#巨鲸动向 Early this morning, I received voice messages from a friend in Jiangxi, one after another, with his voice trembling:

"Bro, I was fully invested with 10,000 USDT at ten times leverage, and it only dropped 3%—how did I lose everything?!"

When I checked the trading record, I saw he went straight in with 9,500 USDT without even setting a stop-loss.

Many people misunderstand — full position does not mean risk resistance; in fact, it’s the most dangerous way to operate. If you don’t manage your position properly, full leverage can blow up even faster than scaled positions.

The real issue isn’t the leverage multiple, but the proportion of the amount you put in. For example, with a 1,000 USDT account: opening with 10x leverage using 900 USDT means a 5% adverse move wipes out everything; but with 100 USDT at 10x, you’d need a 50% drop to be liquidated. My friend put 95% of his principal in, and a small correction directly wiped him out.

I’ve been using full leverage for half a year without blowing up, and I even doubled my capital. The key points are these three:

**1️⃣ Single position should not exceed 20% of total funds**
For example, with 10,000 USDT, open at most 2,000 USDT. If you get the direction wrong and set a 10% stop-loss, you only lose 200 USDT, which doesn’t hurt the principal at all.

**2️⃣ Single loss should not exceed 3% of total capital**
For instance, with 2,000 USDT at 10x leverage, set a 1.5% stop-loss, which corresponds to a 300 USDT loss—exactly 3% of the account. Even if you make a few wrong trades, you can still withstand it.

**3️⃣ Don’t open new positions during consolidation, and don’t add to winners**
Only trade trend breakouts; during sideways fluctuations, no matter how tempting, stay on the sidelines. Once you open a position, don’t chase; executing your plan well is more important than anything.

The purpose of full leverage is to reserve buffer space for volatility, not to gamble with your life.

There was a fan who kept blowing up his account every month. After following these three rules, he turned 5,000 USDT into 8,000 USDT in three months. He later said something that left a deep impression on me: "I used to think full leverage was gambling, but now I realize it’s actually about staying steady."

In the crypto world, it’s never about who makes the most money the fastest, but who survives the longest. Focus less on predicting the right direction, and put more effort into controlling your position size. Slow and steady growth is the true way. The market is always there, opportunities are never lacking; the key is to find the right rhythm and avoid detours.