#美联储联邦公开市场委员会决议 Why do your leveraged positions always get liquidated at the worst possible moments?



You might be missing a key point: losing in leveraged trading often isn't about misjudging the direction.

The real killer is—volatility.

Retail traders usually think:
If I get the rise or fall right, I should make money.
The direction is correct, why am I still being liquidated?

But professional traders think:
What is the current level of volatility?
Can the order book depth support this position?
How far is the liquidation price from key support levels?

These two approaches are worlds apart.

The harsh reality of leverage markets is—**even if the direction is correct, you can still blow up**. Your position isn't wiped out by the trend, but by an extreme wave of volatility piercing through your liquidation threshold. As soon as the market briefly touches your liquidation line, it's all over.

Liquidation is never a black swan event. It’s a clear chain of cause and effect:

Excessive leverage → Wrong position structure → Not understanding volatility cycles = Inevitable liquidation

You think you're betting on the price movement of $BTC or $ETH , but in reality, you're gambling on something even more brutal—**whether volatility hits your liquidation price exactly**.

And how do market makers and whales operate? It’s simple. They study: At what price range can volatility be manipulated to trigger the most retail liquidations? Then they push in that direction. It’s not coincidence; it’s carefully designed.

To put it plainly, you're not losing to the market, you're losing to the people who set the rules.

Want to understand the underlying logic of leverage trading? Start by learning to read volatility.
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OnchainFortuneTellervip
· 17h ago
This article hits close to home... I specifically looked in the right direction but still got cut, it's really incredible. I need to do some homework on volatility; I feel like I've been just a headless fly.
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Layer2Observervip
· 12-11 20:21
Well... actually, there's a bit of an issue with this article. Volatility is indeed important, but claiming that the main forces have carefully designed the liquidation price to trap retail investors—well, that depends on supporting data. The order book depth, the regularity of volatility cycles—these all require further verification. Many times, it might just be natural market movement, not necessarily a conspiracy theory.
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CryptoTarotReadervip
· 12-10 23:44
Wow, this analysis is really intense... If the direction is right, it could explode. Truly amazing. I was too focused on the trend before, and volatility is indeed a blind spot.
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HashBardvip
· 12-10 15:33
volatility isn't the enemy, it's the mirror... shows exactly how naked you are in this game. mm's already know where your stops live before you do, ngl the whole thing's just psychological warfare with candles.
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liquidation_watchervip
· 12-10 15:23
Wow, this analysis really hits home. Why didn't I realize earlier that it was the volatility's fault? Retail traders get wiped out even when they're right about the direction. The big players have long known your liquidation prices inside out. So unfair.
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FlashLoanLordvip
· 12-10 15:12
Really, our group of retail investors is just working for the big players. Even when we're on the right track, we still get targeted to death. To be honest, we can't compete with their algorithms.
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TokenomicsDetectivevip
· 12-10 15:11
A game of betting on volatility, retail investors can never beat market makers. That's the truth. Even if the direction is correct, you're still wiped out. Unbelievable.
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