#我的Gate交易时刻 Three months ago, I started trying copy trading on Gate. I chose a star trader with a 150%+ return over 30 days, with a small initial position, thinking "following a pro is better than blindly trading myself."

The first month was indeed good—following along, I made a few BTC and ETH trades, with unrealized gains approaching 20%. I started to get inflated, increased my copy trading amount, and even transferred some of my original spot holdings over.

Then the problems began.

In the second month, the market style shifted—BTC retreated from high levels, and that trader’s strategy clearly didn’t adapt to the sideways market, with several stop-losses wiping out all previous profits. In the third month, I not only didn’t make money, but actually lost nearly 20%.

This experience taught me a few things:

Copy trading isn’t “copying homework,” but “choosing a coach.” You need to first understand the other person’s trading style—are they trend-following or range-trading? Is their position management aggressive or conservative? How do they control drawdowns? These are more important than “how much they earned in the past 30 days.”

Copy trading shouldn’t be blindly scaled up. A star trader might test errors with 1% of their capital, but if you follow with 10%, the same stop-loss means they lose 1%, but you lose 10%. It’s not a strategy issue; it’s a position management issue.

Most importantly, copy trading can’t replace your own judgment. The market is dynamic, and any strategy will face periods of mismatch. Blindly copying without understanding the underlying logic is essentially no different from gambling.

Gate’s derivatives trading volume reached $3.45 trillion in May 2026, ranking third globally—the size of the futures and copy trading markets says it all. More and more people are trying leveraged trading and automated copy trading. But a large scale doesn’t mean it’s suitable for everyone.

For newcomers, my advice is straightforward: if you’re just starting to trade, don’t touch copy trading or derivatives first. Focus on spot trading, develop your stop-loss discipline, and review each trade’s logic. Once you have your own trading framework, then consider whether to leverage tools to amplify your gains. Tools are neutral; the outcome depends on how the user employs them.