You can’t hold spot positions, and with contracts you get liquidated. Put simply, it’s not that you’re not cut out for trading—it’s that your position size doesn’t match your emotions. You put in too much money, and the moment volatility hits your heart starts pounding, and your hands start itching. Once you turn on leverage, even if you’ve got the direction right, you still can’t sleep peacefully—then a move the other way, and you’re immediately zeroed out and taught a hard lesson. My plain-English version: the part of the equation that lets you watch the market without cursing and sleep at night is called “position size.” Don’t mistake “wishes” for your principal. Enter in batches, keep some “ammo” on hand—if it drops, you’ll have something to add with; if it rises, you won’t be left feeling hollow anxiety. Like this wave around the mainstream chain upgrade—before and after, everyone’s been guessing whether migration will happen or not—I’m even less willing to stack up my positions. I’ll wait until the dust settles; it’s fine to move slower—just stay alive first.