I tried once, with my position just three steps away from the liquidation line, palms sweating... My first instinct was to add margin and tough it out, but then I obediently opened the spreadsheet: recalculated the three columns—"Distance to liquidation price/current price," "Interest rollover speed," and "Can I add margin at any time." The result was very straightforward—I don’t monitor the market that diligently, so don’t pretend to be a machine.

In the end, I did two small things: first, reduce some leverage to lower the liquidation line (even if it meant earning a little less), then swap the collateral for one with less wild volatility—being able to sleep well is the most important. By the way, I want to complain that these days, a bunch of Meme and celebrity calls are distracting attention; newcomers really shouldn’t get caught up in the hype and take the final hit. Liquidation won’t be delayed five minutes just because of your faith... Anyway, after surviving that time, I’d rather earn a little less than experience that feeling of “just one pin away.”