Why can you lose money in futures trading even when you correctly predict the direction?

In crypto futures trading, there’s a particularly frustrating situation: you correctly predict whether BTC will rise or fall, but your account still ends up not making money. The problem may not be your market read, but rather leverage, position size, trading costs, and execution.

First, leverage is too high. Suppose you open a position with a notional value of 10,000 USDT. If the price moves 1% in your favor, the theoretical profit is about 100 USDT; if it moves 1% against you, the theoretical loss is a

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ThisIsTranslateContent:BiNews2 hours ago

I took a trip to Guangxi and the place names here cracked me up🤣

Guangxi people are so random with names. I got hit with one funny place name after another along the way: Turtlehead Village, Seven Hundred Valleys, That Chicken, That Duck, That Dick, That Pen, Chicken Village, Handsome Village, Fudan Village, Money Valley, Sheep Valley, Cattle Valley, Cat Valley, Nongnai Village, Nongbi Village, Bao Piao Mountain...
Guangxi has more than just beautiful karst landscapes—the road signs are funny too...

#广西地名有多炸裂 #广西旅游 #FunnyPlaceNames

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CryptoMishu8 minutes ago

GateSquare2026-11-11 02:46:30

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ThisIsTranslateContent:Jinan hour ago

11/11 Midday Bitcoin:

On the short-term 4-hour chart, the current price is trading below the Bollinger middle band and close to the lower band. It has pulled back from the 76160 level, while the middle band continues to slope downward. Overall, the market is consolidating at low levels after a bearish alignment, with the previous low around 72690 serving as key short-term support.

On MACD, DIF is below DEA, and both lines are below the zero axis. The MACD histogram is at -63, so the bearish setup has not fundamentally reversed. However, the green bars have narrowed slightly after the declin

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ShanDingMediaSiyuan hour ago

#晒出我的持仓收益 Should I sell first and buy back lower~? Hehe🤤🤤🤤~ the big players may still rise a little more❓

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Hopeful an hour ago

If You Buy an NFT, Do You Own the Copyright to the Work? Many People Get It Wrong from the Start

In the Web3 world, buying an NFT often means gaining control of a specific on-chain token. But does that also mean you own the copyright to the corresponding image, music, or digital work?

The answer is: not necessarily.

To understand the true value of an NFT, you need to distinguish between three different concepts.

I. You Own the On-Chain Token, Not Necessarily the Copyright to the Work

An NFT is a non-fungible token recorded on a blockchain that can be used to identify a specific digital as

LittleLucky2an hour ago

Good morning, everyone!
The short-term action is playing out according to the scenario laid out last night
A break below 73000 triggered panic selling
Then it was immediately reclaimed
The high has already reached 74000
I think there’s still room to move higher, so I’m in no rush to exit
Of course, it’s also necessary to chase higher now
The 72000-72500 area may be tested repeatedly
Just like 74000 was over the past couple of days
In any case, this area is a short-term bottom for BTC

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BlackBullion_Alpha 2 hours ago

📊 **Market Outlook: Stay Calm, Trade Smart.**

The higher-than-expected US CPI release is a reminder that market volatility still warrants caution. BTC falling below $73K and the correction in tech stocks show that investor sentiment is under pressure.

₿ **BTC:** I choose to maintain my position with strict risk management. There’s no need to rush into buying or selling before there’s confirmation of the direction.

📊 **Tech Stocks:** The correction could present opportunities, but I prefer to wait for support levels and confirmation of a reversal.

⏳ **Strategy:** Focus on watching the ne

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CryptoNotes26 minutes ago

BREAKING: Nvidia has now erased its entire 2026 gain and is down more than -11% for the year.
$NVDA has crashed 31% in the last month, wiping out $1.82 trillion from its market cap.

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UmbrellaWithOneHand an hour ago

I’ll just grab something from a street vendor for lunch 😂
What did you all have for lunch?

ACaiStar 2 hours ago

What Is a Trailing Stop? How Can You Protect Existing Profits While Leaving as Much Room as Possible for the Trend to Continue?

In cryptocurrency trading, after prices rise, many traders face a dilemma: closing now could mean missing further gains, while continuing to hold means risking a sudden reversal. A trailing stop is a way to dynamically adjust the exit point, with the aim of gradually protecting existing profits when the market moves favorably while avoiding exiting too early.

First, what is a trailing stop?

A trailing stop means adjusting the stop-loss level based on price movement

NinjaTurtles an hour ago

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ACaiStar an hour ago

What Is Order Book Depth? How Can the Distribution of Buy and Sell Orders Help Gauge the Potential Price Impact of Large Orders?

In cryptocurrency trading, the latest price shown on screen does not mean all traders can execute at that price. What really affects how large orders are filled is the volume of buy and sell orders at different price levels. Order book depth can help traders assess the market’s capacity to absorb trades and the potential price impact of buying and selling.

First, what is order book depth?

An order book records limit buy and sell orders that have not yet been fille

MarketMaestro an hour ago

$JPM
The setup looks good

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LiuBang an hour ago

What is market impact cost? Why might a large order continuously drive up the purchase cost or push down the selling price as it is executed?

In cryptocurrency trading, a large order cannot necessarily be filled at the latest price shown on screen. When an order exceeds the quantity available at the current price level, it must continue to match with higher sell prices or lower buy prices, resulting in market impact cost. This is an important component of the actual execution cost and deserves particular attention from large traders.

First, what is market impact cost?

Market impact cost is

KRenJizhaoSuperGod 13 minutes ago

$INIT BOOM🤑🤑 flies through the screen, TP1 has been filled. Guys, quickly check whether the money has arrived🙈🙈💸💸$UAI $ARIA

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CryptoCircleBullSays 2 hours ago

$UNI Currently trading at 6.698, down 3.47% over 24H (range: 6.611–7.16). The 1H trend is weak, with an RSI of 32; the 4H trend is also weak, with an RSI of 40. If the price breaks above 7.16 convincingly, continue watching for further upside; if it falls below the 6.611 support, the short-term structure may weaken. Market volatility is high; for observation only.

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GateUser-7d1eae29 an hour ago

BTC | ETH | Gold | Crude Oil

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LiuBang an hour ago

What Is Out-of-Sample Testing? How Can Data Not Used in Strategy Optimization Help Determine Whether Backtest Results Are Meaningful?

In cryptocurrency trading, even a strategy that performs well in historical backtests may simply be tailored to specific data. Out-of-sample testing uses data that was not involved in strategy design or parameter optimization to check whether the strategy remains effective in unknown market conditions, reducing the risk of misjudgments caused by overfitting.

First, what is out-of-sample testing?

Data used to develop a strategy is called in-sample data, while

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