2026-01-12 21:24:48

Men who trade derivatives, how hard is it to return to a normal life? Honestly, the probability is indeed very small.

I have a friend who initially started trading derivatives just to try it out. With a starting capital of 1,500 yuan, he turned it into 40,000 in two days. At that time, he truly believed he was the next trading god, thinking making money was as easy as pie.

Unfortunately, good times didn't last. Heavy positions, all-in bets, stubborn resistance—resulting in the 40,000 instantly shrinking to a few hundred yuan. Watching his account plummet, a normal person would have sobered up. But he didn't. Instead, he got even more hooked.

Every day, the first thing he did upon waking was stare at the K-line chart, forgetting to eat, losing sleep. He would say, "Derivatives are too dangerous, I won't touch them again," but then he would rush back faster than anyone else. As long as there was profit to be made, all vows vanished into smoke.

To be honest, derivatives are all about speed. With leverage of dozens of times, if you guess the direction right once, your capital can multiply several times. Compared to stock market fluctuations (a 10% daily rise or fall is already considered intense), a 100% surge or plunge in a day is common in the crypto market. The thrill is incomparable—more exciting than stock trading, even more exhilarating than gambling.

Once people taste this kind of rush, only one thought remains in their mind: I can turn things around with the next trade. The losses this time will be recovered next time. It sounds reasonable, but reality is cruel. Most people haven't even waited for the day to turn things around before the market ruthlessly pushes them out.

So why are derivatives so addictive? Rather than greed, it's more about that sense of speed, that thrill, that dream-like feeling. Once experienced, it's very hard to quit. The dream is too beautiful, but the price is too heavy.

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ColdWalletGuardian

· 01-15 21:10

To be honest, this is a vicious cycle of gambler mentality that can't be broken at all. --- 40,000 disappeared in an instant, and you still want to continue? Isn't this just gambling on the edge? --- Really, once you taste that kind of thrill, it's over, more addictive than anything else. --- Watching the market every day, losing sleep, this is no different from gambling addiction. --- A comeback in the next round? Wake up, 99% of people won't even see that day. --- Leverage is just used to harvest retail investors. --- Doesn't anyone want to just quit? But as soon as they see the market, they can't help themselves, haha. --- The dream is too beautiful, the price is too heavy, and there's nothing wrong with that. --- Stories like this in social circles are countless, and in the end, they all have the same ending. --- Contracts are happiness, and happiness is poison.

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0xSherlock

· 01-15 13:57

Really, once you're on that contract ship, it's hard to get off. That thrill is like a drug.

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ImpermanentPhobia

· 01-15 11:20

1500 to 40,000 then to a few hundred, that's the magic of futures contracts, one hit of dopamine and you're addicted for life. --- Seriously, who can resist the temptation of leverage in the tens of times, I certainly can't. --- That hit too close to home, you know it's dangerous but you still go all in, that's just who we are. --- I've heard "I'll make it back on the next trade" way too many times, and in the end I still got liquidated. --- Futures contracts are even more addictive than gambling, that's really the root of the problem, isn't it. --- Sleep is gone but the candlestick charts are getting clearer and clearer, laughing, that's me. --- The dream is too beautiful and the price too heavy, but you'll keep dreaming anyway, right.

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ChainSpy

· 01-14 13:24

1500 to 40,000 and then down to a few hundred... This is the true face of contracts. After enjoying the thrill, it's bankruptcy. --- That's right, it's addictive. Once you taste that pleasure, you're done. Truly. --- I just want to know, why can't anyone stop? Do they have to blow up their accounts before it's over? --- Dreams are too beautiful, but the price is too heavy. That hits hard... I have too many friends like that around me. --- Are contracts more exciting than gambling? Then don't blame being cleared out; the market has already written the script. --- Staring at the K-line every day, forgetting to eat—are we really trading or self-destructing? --- A next comeback, forever the next one... Wake up, bro, math doesn't lie. --- When 40,000 seconds turn into a few hundred dollars, normal people should reflect, but instead, they get carried away—typical gambler's mentality.

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CryptoCross-TalkClub

· 01-12 21:54

Laughing out loud, this is the contract version of "I'll never touch it again," a live broadcast of turning around and going all-in.

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MysteryBoxAddict

· 01-12 21:54

That's the gambler's mentality—once you've tasted that thrill, you can't go back. I also have friends like that, now they spend all day glued to the exchange, and they've become useless.

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MoonRocketTeam

· 01-12 21:53

This is the dopamine trap. Once the rocket takes off, you can't stop. --- From 40,000 to hundreds, still daring to rush in—what kind of mental resilience does that take? --- So, leverage is like a booster, pushing you to the moon or burning you to ashes, a 50/50 chance. --- Don't say quitting, many people never even thought about quitting until their accounts are wiped out. --- The thrill of trading contracts is like that—one time is enough to make you addicted for a lifetime. --- Staring at the K-line every day, this guy has already gone into orbit, the kind you can't come back from. --- Dreams are indeed beautiful, but after waking up, the debt is even heavier.

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SerumSqueezer

· 01-12 21:48

Really, I've seen too many guys like this. The moment when 40,000 instantly turns into a few hundred should have been a wake-up call. --- The thrill of leverage once tasted is doomed; there's no going back. --- That's why I only dare to do spot trading. Futures are truly a gambler's playground. --- Losing sleep, forgetting to eat... this guy has already been manipulated by the market. --- Doubling once, twenty times—your brain gets fried, and you're even more daring in the next round. --- Say you're quitting? Laughable. Turning around and rushing faster than anyone—that's human nature. --- Once had a friend like this, now he's already fallen below the line and never recovered. --- The thrill and gambling addiction are no different; once you're hooked, the only ending is zeroing out. --- I just want to ask, why can't anyone just make money and run? Why wait until everything's wiped out? --- This article is so real; it's just describing most of the people I know.

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PhantomHunter