Last night, a fan asked me: "Is trading contracts just gambling?"
To be honest, I have heard this question too many times. But every time I hear it, I still feel a little touched.
For some people, contracts do feel like gambling. They have no strategy, no plan, and rely purely on intuition to decide whether to go long or short, jumping on whichever coin is rising fast. Today they're bullish on BTC, and tomorrow they're all in short, using high leverage and hoping to make ten times their investment in one go. This is no different from rolling dice in a casino and betting on high or low.
But if you say, "Contracts equal gambling?" That's not necessarily true.
Many people in the community actually have their own trading systems. Whether they use indicators, naked charts, or news analysis, they will first analyze the market trend before deciding whether to take action; if they do decide to trade, they will think ahead about how to manage their position, where to set stop-losses, and at what point to exit.
Those who have been in the game for a long time do not survive on impulse, but rather through slow and steady risk management.
Don't forget, the high returns in the crypto market are there to attract you, but whether you can survive long-term depends on your ability to manage risk. Not every trade needs to make your heart race or your emotions spike.
True mature trading is about making decisions calmly and then sleeping soundly.
Someone once said something I particularly agree with:
When every trade you make does not affect your sleep at night, you are becoming a true trader.
