2025-12-27 14:27:31

Many people frequently get liquidated in contract trading and immediately blame bad luck. In fact, the real issue isn’t there—it's that you haven't figured out how to properly roll your positions.

I've seen too many common misconceptions among contract traders: rushing to close positions for arbitrage when ETH rises 10%, only to miss out on the subsequent tenfold rally; adding to positions desperately during a continuous decline, resulting in liquidation from a single spike; or even correctly predicting the direction but getting shaken out by a 5% retracement. These trading methods, frankly, are more random than playing the lottery.

Truly skilled traders do the opposite. Don’t think about the套路 of “floating profits adding to positions → going all-in → getting rich overnight”—that’s pure suicide.

The correct approach boils down to three points: **Protect your principal at all costs, carefully choose key levels to add positions, and only roll with the profits**.

Let’s analyze a practical case. Suppose your principal is 10,000 USDT, and you anticipate a sharp decline ahead:

**Step 1: Test the bottom:** Invest only 1,000 USDT with 100x leverage (equivalent to a 100,000 USDT position), setting the stop-loss 2% above the entry price. Do not move unless a key signal appears.

**Step 2: Profit-based addition:** When floating profits reach 50% of the initial position, take half of the profits to add to your position. If the price breaks previous lows again, inject the remaining 70% of the profits.

**Step 3: Hedge protection:** When a major trend truly arrives and floating profits exceed your principal, immediately open a hedge position. During an accelerating decline, set a “ghost position” to absorb the last leg of the move.

Following this strategy, with a 10,000 USDT principal, you can withstand a 30% market drop—not by luck or gambling, but by strictly following established rules.

The market is ruthless, but once you learn the method, it will obediently transfer funds to you. For friends who still feel lost in contract trading, consider adjusting your strategy according to this approach—stop wasting time paying tuition.

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MoonBoi42

· 6h ago

That's right, rolling positions requires discipline. Dreams of getting rich overnight are best left alone; sticking to the principal is truly the hard truth. This logic sounds complicated, but it's really just about not being greedy, right? Wait, is "ghost position" some kind of black technology? I agree with rolling the profitable part, but how many can actually execute it?

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DecentralizeMe

· 6h ago

That's right, it's a discipline issue. Seeing unrealized gains makes you want to run, seeing losses makes you want to gamble. That mindset really can't work. I used to be like that, missing out on many multi-fold opportunities. Having the right direction isn't enough; timing and position management are the keys to survival.

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MidnightSnapHunter

· 6h ago

It sounds good, but the key is still the mindset. --- It sounds high-end, but in practice, it's still eaten up by emotions. --- The theory of rolling positions is correct, but I'm afraid you'll forget it all when your hands shake. --- A $10,000 U principal risking 30% in the market? You need a really strong mindset. --- The problem is, you know it in theory, but when the market really drops, who can hold and not add to the position? --- The hedging order isn't explained in enough detail; how exactly should it be opened? --- Listening to these kinds of classes every day, yet some still blow up; it's really a matter of execution. --- What is ghost position operation? I don't understand. --- That casual attitude towards lottery tickets really hit me haha. --- A probing order starting at 1000U is okay, but you need to choose the right direction, or it's still useless.

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GhostAddressMiner

· 7h ago

Looking at this theory, it looks pretty good, but I'm more concerned about how the addresses executing this logic are moving... With 100x leverage, on-chain footprints never lie.

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