⚠️ DISCLAIMER
Everything written below is not financial advice. I do not encourage trading futures. This is one of the most risky instruments. You can lose everything in a matter of minutes. The decisions are made only by you. Now, let's get to the point 👇
If the post saves at least one person from losing their deposit - I will be happy.
Do you know the phrase: "I bought bitcoin with 10x leverage, and in an hour I had +50%"? But do you know the continuation: "And a day later I lost everything"? Futures are like turbo mode in trading. They can make you rich in an hour. And they can leave you with zero in a minute.
Today we'll analyze:
✅ What are futures in simple words
✅ How leverage works
✅ Why do beginners lose money
✅ 5 survival rules
Let's go 👇
1️ WHAT ARE FUTURES IN SIMPLE WORDS?
Imagine: You want to buy 1 bitcoin for $50,000. But you only have $500. In normal life, you can't. In futures, you can if you take leverage. 100x leverage means: You put in $500, and the exchange gives you $50,000 virtually. You trade as if you have 1 bitcoin. If the price goes your way, you earn as if you had a whole bitcoin. If the price goes against you, you lose your $500 very quickly.
2️ HOW DOES LEVERAGE WORK?
Simple math:
🟢 Without leverage:
The price rose by 10% → you earned 10%
🟢 With 10x leverage:
The price rose by 10% → you earned 100%
(your money has doubled)
🔴 With 10x leverage:
The price dropped by 10% → you lost 100%
(your money has been wiped out)
This is called liquidation. The exchange takes your money because there is no more.
3️ WHY DO BEGINNERS LOSE EVERYTHING HERE?
🔴 REASON №1: DON'T UNDERSTAND RISK
They see 100x leverage and think: "If the price goes there, I'll become a millionaire!" They don't think: "What if it goes here - I'll lose everything in a minute".
🔴 REASON №2: NO STOP-LOSSES
You entered, the price went the wrong way. "It's okay, it'll turn around now". But it doesn't turn around. And you catch liquidation.
🔴 REASON №3: TRADE ON EMOTIONS
After a loss, you want to recover. They open a bigger, angrier trade - and lose the rest.
🔴 REASON №4: DON'T KNOW ABOUT LIQUIDATION
They think that the price needs to drop by 50% to lose everything. With 50x leverage, a movement of just 2% is enough.
4️ HOW DOES LIQUIDATION WORK?
The formula is simple: Liquidation price = Entry price ± (1 / Leverage) Example: Bought bitcoin at $50,000 with 10x leverage. Liquidation price = $50,000 - $5,000 = $45,000. If the price drops to $45,000 - you lost everything. With 100x leverage: Liquidation price = $50,000 - $500 = $49,500. A movement of 1% - and you're at zero.
5️ TYPES OF FUTURES
🔵 PERPETUAL
The most popular. No expiration date. You can hold as long as you want. But you pay funding (commission for holding the position).
🟢 QUARTERLY
They expire on a certain date. There are specific features, usually not needed by beginners.
6️ 5 RULES OF SURVIVAL IN FUTURES
RULE №1: START WITH SMALL LEVERAGE
Don't go into 50x and 100x. Start with 2x–3x, feel the market.
RULE №2: ALWAYS SET A STOP-LOSS
Even if it seems like "100% it will go there". The market does not forgive overconfidence.
RULE №3: RISK NO MORE THAN 1–2% PER TRADE
If the deposit is $1000, the risk for one trade = $10–20. Then even 10 losses in a row won't kill your account.
RULE №4: DON'T AVERAGE LOSING POSITIONS
Bought, the price drops. I will buy more, the average will be lower. This is a path to quick liquidation.
RULE №5: DON'T TRADE BEFORE NEWS
Reports from the Fed, CPI, NFP - these are moments when the price flies like crazy. You can get liquidated in seconds.
7️ HOW TO START TRADING FUTURES (ONLY IF YOU'VE DECIDED)
1️ Open a separate account on the exchange (don't trade spot and futures from one wallet)
2️ Deposit the amount you are ready to lose completely
3️ Start with 2x leverage
4️ Set a stop on each trade
5️ Keep a trade journal
6️ Analyze mistakes
8️ MYTHS ABOUT FUTURES
❌ "You can get rich quickly"
You can. And you can go bankrupt quickly. The statistics are not on your side.
❌ "Pros always use 100x leverage"
Pros use small leverage and strict risk management.
❌ "If the market goes against, the main thing is to hold"
Spot - hold. Futures - die.
🧠 MAIN IDEA
Futures are a weapon. You can kill the enemy with it. Or you can shoot yourself. If you've decided to trade:
✅ Small leverage
✅ Strict stop
✅ 1–2% risk
✅ Keep a cool head
No emotions.
No "recover your losses".
No "last money".
👇 A QUESTION FOR YOU:
Have you tried futures?
Did you lose or earn?
Write your story in the comments 🔥
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