2026-01-04 12:22:50

Many people hear "hundredfold leverage" and immediately think of "certain death." But my experience is quite the opposite — by using a 3% small position combined with full leverage, I managed to turn around a messy 3000U position. Today I want to share the mindset behind this, because high leverage itself isn't inherently bad; the key is how you use it.

**Lessons Learned After Five Liquidations**

Last year, I also experienced account shrinkage, getting liquidated five times. At that time, I kept reflecting — was my leverage too high? Only upon review did I realize that the real root cause wasn't leverage itself, but three deadly bad habits.

1. **Randomly chasing trends:** Today chasing MEME hype, tomorrow following AI concepts, resulting in scattered efforts and missing out on real opportunities.
2. **Going all-in on one direction:** Getting excited and going all-in, then being forced out at the first bad news.
3. **Overtrading:** Reacting faster than my brain, entering and exiting trades frequently, eating up most of the profits with trading fees and slippage.

In essence, I was making decisions based on emotions. Even with just 2x leverage, this would have led to a blow-up.

**Three Lines to Rebirth**

I set unbreakable rules for myself.

- **Focus on one direction:** Spend the whole day focusing on breakthroughs in BTC or ETH, or short-term fluctuations in SOL, ignoring everything else. This way, my win rate can truly improve.
- **Strict position sizing at 3%-5%:** For a 3000U account, never risking more than 150U per trade. No matter how high the leverage, I can't put too much money at risk.
- **Reversing stop-loss and take-profit priorities:** When wrong, admit defeat immediately, risking at most 100U per trade. When right, quickly take profits without greedily adding positions to average down.

It may sound like a conservative, simple approach, but in reality, it’s about tightly controlling risk within manageable limits. Most liquidations aren’t caused by leverage itself, but by your mindset collapsing and reckless position sizing. Leverage is just a tool; the problem lies with the trader.

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NoodlesOrTokens

· 2h ago

3% small position is indeed cool, but isn't that just gambling on your own mentality? --- To put it nicely, it still depends on discipline; most people can't hold on for three days. --- Five margin calls before enlightenment, I’ve already had ten and still haven't awakened. --- The key is that stop-loss, most people can't do it. --- Hanging in there with BTC and ETH sounds simple, but actually executing it is the hard part. --- Playing with 3000U and surviving is considered good, but what about scaling up to 30,000U? --- It seems this methodology boils down to two words—self-discipline, which happens to be the most expensive. --- All-in is a original sin, there's no problem with that statement. --- Leverage is just a tool, but most people end up hammering themselves.

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StealthMoon

· 23h ago

This guy is spot on, discipline is the key to success. --- 3% position with 100x leverage sounds crazy but is actually stable, the main thing is not to be reckless. --- Five liquidation events... brother, this teaching cost is really high haha. --- Going all-in is truly a terminal illness, I was in the same situation before, quick hands, quick death. --- Sticking to one direction is so crucial, I got overwhelmed because I tried to play both sides. --- Ultimately, it's a mindset issue; leverage is just an amplifier. --- A 3%-5% position is really a moat, how many people have been ruined by greed? --- Prioritize stop-loss over take-profit, doing the opposite can help you survive longer. --- I've fallen for both MEME and AI concepts, spreading myself too thin and earning nothing. --- Tools are fine, but if your skills and mindset are flawed, that's the real problem.

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GasFeeCry

· 01-04 12:50

Talking about warfare on paper is easy; truly dying a few times is the only way to understand. --- 3% light position with full leverage actually survived, this idea is indeed counterintuitive, but it sounds pretty ruthless. --- That's right, liquidation is not really the fault of leverage; it's human greed. --- After five liquidation reviews, this set of processes was developed; this is real experience, not internet celebrity motivational quotes. --- When the mentality collapses, any leverage is useless; this sentence hits the nail on the head. --- Being able to revive with $3000U is good, but the key is whether you can really follow the 3-5% rule? Most people can't stick to it. --- Focusing all efforts on one direction is the hardest part; I still can't break the habit of betting everywhere. --- Quickly cut losses and slowly add profits; it sounds simple but is really deadly to implement. --- People are like that; if they haven't blown up a few times, they don't learn, but once they do, they can't change.

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AirdropF5Bro

· 01-04 12:48

I agree with this guy's thinking, but a principal of 3000U is still too small. The real test is with accounts over 300,000.

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potentially_notable

· 01-04 12:42

This guy's words really hit home. The experience gained from five liquidation events is truly more valuable than a year of tutorials I've watched.

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GasFeeLady

· 01-04 12:32

honestly the real exploit was never the leverage itself... it's watching your gwei like a hawk while everyone else yolos their whole stack into whatever pumps. the 3%-5% position sizing is just gas optimization for your portfolio lmao.

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