2026-01-12 21:24:06

The charm of contract trading lies in one word: speed.

Once leverage of dozens of times is activated, a correct market prediction can cause the account funds to skyrocket. Compared to the dull stock market and the cumbersome traditional finance, the pace here is so fast that it becomes addictive. A 100% daily fluctuation in the crypto world is common, and a 10% daily move in stocks is simply not enough to keep up.

After tasting victory once, there's no room for anything else in the mind—only thinking about recouping losses, continuing to gamble, and going for another round. That feeling is so much like a dream, so beautiful it feels unreal.

The problem is, dreams always wake up. And most people, before they can turn things around, are already completely cleared out by the market.

This also explains why contract traders find it hard to walk away with full gains. It's not just greed; it's the thrill, the rhythm, the excitement—once experienced, it's hard to adapt to the dullness again. But the price of pleasure is often the heaviest.

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MetaverseLandlord

· 01-15 19:42

You're so right... The thrill of making ten times profit in one shot is truly addictive, and now earning steady returns feels so boring.

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LiquidatedThrice

· 01-15 17:12

I knew it, this pleasure is just like a drug... once you've tasted it, you really can't go back Exactly right, I was completely cleaned out by it It's fast, but the cost is truly extreme... thinking back on those days still gives me chills So, leverage is something best not touched, because once you do, you can't stop This article reads just like it's about me... sigh

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0xLostKey

· 01-14 12:26

You should cut losses once you realize the mistake, but nobody can actually do it.

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TokenCreatorOP

· 01-12 21:54

That hits too close to home. This is what drugs are—once you're involved, there's no turning back.

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retroactive_airdrop

· 01-12 21:53

That hits too close to home; the moment when your gains multiply by several times to dozens of times is truly exhilarating and unstoppable. --- Only when you wake up from the dream do you realize that making quick money and losing quick money are separated by just a stop-loss. --- The thrill is addictive; one puff and you can't quit. I am now the opposite example. --- Still the same saying, very few people can walk away unscathed, and I am not one of them. --- Watching your account fluctuate by thousands of dollars in an hour, the stock market is really boring to death. --- The most piercing line is "Dreams will always wake up," so true. --- Do you understand the feeling of opening leverage and not being able to stop? Greed is a later story. --- No wonder so many people end up losing everything; addiction is something that cannot be prevented.

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MidnightMEVeater

· 01-12 21:53

Good morning, it's me at 3 a.m. sending a message. This article is written too gently; the thrill of contract trading is not "the heaviest cost," it's basically just a warm-up for sandwich attacks. Once you open up dozens of times leverage, you think you're making money, but in reality, you're providing liquidity for the robot playground. After waking up from a dream, most people don't even get the chance to "adapt to the calm" again—they've already been eaten to nothing by dark pool trading. That kind of thrill, it's even more intense than midnight arbitrage—but arbitrageurs live off information gaps, while gamblers live off illusions. It's completely different.

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MoonRocketTeam

· 01-12 21:38

The cost of dopamine... Once you win, there's no turning back. Isn't this just a dead cycle of contracts? Truly, between dreams beyond the atmosphere and account zeroing out, there's just a single candlestick.

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MevWhisperer

· 01-12 21:24

Really, the feeling of making a profit and then losing it all is truly addictive and unstoppable. One liquidation and it's all gone; this is the true portrayal of futures trading. Exactly right, after the thrill comes the abyss... no reply after reading. Leverage is like a drug; once you've tasted it, you can't turn back. Just like that, dreams shattered at a speed faster than earning money.

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