is always screening people—filtering those who truly understand risk management, those who have patience. Without patience and proper accounting, one can only become market fuel. $LTC The performance of such coins in different market phases is precisely a litmus test for traders' mentality.