2025-12-29 12:22:31

Perpetual contract trading, why is it so difficult to choose?

Long or short, it seems like you're always stuck between these two options. When the market rises, you're afraid of being caught in a short position; when it falls, you're worried about taking losses on a long. The market is just so tormenting—positions can't be entered, exited, or changed easily. Every trade feels like a multiple-choice question, with two answers in front of you, but neither can give you peace of mind.

This is probably a dilemma all perpetual contract traders have experienced—always making tough decisions between "enter" and "not enter," "hold" and "close."

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SandwichDetector

· 16h ago

Basically, it's just gambling. Don't even have the nerve to call it trading.

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GateUser-00be86fc

· 16h ago

Honestly, this is the curse of perpetuals; both sides can be hammered.

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rugdoc.eth

· 16h ago

Basically, it's greediness—always wanting to hit the right levels. Who the hell can actually do that?

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SatsStacking

· 16h ago

That's so true. I keep wavering between these two options, and the times I lose the most are when I'm indecisive.

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RugPullAlarm

· 16h ago

Basically, you haven't read on-chain data, right? I've seen too many traders go all-in as soon as the market heats up, without even looking at the fund flow of major addresses. --- Perpetuals... sound like gambling? I don't oppose it, but I'm just worried you haven't clearly understood the contract's risk parameters and capital concentration, because that's the real trap. --- Neither answer feels solid? Then don't choose either, really. What I fear more are those who are still tightly held by invisible hands in the "dilemma." --- Being long or short is uncomfortable; the problem isn't the choice itself, but that you haven't truly understood your risk tolerance. Am I right? --- It's always like a multiple-choice question because you haven't looked at on-chain anomalies, brother. The big players have already run before you.

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SchroedingerAirdrop

· 16h ago

To be honest, this is just a psychological game, nothing difficult about it. This damn gambler mentality, always forcing a choice between two options? Contracts are like that, you can never predict them accurately. It's uncomfortable both to stay out and to get in, so might as well stop trading altogether.

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