There is a harsh saying in the trading market: "If your principal is too small, you have to go all-in with leverage." It sounds aggressive, and executing it is even more brutal. With popular coins like $FHE and $SOL, you can see countless stories like this: rushing in to double your money, only to have your account wiped out.

The reason behind this is not bad luck, but a rotten structure. Heavy positions combined with high leverage are fundamentally unsustainable. It may seem like chasing the market, but in reality, it’s self-destructive.

The real reason you lose is often not because you misjudged the direction. The more painful truth is—you simply didn’t leave any room for market fluctuations. Leverage amplifies not just gains, but every tiny price jitter.

Most of the time, the market is oscillating, not moving in a straight up or down trend, but repeatedly pulling and tugging, draining your patience and funds. Even if your overall judgment is correct, a normal retracement can trigger a stop-loss directly due to leverage effects.

The cruelest part? Many people have experienced this: the price finally reaches your target level, but your position has already been forced out during the process. Being shaken out feels even more painful than direct losses.

Frequent trading, over-leveraging, and stubbornly refusing to cut losses—this combination is a fast track to rapid liquidation. In this mode, every stop-loss eats away at your liquidity.

On the other hand, those who have survived many years in this market tend to have somewhat "stingy" strategies: small positions, strict control over single-loss amounts; rarely or never using leverage, understanding that staying alive is more important than rushing to make money; they pursue trading certainty rather than gambling on high odds.

It’s not that they don’t want to make quick money. It’s that they’ve realized a fundamental truth: the principal is the only ticket to participate in this game. Once it’s gone, no matter how many opportunities remain, they’re out.