What is maximum drawdown? Why can a long-term profitable trading strategy still experience an unbearable string of losses?

In cryptocurrency trading, some strategies may generate positive returns over the long term but suffer substantial losses along the way. If traders do not assess in advance how far their account could decline, they may be forced to exit before the strategy has a chance to recover. Maximum drawdown is an important metric for measuring this risk.

First, what is maximum drawdown?

Maximum drawdown (MDD) is the largest percentage decline in an account’s net value from a prev

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BTC plunges sharply at lows, then stabilizes; trading window opens ahead of NFP

Now at 75,738 (down 5.87% on the day), BTC plunged in a high-volume bearish candle from 81,196 to 75,208 before finding support and making a slight rebound. The sharp drop flushed out leverage, while buying support emerged during consolidation at the lows. Excessive fear ahead of NFP could give way to a “bad news is priced in” recovery; reclaiming the EMA7 (76,897) would be the first confirmation.

Scenarios: If NFP is weak → open lower and climb, with a direct move to 76,897 if 75,208 holds; if NFP is

$BTC BTC is currently at 75720. After a sharp pullback, the market is now repeatedly testing key support. The rally above 80400 has retraced, and bullish momentum has faded quickly. After concentrated selling pressure was released, market sentiment weakened noticeably, and the short-term market has entered a weak recovery phase. The first resistance above is around 78000, a previous high-volume trading zone and the dividing line between bulls and bears in this decline. To regain the initiative, BTC must hold above this level with a corresponding increase in volume; otherwise, each rebound is m

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From the four-hour structure, this pullback broke through the short-term consolidation range with a large bearish candle with a full body, directly disrupting the previous short-term bullish uptrend. Profit-taking at higher levels and concentrated selling pressure completely reversed the short-term strength, and the broader market has officially entered a weak correction phase.

After a rapid, deep decline, slight buying support emerged at short-term lows, and prices have temporarily stabilized and moved sideways. However, the overall rebound is extremely weak, with a slow and feeble recovery;

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The earlier large bearish candle broke through support, with highs continuing to move lower. The rebound was only a corrective bounce, not a reversal.
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The morning strategy had a precise entry for a BTC long. Those who got in should trim their position at 75,700, set a breakeven stop, and hold for a bit

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Bitcoin at $75,600—can you sleep tonight?
Over $1 billion in liquidations in 24 hours, all longs. U.S. stocks crashed 5%, and BTC plunged 6% along with them, dropping straight from 81k to 75.6k. The Fear and Greed Index fell to 28, and the groups are full of “It’s over, it’s over.” But just now, the price held firm at 75k—is this the final drop, or the gateway to the abyss?

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Ethereum Faces a Sharp 5.5% Decline as Market Volatility Tests Investor Confidence

Ethereum's latest 5.5% decline has brought renewed attention to the cryptocurrency market, highlighting the challenges facing major digital assets during periods of uncertainty. As the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, Ethereum plays a central role in decentralized finance, smart contracts, tokenization, and blockchain innovation. A move of this magnitude can influence broader market sentiment, particularly among traders and investors who closely monitor ETH for signs of ch

How should the complete process of a BTC futures trade, from opening to closing, work?

Many traders who are new to the BTC futures market go long when they see prices rising and go short when they see prices falling. But what really determines the outcome of a trade is not just whether you get the direction right—it’s whether you have a complete execution process from before opening a position through to closing it.

Step 1: Analyze the market trend. Before opening a position, first observe whether BTC is currently in an uptrend, downtrend, or ranging phase. Assess the market environment usin

Why Can Small Orders Cause Significant Slippage When Liquidity Is Low?

In the cryptocurrency market, many people believe that only large trades can affect execution prices.

But that is not always the case.

Sometimes, an order that does not look particularly large can still be filled at a price significantly different from what was expected.

Why?

Because the execution price depends not only on how much you want to buy, but also on the prices at which the market can provide enough liquidity at that moment.

I. The Market Price You See Is Not the Price You Can Trade At

Suppose a trading pai

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