Have you noticed that many people keep getting liquidated in contracts but can’t seem to stop? The fundamental reason behind this is actually quite simple—they don’t really know what they are doing.

The platform page states 5x and 10x leverage, and many traders genuinely believe their risks are manageable. But what is the truth? With only 10,000 USDT in the account, in reality, they can only withstand a drawdown of 500 USDT, yet they dare to open a position of 30,000 USDT. It’s called 5x leverage on paper, but in practice, it has long turned into dozens of times.

The market fluctuates slightly, and the positions are directly wiped out, leaving no room for retaliation. In the end, it naturally becomes the market's "fuel"—the chips contributed to the exchanges and other participants.

But those who truly understand contracts have a completely different approach.

In their eyes, contracts are not tools for betting on price fluctuations, but means to manage risk and grasp probability. The essence of market profit comes from those positions that cannot hold on and are left liquidated.

How slow is the rhythm of an expert? Most of the time is spent waiting—waiting for structures, waiting for market sentiment, waiting for opportunities with a probabilistic advantage. Once they really take action, the target is clear, the execution is decisive, and they withdraw completely after taking their profits.

What about most people? They keep fidgeting in the market, the more frequently they trade, the faster they lose, and in the end, they are just continuously contributing transaction fees to the platform. Every trade is consuming their own capital.

To survive in the futures market for a long time, the core is just two words: **restraint**.

When others are panicking, you must remain rational, and when others are greedy, you need to know when to hold back. A single loss should be strictly controlled within 5% of your account. Once you start making a profit, you should give the profit enough room to grow, rather than rushing to secure it.

Some people say that contracts are just gambling, but this judgment is biased. The ones who are truly gambling are those who heavily invest recklessly and operate entirely based on intuition. Traders who can survive in this market rely on clear rules, strict discipline, and an understanding of probabilities.

The outcome of a person rushing in blindly is already predetermined; only trading with direction and method can lead to longer journeys. This is not some motivational cliché, but a fundamental law of the market.