If it's sideways, it's advisable not to play, as it can indeed lead to point killing, and it might spike down or up in the last 10 seconds to trap you.
In the contract market, most people do not lose due to technique, but due to position.
To put it bluntly—
Any position that causes you emotional fluctuations is the wrong position.
Panic, greed, anxiety, excitement—these emotions all stem from 'you have too much at stake.'
This is how I eventually found the right position size for myself:
I would randomly open trades on the BTC 5-minute chart (long or short),
Starting with the smallest position, I would increase my position a bit if I made a correct trade, and not change it if I made a mistake.
When I made a correct trade and suddenly started feeling excited and eager to open the next trade, I would stop.
The position at that moment is the point where my "emotions begin to fluctuate,"
which is also my maximum tolerable position.
Since then, I’ve been opening positions according to this ratio, keeping it within 20%-30% of my total capital, trading completely without psychological burden, and closing positions as soon as the take profit or stop loss email arrives, not bothering to watch the market.
If you have any of the following symptoms, it means your position is too large:
Unable to stop watching candlesticks, changing indicators
Falling asleep while looking at candlesticks before bed
Constantly chatting in groups, seeking resonance
Increased heart rate, sweaty palms
Simulated trading is great, but real trading frequently crashes
Solution? It's not to “watch a few more videos” or “adjust your mindset”—
It's to reduce your position, keep reducing until you feel nothing.
Stable emotions always come from a suitable position.
You can try this method; it really can help you become an emotionally stable trader.
Once the position is opened, whether to live or die, there is no retreat or escape. Even if I am wrong, I will carry on with the mistake to the end. I will bear the consequences and costs of my choices. Either you eat meat, or give me some meat. Don't let me drink plain soup anymore.
Contract and Spot Strategy Adjustment Simplification 1. Contract trading occurs 2-3 times a month, with a maximum of 3 cryptocurrencies traded per session, and the total number of positions not exceeding 5.
2. Spot trading occurs 3-5 times a month, with only 1 variety traded each time, and 1-2 limit orders at full positions.
3. For contract trading, the selection of varieties focuses on mainstream ones, with a total of 8 options for trading. The optimized varieties are BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, LINK as fixed, and 3 as non-fixed.
4. Spot trading primarily uses the BFUSD trading pair, with a total of 10 options, 7 fixed, and 3 non-fixed.
5. Spot trading excludes Bitcoin, selecting other varieties with greater volatility to improve yield, and excludes varieties with daily trading volumes below 300,000.
6. For contracts and spot trading, one fixed option can be adjusted every six months, and one non-fixed option can be adjusted every month, starting on the 1st of each month.
7. Clearing all positions counts as one trade. Multiple purchases or sales of the same variety still count as one. Each trade completion should record trade details (buy/sell points and entry reasons, as well as profit/loss situation), with a monthly review.
Many brothers in the square should know me, because I often go crazy and shout orders in the square. I initially played auction and rolled my account ten times, then switched to Ethereum, taking a long position from 1456 to 1660. After that, I dealt with SUI these past two days (got stuck in a short position). I discovered a very serious problem: many times we think about the bigger picture, wanting to earn a bit more, wanting to break even, and as we play, when we see profits, we become indifferent, thinking about earning more. However, this mindset often leads to us losing the profits we've made. Take yesterday's Pepe and today's earlier trades with SUI; the positions were decent with about 30-40% profit, but I hesitated to exit, thinking about the bigger picture. Sometimes even when I could double my profits, I still wouldn't exit, always wanting to gobble it all up at once. In the end, the profits disappeared, and after making a few more stop-loss trades, the money was gone too. This is a very frightening situation. To sum up, it’s essential to have your own set of principles: when you reach your psychological expectation, you should exit and not chase the last penny, gradually compounding your profits. Even if I earn 100 USD a day, that adds up to 3000 USD in a month. You must be persistent and maintain a steady flow, balancing your mindset. Don't be swayed by a few hundred or thousand USD in profits; true gains are those that you realize. You also need to withdraw regularly and not gamble recklessly. Play with coins you are familiar with; different coins have different styles from their market makers. Compare your floating profits against the broader market. Just like today's SUI, which clearly showed strength, but I still stubbornly went short because I believe, like Pepe's market, a rebound will naturally lead to a drop (and Pepe indeed did so). However, I clearly don't understand SUI's situation well; I haven't played this coin before and suffered heavy losses (several hundred USD) on it. Although many big players may have higher transaction fees, there are always people like me who have faced these issues. I hope everything will improve, and I can gain more insights while respecting the market.