Many newcomers to the crypto world share a common flaw: their first reaction isn't to think about risk management, but rather to ask themselves, "With this little capital, how can I quickly turn things around without leverage?"

As a result, heavy positions combined with high leverage often become the inevitable "pay tuition" path for beginners.

**To be blunt: heavy positions with high leverage don't just have the potential to lose — they will definitely lose, it's just a matter of time.**

Why is that? Many people treat leverage as a profit amplifier, but the true face of the market is: leverage amplifies volatility, not profits. In real trading, rare are the one-sided trends; most of the time, it's oscillations and repeated fluctuations, with liquidity repeatedly swept away. The most painful scenario is — you see the right direction, judge the trend correctly, but still can't catch the market's true move. Stop-loss triggers and forced liquidations often happen not because of poor technical analysis, but because the position was set up outrageously from the start.

Here's an interesting phenomenon: do you know what kind of users exchanges prefer? It's not those who can consistently make money, but these four types:

**1. Fully committed and all-in
2. Enthusiastic about high leverage
3. Frequently trading
4. Stubbornly holding without admitting defeat**

In the exchange's ledger, stop-losses are liquidity sources, liquidations are feast for counterparties, and transaction fees are stable income. You think you're "taking a gamble," but in reality, you're just adding fuel to the market.

Those who can survive long-term in this market often share these traits: operate with small positions, can tolerate a single loss; use low or no leverage, withstand any market fluctuation; prioritize "staying alive"; value certainty over high odds.

It's not that they don't want to make big money, but they understand that market opportunities always outnumber their capital. If you're still dreaming of turning things around with one or two heavy positions, or trying to solve life's problems with 20x or 50x leverage, then you're not trading — you're speeding up your exit.