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I recently wrote my position management on a sticky note and stuck it next to my computer: first think about the worst possible loss, then decide how much to buy. To put it simply, if you can't hold spot, it's mostly because you bought too heavily, and when it rises a bit, you want to lock in the "profits," but when it drops a little, you're afraid it will keep falling; futures are more direct, leverage kicks in, and volatility makes decisions for you, in the end, it's not you closing the position, but liquidation helping you close.
My simple method: divide spot holdings into several parts and buy slowly, keeping some cash as a "regret medicine"; for futures, either avoid them or treat trading as paying tuition, with small positions so you can sleep well. Recently, everyone is talking about modularization and the DAO layer, developers are excited, but I, as a user, am actually pretty confused… Anyway, I’ll first watch the on-chain costs not spike, and not tear up my sticky note just to chase the narrative.