Take ETH as an example. At the 1600 level, the market maker is nothing more than building up the depth of short positions. The difficulty of moving up by 400 points (to 2000) is far lower than moving down by 400 points (to 1100). It’s a simple question: the higher the panic index, the greedier we should be. The safest approach is to buy spot, but don’t the poor guys just want to max out leverage with futures and seek big gains with small capital? Except when a black swan event occurs, if you control your position size, you won’t get liquidated.

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PunkRiskMgr
· 22h ago
Brothers who are fully leveraged on futures contracts are advised to set stop-loss before sleeping, otherwise you may wake up in the middle of the night to find your position gone.
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ProofOfNap
· 06-24 16:57
Spot traders rejoice, contract traders weep.
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GateUser-de0b9e3b
· 06-24 16:34
Northbound 2000 requires positive catalysts, while southbound 1100 only needs one negative trigger. The odds are asymmetric.
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GateUser-b6d80ba0
· 06-24 16:34
I'm sick of hearing the term "black swan". Every time before a liquidation, I think I can control my position.
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SlowerThanBlock
· 06-24 16:34
At this time, the Fear and Greed Index should be used in reverse. Classic move.
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QuietRabbitInTheWoods
· 06-24 16:34
The 1600 level is indeed a delicate position—there’s more upside room than downside—but those guys with limited funds need to think it through before adding leverage: can they really hold up if there’s a sharp spike?
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