📘 Crypto Basics Explained: Long, Short & Leverage
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🟢 LONG (Buy Low → Sell High)
You go long when you believe the price will rise.
Example:
BTC at $40,000 → you buy
BTC at $45,000 → you sell
Profit = $5,000
If price falls, you lose.
Simple. You benefit from upward movement.
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🔴 SHORT (Sell High → Buy Back Lower)
You go short when you believe the price will fall.
Example:
BTC at $40,000 → you sell (via a contract)
BTC at $35,000 → you buy back
Profit = $5,000
If price rises instead, you lose.
You benefit from downward movement.
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⚙️ LEVERAGE (Multiplier, Not Free Money)
Leverage lets you control a bigger position with less capital.
Example:
You have $1,000
Using 5× leverage → you control $5,000
✔️ Small price move → big profit
❌ Small price move → big loss
Leverage does not reduce risk.
It makes outcomes faster.
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☠️ Liquidation (Important)
If losses reach your margin:
• The exchange closes your trade automatically
• You lose your margin
• This can happen even if price later goes your way
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🧠 Key Takeaways
• Long = profit from price going up
• Short = profit from price going down
• Leverage = speed amplifier
• Futures = zero-sum game (someone wins, someone loses)
• High leverage + volatility = account wipe risk
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🧭 Final Thought
Spot trading builds patience.
Futures demand precision.
Understand before you trade.
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