Woken up by a barrage of messages at #数字货币市场回升 in the early morning.

A friend I've known for half a year sent a voice message, their voice shaking: "In five days, 80,000 U is gone, I really shouldn't have touched contracts..."

I was silent for a few seconds after listening. Not because the numbers were large, but because I was too familiar with it – I have played this script myself.

That year, I held less than 10,000 U in my hand, watching others share their profit screenshots. In a moment of impulse, I rushed into the contract market. At that time, I thought it was really simple: just get the direction right, use high leverage, and doubling my money wouldn't be a dream.

What is the result?

The first day was indeed great. I made a small profit of a few hundred U, feeling like I was chosen by heaven.
The next day, I started to panic. The numbers in the account jumped faster than my heartbeat, red and green alternating like a psychological game.
I didn't dare to check the market on the third day. Clearly, my predictions were correct, but my account was shrinking crazily.
On the fifth day, the numbers reset to zero.

At that time, I finally realized: contracts are not as simple as just looking at price fluctuations. Slippage, liquidation line, funding rate - every step is eating into your principal. So what if the direction is correct? If you can't withstand the volatility, you'll still get liquidated and exit.

Later, I spent a long time reviewing and summarized three rules for survival:

**Light Position Slow Roll**
If your principal is small, don't play with high leverage. 2x or 3x is enough; slowly accumulating is more reliable than going all in.

**Stop-loss is a hard rule**
Don't hold on to false hopes of breaking even. Cut your losses when necessary; preserving your principal is essential to keep playing.

**Focus on mainstream coins**
$BTC These highly liquid altcoins can be very tempting, but their volatility can scare you into having a heart attack.

To be honest, that 80,000 USDT was the most expensive tuition I've ever paid. But it taught me one thing: the market never gives lucky chances; if you want to survive, you must first learn to control risks.

Looking back at those nights of liquidation now, I have no regrets. Because without experiencing despair, one cannot understand reverence.

If you are experiencing something similar, don't rush to recover your losses. Stop, review the logic, and adjust your strategy. The crypto space is not lacking opportunities; what it lacks is people who can survive to the next opportunity.

Stay tuned: $ETH $SOL $ZEC $ORCA $IRYS $AKE $ARIA $YALA $RVV $MON $ARC $TRUST $MMT $TNSR $DYM $BEAT $DOGE