2025-12-26 18:23:30

At 2 a.m., I received a distress message from a friend, voice trembling: "Bro, I went all-in with 10,000 USDT on a 30x leverage position, and it only dropped 3%—how did I get liquidated?" I looked at his trading record and saw he entered with 9,500 USDT full position, without even setting a stop-loss.

This is the most common way to get wiped out in trading markets. Many people treat full position as a symbol of "resistance," but using it incorrectly can be even faster than trading with isolated margins. What truly causes accounts to go to zero is not the leverage multiple, but the size of the position. Investing 9,500 USDT with a 10,000 USDT account is risky with just a 1% adverse move, and a 3% move means game over; but risking only 1,000 USDT means a 50% adverse move is needed to blow up, with vastly different risk levels.

I've been trading with full positions for half a year without liquidation and even doubled my account, relying on these three unbreakable rules:

First, never open a position exceeding 20% of total funds. With a 10,000 USDT account, invest at most 2,000 USDT. Even with a 10% stop-loss, only lose 200 USDT, which doesn't threaten the core.

Second, limit single-loss to within 3% of the total position. For example, with 2,000 USDT at 10x leverage, set a 1.5% stop-loss in advance. When losing 300 USDT, exit immediately, no matter how unwilling you feel.

Third, avoid opening positions during volatile sideways markets, and don't add to profits. Only act during clear trend breakouts. Even in tempting sideways movements, hold back, and after profits, resist the urge to add more.

The purpose of full position trading is to give yourself more room for error, not to encourage gambling. There was a trader who kept blowing up accounts every month, but after strictly following these three rules, he turned a 5,000 USDT account into 8,000 USDT in three months. The truth of trading markets is—staying alive is always more valuable than quick riches.

Spend less time gambling on the direction, and focus more on controlling your position size. Take it slow, and you'll actually get there faster. Successful, steady traders, in essence, embed risk control into every operation they make.

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rekt_but_resilient

· 4h ago

9500U full position stop-loss not set... This guy is a living example of the opposite. Don't even mention 30x, even 5x is a gg.

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GasOptimizer

· 4h ago

9500U full leverage 30x, this guy really wants to go broke overnight, didn't even set a stop loss, truly courting death

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PriceOracleFairy

· 4h ago

ngl watching people blow 10k accounts with zero stops is just watching market entropy in real time... dude needed 20% rule like yesterday honestly

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GateUser-c799715c

· 4h ago

This guy is really trading with his life, full margin at 30x with 9500U, no explosion is a miracle. Should have set a stop loss long ago, greed really can play people to death. --- I now keep the 20% position rule in mind. I was directly taught a lesson before because of heavy positions. --- To put it simply, making money while alive is more satisfying than going all-in. Some people just won't turn back until they hit the wall. --- These three ironclad rules are really useful. Over the past few months following them, I haven't blown my account, much more comfortable. --- Full margin isn't about risking your life. This needs to be engraved in many people's hearts, but unfortunately, they can't hear it. --- Many people skip stop loss, then are forced to stop loss, and are stuck. --- Controlling your position is the right way. No matter how high the leverage, it won't hurt you. Position size is the real killer.

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0xTherapist

· 4h ago

9500U full position 30x leverage without stop loss? This guy is truly racing down the road of self-destruction, there's really no hope.

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NFTDreamer

· 4h ago

Wow, the 9500U is really a gamble. This guy is truly brave, almost permanently quitting the game. These three rules are indeed excellent, especially the second one. Leaving the market alive is always better than having a gambler's mentality. I used to be a full-position enthusiast too, until one night when my account dropped from six figures to five figures and I finally woke up. Now I stick to 20%, even though the gains are slower, my sleep quality has improved a lot. The biggest pitfall of full position is the illusion of "I can withstand this time," but the market's sweep can knock you out immediately. I've seen too many stories like that. Controlling your position size is truly a skill that must be practiced and applied, not just understood passively.

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