At first, I traded low leverage, like 5x. It was easy to judge trends, my mindset was calm, and returns were steady—sometimes 2x, 3x, even 8x in one go. If the market dipped a bit, I could just hold, no stress.
Then I tried 100x. Nightmare. For a whole month, every long I opened dropped, every short went up. Close a position? Immediate surge or plummet. Even small 4-point swings could liquidate me. After so many liquidations, I felt numb. I even wondered if the platform was “targeting” high-leverage trades.
The difference is huge:
Mindset: 5x = relaxed; 100x = panicking every tiny move.
Judgment: 5x = rough guess works; 100x = impossible to predict, basically gambling.
Operations: 5x = low maintenance, long-term; 100x = dozens of trades per day, fees eat you alive.
After high leverage, you don’t want low leverage. After contracts, spot feels boring.
Lesson: don’t chase crazy leverage. 5x is enough. Higher leverage = fast, repeated liquidations and wasted money. Trust me, opening 100x (or 125x 😂) is just asking for trouble.