#Strategy加仓BTC At 3 a.m., I received a voice message:

"Xin Jie, I used 10,000 USDT with 20x leverage to go long all in, and it only dropped 5%, then my account was wiped out."

I checked the trading records—full position, extremely high leverage, zero stop-loss.

I've seen this happen too many times. Most people misunderstand a key point:

The real culprit behind liquidation is never the leverage multiple, but how much principal you put into a single trade.

**1. Why does opening a full position on a single trade lead to quick death?**

Taking 1,000 USDT as an example:

900 USDT with 10x leverage—if it moves 5% against you—account is wiped out.

100 USDT with 10x leverage—only a 50% move against you causes liquidation.

See the pattern? The critical threshold isn't how many times leverage you use, but what percentage of your total funds this trade represents.

That friend treated 95% of his money as a gamble where he either wins big or loses everything. That’s the outcome.

**2. I haven't been liquidated in half a year, thanks to these three bottom lines**

**Single trade position ≤ 20% of total funds**

For a 10,000 USDT account, only trade up to 2,000 USDT at once. Even with a 10% stop-loss, that’s only a 200 USDT loss—no problem surviving.

**Single loss ≤ 3% of total funds**

Set stop-loss in advance; if wrong, cut quickly. Even if you lose again, it won’t damage your core.

**Avoid opening positions during sideways markets, don’t be greedy after profits**

Only enter when the trend is clear. Avoid emotional trading, and don’t impulsively add to positions after gains.

**3. The true meaning of full position**

Full position isn’t reckless gambling; it’s reserving room for mistakes in your account—provided you enter with a light position and strict risk control.

One student followed this discipline and turned 5,000 USDT into 80,000 USDT in three months.

His words were: "I used to think full position was reckless gambling, but I later understood that true full position is about surviving longer."

In this circle, in the end, it’s not about who makes money faster, but who still remains in the game.

Guess less about the direction, manage your positions well.

A little slower can actually take you further.

Markets have cycles, but real opportunities only appear— in the hands of those traders who are still alive and kicking.