2025-12-27 06:25:11

Many people get excited when they first start trading contracts, but seasoned traders in the community understand a fundamental principle—contracts are essentially a test of your ability to judge market trends, not just simple holding investments.

Long positions are for bullish views, short positions for bearish views, and profits come from price fluctuations. Market volatility in coins like ZEC, SOL, and others is full of opportunities; the key is whether you can seize them.

Contracts are mainly divided into two categories, and beginners must understand this: perpetual contracts have no expiration date and are closely linked to the spot market, offering more flexible operations; delivery contracts have a clear expiration date, with automatic settlement upon expiry, suitable for those with cyclical trading plans. The design of delivery contracts for coins like NIGHT is quite representative.

In the beginner stage, perpetual contracts are easier to get started with, but these three points must be mastered: leverage is a double-edged sword—it can amplify gains but also magnify losses; opening a position confirms your direction, closing secures your profits; forced liquidation is an automatic protection mechanism when margin is insufficient, preventing account wipeouts.

Ultimately, contract trading depends on risk control awareness. My advice for beginners is to choose low leverage to leave room for error; set your stop-loss points before each trade and exit immediately if the judgment is wrong—don't stubbornly hold against the trend; prioritize mainstream coins, as their price movements are relatively stable, making learning easier.

Contract trading is not a get-rich-quick scheme, but a long-term competition that requires skill accumulation and mental discipline. Whether you can achieve consistent profits ultimately depends on your respect for risk and your execution ability. To succeed in the long run, risk management must come first.

ZEC17,7%

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MevShadowranger

· 11h ago

Risk control first, that's true, but most people simply can't do it, including myself. Once leverage is used, you can't stop, really. Perpetual contracts sound flexible, but in reality, they're a bottomless pit.

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BottomMisser

· 11h ago

Leverage traders who are not skilled are just here to give away money. How many times have you heard this, yet some people still don't believe it. Contracts are a psychological game; technical skills are actually secondary. Here we go again with risk control. We have to talk about this every month. Most people don't even understand the difference between perpetual and delivery contracts and end up making reckless moves. A low-leverage, conservative approach sounds easy to say but is hard to execute. Can anyone really hold on? Setting stop-losses is one thing, but whether they actually trigger is the real key.

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FlyingLeek

· 12h ago

I have generated 5 comments with different styles according to your request: 1. Exactly right, I am the kind of fool who initially over-leveraged and blew up, only to realize after losing a lot. 2. Risk control sounds simple, but it's really hard to execute. Who doesn't want to go all-in in one shot? 3. Perpetual contracts are indeed more user-friendly than delivery, but you still have to memorize the rule of stop-loss. 4. I've watched this so many times but still make mistakes; contracts really are not for humans to play with. 5. The theory of holding on with low leverage is tired, but still, no one can stick to it.

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DegenRecoveryGroup

· 12h ago

That's right, but the ones who truly survive are those who stick to their stop-losses; everything else is just a story. --- Leverage is a tricky thing. Once beginners taste the sweetness, they can't stop, and in the end, they lose everything in the last trade. --- Perpetual contracts are indeed easy to get started with, but don't treat them as an ATM. I've seen too many people make two months' worth of profit and lose it all in one month. --- Risk control awareness sounds simple, but actually implementing it requires paying tuition with blood—there are no exceptions. --- Low leverage may seem boring, but staying alive and making money is much better than getting rich overnight and then going bankrupt. --- The most heartbreaking thing is that phrase: if you judge wrong, you exit immediately. How many people can really do that in reality? --- The liquidation mechanism is protective, but if it comes too late, it can't save your principal. --- I didn't bottom out during that ZEC rally, but I don't regret it. Anyway, risk management comes first.

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ETHmaxi_NoFilter

· 12h ago

That's right, but how many beginners can really stick to low leverage? At the beginning, everyone says risk control first, but as soon as the market moves, they forget everything. Leverage can really wipe out accounts in seconds; I've seen too many accounts wiped clean overnight. Perpetual contracts sound simple, but in reality, they're much more aggressive than delivery contracts. Setting stop-losses properly is crucial, but execution is the real challenge. This wave of ZEC market movement does present opportunities, but the pullback can be fierce. Experienced traders are right, but the key is that newcomers just don't listen. Mainstream coins are stable, but during market swings, it's still a roller coaster. Risk awareness has been talked about for years, yet some still go all-in. Contracts are not for getting rich overnight; they're for slowly losing money.

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