#比特币流动性 The phone kept vibrating nonstop in the early morning. The caller was a trader who had been messing around in the crypto circle for two years.



"I got liquidated... I went all-in with 10,000 USDT short, and after a 3% pullback, I was wiped out."

His voice was full of despair. I paused for a moment—not out of surprise, but because stories like this are all too common. Eight years ago, I did the same stupid thing.

Back then, I also believed that "full position is faith," thinking that going all-in was the true way to invest. And what happened? A small wave of fluctuation wiped out my position, and my confidence shattered.

I asked him to send over his trading records. When I looked: he entered with 9,500 USDT full position, without even setting a stop-loss. That’s a classic case of "dying from courage."

Many people think that only by going all-in can they make big money. Wrong. That’s actually the fastest way to get out of the market. Going all-in is like putting a knife to your own neck—if the market moves against you, it will force you out, and you won’t even have time to react.

I told him: You didn’t lose because of market judgment, but because of position management.

Here’s an example:

If you have 1,000 USDT and use 900 USDT with 10x leverage, a 5% drop in price will wipe out your account. But if you only use 100 USDT with 10x leverage, the market would have to drop 50% before liquidation. Same principal, same leverage multiple, what’s the difference? It’s in the "survival space."

Over the past eight years, the market has repeatedly taught me lessons and helped me summarize some ironclad rules for survival:

**Single trade capital no more than 20% of total funds** — a stop-loss is just a minor scratch, far from injuring your bones

**Maximum loss per trade 3%** — even if you’re right about the direction, don’t bet your life

**During market oscillations, prefer to stay in cash** — money can always be earned, but you only have one account

Using this approach, I survived three major liquidation waves. I never got wiped out once, and instead, my initial 70,000 USDT grew all the way to nearly 400,000.

Later, that trader restructured his positions based on this mindset. After three months, he sent a message: "My account doubled. I finally understand what stable profits mean."

This is the key difference:

People who get liquidated are always waiting for a miracle; those who survive are already enjoying compound interest.

You can’t control the market trends, but you have the power over your position allocation. To earn more, the prerequisite is to first learn how to lose without being fatal. Don’t think about getting rich overnight every day—first, make sure you won’t be wiped out overnight.

I’ve tested this steady and reliable methodology for eight years, and the results are clear—zero liquidations, continuous profits. Market rhythms are always there; opportunities never lack. But whether you can seize them depends on whether you’re still alive.
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BlockchainDecodervip
· 10h ago
From a technical perspective, the position management logic here is essentially a risk normalization problem. According to research data based on the Kelly criterion, the optimal betting ratio should be around 20%, and the author's practical validation confirms the theoretical model. It is worth noting that liquidation essentially occurs when the product of leverage and position size exceeds the account's tolerance threshold. This is not a market issue, but purely a mathematical one.
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DeFiVeteranvip
· 10h ago
To be honest, full position trading is really a defining challenge for crypto beginners. Getting liquidated and still being able to tell the story is already considered lucky; most people just disappear. Position management may seem boring, but it is truly a lifesaver—I have seen too many who thought they were smart but were taught a harsh lesson by the market. The 20% rule is indeed absolute; looking back at those tragedies, wasn't it always greed that caused them? Don't blame the market for being ruthless; it's your own failure to set stop-losses that makes you have the audacity to regret.
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governance_ghostvip
· 10h ago
To be honest, going all-in is really the most common way to die in the crypto world. Just look at this guy's experience. Being alive is the top priority; everything else is less important.
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GasWhisperervip
· 10h ago
the mempool doesn't lie but traders sure do... position sizing is literally just probability math with extra steps, watching people yolo 10k into oblivion at 3am never gets old tbh
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ETHReserveBankvip
· 10h ago
Full position trading... is really the biggest pit in the crypto world, no doubt about it. Being alive is the hard truth, don't talk about faith anymore. I also use the 20% rule, and I've become much more stable over the past year. That guy doubled his holdings in three months? Now that's real, not some overnight wealth dream. Stop-loss is so important; it has saved many accounts from crashing.
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DAOTruantvip
· 10h ago
Full position is basically asking for death, and that's really true. My friend is the same, his account went from 100,000 to zero directly, and now he doesn't dare to use leverage anymore. --- I remember the 20% ratio. I used to always want to go all-in, now I understand why I kept getting liquidated. --- "The money will never run out, but there is only one account"—this sentence hit hard, I must screenshot it as my phone wallpaper. --- Eight years without liquidation, this data is frightening. It seems most people can't survive more than two bear markets. --- A 3% loss limit... this means you need to be very disciplined, which most people simply can't do. --- By the way, that trader who doubled their account in three months, are they still making money, or have they returned to gambling mode? --- Reading this, I only have one feeling: don't gamble against your own account; the market is always smarter than you. --- Position management is the real skill; even if you judge the right direction, you can't make money. This point is indeed underestimated.
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