Here's an interesting paradox: everyone criticizes contracts as "meat grinders," yet they can't help but jump in. It's not that they're afraid of losing money; they're truly afraid of missing out on that thrill.



Imagine how huge the contrast is. A normal job earns at most around 10,000 yuan a month through hard work. But in the contract market, putting in a 10,000 yuan principal, a slight market fluctuation can double or triple the account balance within a few minutes—directly surpassing a month's worth of effort in reality. This kind of rush is indeed addictive.

The volatility in the crypto world is already extreme. Prices can easily swing several percentage points within seconds, and small-cap coins can skyrocket so fast that it makes people question everything. Even BTC, the "stable guy," can experience significant retracements when emotions run high, completely defying expectations. Spot trading might only cause slight account tremors, but contracts can make it leap exponentially. The gap is just that big.

What truly gets people hooked is, frankly, the feeling of multiplying and making money with money. Making a profit once is luck; doing it multiple times builds confidence, making you feel you've found some shortcut. Then that confidence turns into obsession.

Contracts themselves are not evil. The danger lies in treating them as gambling chips, trying to bet everything on one shot. If you can control your position size, set stop-loss and take-profit levels in advance, and see it as an amplifier rather than the only hope for a turnaround, it’s just a sharp tool. But once "one more time" becomes a belief, no matter how many opportunities the market gives, you'll end up losing everything—including your initial capital and profits.

Why do contracts always make people irresistible? Because they are so close to quick money that they can completely shatter rationality.
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StakeHouseDirectorvip
· 5h ago
Honestly, if you can't quit, you can't quit. No matter how much stop-loss or take-profit you set, you can't stop human nature. One month's salary can't compare to a few minutes in a contract. The gap is truly incredible. I just want to ask everyone, to those still坚持的兄弟们, is your account still okay?
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MetaMaximalistvip
· 5h ago
this is exactly why i stopped doing leverage trades tbh... the dopamine loop is real and it's *engineered* that way. most retail traders don't understand the actual risk mechanics — they just see the multiplier and think it's a shortcut to legitimacy
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HodlAndChillvip
· 5h ago
Well said, this is a perfect combination of psychology and the gambler's fallacy. Really, the feeling of earning a month's salary in seconds is truly exhilarating, and I've fallen for it too. The key is obsession; once you think you've figured out the trick, you can't stop.
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tx_pending_forevervip
· 5h ago
There's nothing wrong with what you're saying, but in reality, how many people can really hold back? I'm that kind of idiot who makes three to five times the profit only to lose it all back.
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FomoAnxietyvip
· 5h ago
That was so ruthless, I got liquidated like that. Now I get nervous just seeing the contract.
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