Why do some traders get liquidated in the market? Often, it's not just bad luck, but a fundamental lack of understanding of how to roll positions.



The common mistakes are these: rushing to exit at the slightest gain, fearing to give back profits; immediately adding to a position when prices fall, hoping to recover losses; waiting for the market to confirm the trend, only to be shaken out. The result is that they get the direction right, but get wiped out in the process.

How do seasoned traders stay in the game? Their core logic is simple — use profits to add to positions, while keeping the original capital intact.

How exactly do they do it? Before the trend is clear, keep your position light; if wrong, exit immediately. Once there's floating profit, gradually roll the earned money into the market, rather than risking everything at once. When floating profits exceed the original capital, the first reaction isn't to leverage more, but to hedge risks and lock in profits.

During crazy market phases, only use small positions to test the waters — if you catch a big move, it's a bonus; if not, it won't hurt your overall strength.

The trading market never rewards the bold; it only rewards those who can survive long-term and follow the rules. Mastering the art of rolling positions will naturally help the market to help you make all the money.
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CryptoMomvip
· 2025-12-20 07:46
This is the true principle. How many people just can't be patient, wanting to sell everything when it rises, and trying to buy back desperately when it falls. In the end, even if the direction is correct, they still end up losing...
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tokenomics_truthervip
· 2025-12-19 21:09
That's right, I've seen too many people go all-in and end up losing everything. Using the logic of rolling over profits is actually — the money earned is the real money, and the principal must come out alive. Even if the direction is correct, people get wiped out; this is the consequence of not knowing when to take profits. When unrealized gains exceed the principal, hedging should be done; those who still want to leverage are basically not far from liquidation. The key is to survive longer; in the end, the market always rewards those who stay until the last.
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MEVictimvip
· 2025-12-17 16:53
That's so true. Using unrealized gains to roll over positions is really a brilliant move. I used to be the kind of loser who would sell at the slightest rise, turning a tenfold market into just a onefold, and comforting myself by saying that as long as I protected the principal. Only later did I realize that this is the mindset of the poor. Those seasoned traders have long seen through this; the ones with big guts die quickly, and only those who live long enough can ride out the entire market cycle.
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GateUser-e51e87c7vip
· 2025-12-17 16:49
To be honest, knowing this theory and actually implementing it are two different things. I've seen too many people who claim to understand it verbally but are actually engaging in reverse operations.
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