Unveiling Contract Trading: Six Survival Words to Avoid "Instant noodles"

Hey guys, I’m Nam. Today, I won’t talk about indicators or draw trendlines; I’ll just say one thing: to survive long with contracts, first of all, you must live with discipline. After many years of experience, I’ve summarized “six words of survival”: Light – Cut – Favorable – Add – Exit – Roll. It sounds simple, but doing it is the hard part. Below is how to apply each word so that the market doesn’t teach you a costly lesson through tuition fees.

1. Light: Enter Orders Lightly From the Start Principle: Use no more than 10% of your capital for each order. Why go light? The market owes no one. It looks “smooth as lullaby,” but just one sudden move is enough to wipe out a heavily leveraged account. Going light isn’t about quick profits; it’s about giving yourself the right to be wrong. You can still have capital to fix mistakes. My experience: Heavy traders are like walking on a wire; light traders are like walking on a gravel road. Good risk management keeps your mindset steady, and your decisions accurate.
2. Cut: Cut Losses No More Than 3% Per Trade Principle: Cut immediately at a 3% loss. No gambling, no “waiting for a rebound.” Stop-loss is your safety net. Set it in the system, don’t wait for emotions to intervene. The market punishes stubbornness very quickly. A hard lesson: Holding losses often ends with… an account burn story. Cutting losses is proactively paying “insurance fees” to keep the door open for tomorrow.
3. Favorable: Trade With the Wind Principle: Only trade in the direction of the trend. Quick trend recognition: Moving averages aligned, clearly orderedSudden volume spike → trend has changed direction Strong increase favors long positions, deep decline favors short positions Don’t fight the trend. Reminder: Trading against the trend is like swimming against the current—tiring and unproductive. Going with the flow is leveraging momentum, making it fast and light.
4. Add: Only Increase When in Profit Principle: Only add positions when profit reaches 1R (profit equal to the initial risk). Additional size should not exceed 50% of the initial position. Losing trade: absolutely do not add. Adding to winning trades amplifies success, not emergency rescue. Adding to losing trades only deepens the hole.
5. Exit: Take Profits Regularly, Money Must Come to Your Pocket Principle: Withdraw 20–30% of profits weekly. Numbers on the app are virtual; money in the bank is real. Regular profit-taking locks in gains, reduces psychological pressure, and keeps you alert before market “temptations.”
6. Roll: Compound Profits with Discipline Principle: Use profits already secured to gradually increase your scale according to plan, not “all-in.” Rolling is sustainable growth: capital grows steadily, but risk per trade remains the same. It’s how to go far without tripping. Summary: Six Words, One Path Light to allow mistakesCut to ensure tomorrowFavorable to leverage the windAdd to multiply winsExit to lock gainsRoll to grow with control Contracts are not gambling. To sustain profits, live like a disciplined person. The market always offers opportunities, but only disciplined traders are qualified to claim their share.