Contract trading is like a beautifully packaged game of temptation. Knowing full well that people around you are getting liquidated one after another, yet new traders keep jumping in. Why is that?

Simply put, it's just too exciting.

**The Dream of Turning a Few Hundred into Hundreds of Thousands**

Using a few hundred or thousand dollars as margin to control positions worth tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands—this is the magic of leverage. When the market moves, your account balance jumps accordingly, and that thrill can hit your brain directly. It’s like getting rich while lying down; how can human instinct resist the temptation of "instant wealth"? Especially when you watch those continuous gains on the K-line chart, rationality becomes almost useless.

**Ups and downs, never leave the table**

This is the most cunning aspect of futures compared to spot trading. Stocks only make money when they go up, but here—both up and down can be profitable. When prices rise, you make money; when they fall, you can still profit. It’s as if no matter how the market moves, you can always find an opportunity. Plus, news in the crypto world changes daily, with various hot topics bombarding traders, igniting gambler’s psychology. The result? The market ruthlessly crushes this false confidence. You think you’ve mastered the rules, but in reality, you’re just gambling with probabilities.

**The trap of screenshot culture**

You see others sharing screenshots: "Yesterday I earned enough for a car’s down payment"