The day before yesterday, I received a call from a friend in Fujian. She was very excited and said she had used all 10,000U to go all-in on a tenfold position, but a 6% pullback caused her to be liquidated immediately.

I checked her position records and found she was holding more than five positions at once, and each time she entered with a heavy position. Her thinking is quite common — since she was in full position mode, she decided to go all in. But the result was faster losses and her account being wiped out even quicker.

The real reason for full-position liquidation is rarely determined by leverage multiples; more often, it’s because the individual trade size is too large. For example: with a 1,000U account, using 900U to open a tenfold position, a 5-point adverse move would wipe out the account. Conversely, with the same 1,000U, using only 100U to open a tenfold position, it would take a 50-point adverse move to cause liquidation. How big is the difference?

The problem with this friend is that she almost put all her principal into one trade, so even a slight fluctuation would wipe her out immediately.

I’ve been using full-position mode for over half a year without getting liquidated, and I’ve even doubled my profits. It’s not luck, but three strict principles:

**First: No single position should exceed 20% of total funds**

For example, if the account has 10,000U, you can only use up to 2,000U to open a position at once. Even if you completely misjudge the direction and set a 10-point stop loss, the maximum loss is 200U. Such a loss is just a minor scratch for the account, not enough to cause serious damage, and you can continue trading at any time.

**Second: The maximum loss per trade should be 3% of the total position**

Using 2,000U to open a tenfold position and setting a stop loss at 1.5, a trigger would result in a 300U loss, exactly 3% of the total funds. Even if you make several wrong calls in a row, the account can still hold up.

**Third: In sideways markets, decisively avoid opening new positions, and even if you profit, do not add to your position**

Only trade clear breakout opportunities. During sideways consolidation, just watch without acting; once you open a position, don’t let emotions influence your plan, regardless of price movements.

Many people misunderstand the concept of "full position." The true purpose of full position is to leave enough room for error, not to be used as a gambling tool.

There was a follower who used to blow up his account every month. After following these three principles, he managed to grow his account from 5,000U to 8,000U in three months. He said that before, he thought full position was just gambling his life away, but now he understands that full position is actually about trading more steadily.

In the crypto world, survival isn’t about who makes the most money quickly, but about who can persist longer. Reduce the gambling on direction, focus more on position control — it may seem slow, but it’s actually the fastest way.

Market conditions are always present, and opportunities are never scarce. To stay on the right track without taking detours, the most important thing is to control risk and ensure you can survive long enough.