2025-12-06 10:22:40

Recently saw a painful lesson 💥

A certain altcoin surged 38% in a short period, and a friend went against the trend by shorting it, only to get liquidated and lose 1100U.

In fact, with a bit of research, you’d find that for these kinds of small tokens, the project team usually squeezes out the shorts early on to establish price support. When market sentiment is this high, the risk factor for short positions is just too high.

The worst thing in contract trading is blindly opening positions without doing your homework 😭 Especially with low-liquidity assets—when they swing, there’s no time to react.

As the old saying goes: if you don’t understand the market, don’t force it. Observe first, act later. Risk control always comes first. This loss was really a bit unlucky...

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WhaleSurfer

· 6h ago

1100U just to learn this lesson, that's a bit expensive. 2. I've seen through these small coin tricks a long time ago—just wait for the shorts to enter and then go all-in. 3. With contracts, if you don't understand liquidity, you're playing with fire. 4. I just want to know what the guy who shorted was thinking. The trick is so obvious. 5. How many times have we said "risk control first," yet some people still don't listen. 6. Watching a friend lose 1100U is a bit tough; another painful lesson. 7. Just don't short small coins unless you really understand the market. 8. This loss is really unfair, but it's also quite common—just basic skills not done well. 9. When things with poor liquidity start fluctuating, it's insane—impossible to react in time. 10. Wiping out the shorts to build support—this trick is just classic. They play it every time.

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DecentralizeMe

· 7h ago

1. 1100U just gone like that, this guy must be really pissed off. 2. I’d never touch shorts on small-cap coins, too easy to get played. 3. One sentence: If you don’t understand it, don’t trade, seriously. 4. Just watching hurts; if you don’t fully get contracts, don’t mess with them. 5. I’m so sick of seeing project teams pump to liquidate shorts, and people still fall for it. 6. Risk control, risk control, risk control—you can’t say it enough. 7. Shorting a coin with such poor liquidity? That’s bold, bro. 8. This is exactly why I just watch and don’t move... 9. Doesn’t matter if the loss is unfair or not, not doing your homework is the real mistake. 10. When something pumps hard in the short term, stay far away—not everything that shines is gold.

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WenMoon

· 7h ago

$1100, that's the price of greed. Shorting altcoins is basically giving away money. 2. Shorting small coins is just absurd. If the project team pumps it, you're wiped out instantly with no time to react. 3. When you see these new coins skyrocketing, you should stay away. You can't catch the bottom every time. 4. My friend really took a hit this time, but honestly, if you're shorting stuff like this, you should be prepared to get liquidated. 5. The most crucial thing is still liquidity. The smaller the coin, the higher the risk. You need to keep that in mind. 6. A $1100 tuition fee isn't actually that expensive; some people pay more to learn this lesson. 7. Shorts getting liquidated is happening every day. Looks like we really need to just watch quietly. 8. Leverage trading really tests your human nature—one moment of excitement and you lose everything. 9. The tricks with altcoins have been obvious for a long time, but going for them anyway is just ridiculous. 10. "Risk management is king" is so true. Trading without risk management is just gambling.

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AirdropChaser

· 7h ago

1. 1100U just went down the drain, this guy is really bold. 2. That’s the trap with small tokens, the project team can just smack the shorts all the way back home. 3. Opening a short with poor liquidity? Isn’t that just giving away money, bro? 4. Jumping in without understanding, and in the end you just get eaten—truly unfair. 5. When it comes to contracts, doing your homework is more important than anything, otherwise you’re just giving away food. 6. Paying over a thousand bucks as tuition for a lesson—just remember it next time. 7. This is why I only watch the market now and don’t make moves, money under your own nose is the safest. 8. Opening shorts in this environment is just asking for pain, smart people are just watching the show. 9. I’ve said “risk control” ten thousand times but some people still don’t believe it, sigh. 10. Seriously, if you don’t understand, don’t mess with it. Isn’t it better to observe for half a month before jumping in? 11. We all know what it feels like to get liquidated, but sometimes stopping the loss is the smartest move. 12. The project team’s move this time was a total setup, you really have to be more cautious.

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0xLuckbox

· 7h ago

1. 1100U is gone, that's the price of being greedy. 2. Shorting really is a gambler's game, especially with small coins. 3. Coins with poor liquidity are unplayable, a single big order can crash the price to the moon. 4. Shorting altcoins? Bro, that's just giving money away. 5. Opening positions without research—this mindset is bound to cost you tuition sooner or later. 6. I've seen similar cases, straight liquidation. Now I'm too scared to touch shorts. 7. The tricks project teams use to trap retail investors are everywhere, yet people still fall for them. 8. I don't get why people still trade against the trend when they don't understand it, really desperate to make quick money. 9. Risk management has been talked about a thousand times, but some people still won't listen. 10. 1100U is a cheap lesson—some people lose even more.

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