Anyone who has traded contracts knows: that's not trading, that's trading your sleep for a fleeting sense of false certainty. You go to bed still holding your position, close your eyes and all you can think about is the liquidation line. The first thing you do when you wake up at night isn’t drink water, it’s check the candlestick chart.

The scariest thing about contracts isn’t losing money—it’s making you think “if I just watch a little longer, I can turn it around.” But the more you stare, the messier it gets and the more anxious you become. You watch the market until dawn, your emotions pulled by the price action, your sleep hollowed out by leverage. The next day you keep trading like a zombie. What you lose isn’t just your principal, but your energy, focus, and judgment.

Simply put, as long as you have an open position, you’re always in a state of “could be woken up at any time.” You can’t sleep well, you wake up too quickly, and your heart races faster than the market.

Contracts aren’t a shortcut to making money—they’re the end of your sleep quality.

You think you’re staying up late waiting for opportunities, but you’re actually turning yourself into the opportunity.