Woken up by a series of deadly calls in the middle of the night, I heard a distraught voice on the other end of the screen:

"Bro, I put $10,000 in 10x leverage and went all-in long, market only dropped 3 points, and my account is wiped out? What the hell is going on?"

I pulled up his trading details and took a look — $9,500 all-in, going all-in on a single position, stop-loss? Nonexistent.

Too many treat "full position mode" as a "pressure resistance magic," but in reality, misusing this can be even more deadly than isolated margin trading.

**Why do liquidations happen? The main culprit isn’t leverage multiples**

Let’s compare with a $1,000 account:

- Plan A: Open a 10x long with $900, if the market moves 5% against you, you’re dead.
- Plan B: Open a 10x long with $100, you only get wiped out if it retraces 50%.

This guy made the classic mistake — risking 95% of his capital, using 10x leverage, and any small market move could wipe him out.

**My three life-saving tricks: Zero liquidation in half a year and still double your funds**

**First trick: Don’t risk more than 20% of total funds on a single trade**

Got $10,000? Use no more than $2,000 per position.

Even if you’re wrong and stop out with a 10% loss, you lose only $200, your principal remains intact, and you can bounce back anytime.

**Second trick: Keep single-loss within 3% of total funds**

For example, with a $2,000 position at 10x leverage, set a stop-loss at 1.5%, which triggers at a $300 loss, exactly 3% of total funds.

A few consecutive mistakes won’t damage your core.

**Third trick: Don’t trade during volatile sideways moves, don’t add to winning positions**

Only eat the meat of trend breakouts; sideways consolidation, no matter how tempting, is just air.

After opening a position, resist the urge to add more, avoiding emotional trading and maintaining rationality.

**The true purpose of full position: it’s a lifesaver, not a gambling chip**

The design of full position mode is to leave room for volatility, but only if you trade lightly and enforce strict risk controls.

I once mentored a fan who faced repeated catastrophic liquidations. After strictly following these three rules, he rolled his $5,000 into $8,000 in three months.

He reflected: "I used to think full position was gambling my life, now I realize it’s actually about staying safer."

Surviving in crypto markets isn’t about who runs fastest, but who can laugh last.

Bet less on the direction, manage your positions carefully, slow is fast. The market is always there—don’t let impulsiveness ruin long-term success.