🌟 First understand the core concepts: What exactly is a contract?

Many traders hear about 'perpetual contracts' when they first enter the crypto world, but what’s the difference from regular trading?

✅ Perpetual contracts vs Delivery contracts

- 'Perpetual' is like a contract that never expires, there’s no maturity date, you can close positions at any time;

- 'Delivery' has a fixed expiration date (e.g., quarterly/monthly), automatically settles at expiration, suitable for predicting short-term trends for traders~

✅ Long vs Short: The secret to making money in both rising and falling markets

- Going long (betting on a price increase): Think the coin price will rise, buy first and sell at a higher price, the easiest strategy for newbies to understand;

- Short selling (betting on a price drop): Anticipate the coin price to fall, first 'borrow coins and sell', then buy them back at a lower price to return, earning the difference (exclusive to contracts/futures operations!)

⚠️ Key point: Going long is a strategy familiar to most, but short selling can make money in a downtrend, although newbies are advised to practice going long first~

🚀 How to use leverage? Can 100U double your investment?

🔍 The essence of leverage: Use small money to bet for large returns, but risks are maximized!

Example 🌰: You have 100U capital, with 10x leverage, it's like trading with 1000U!

- If the coin price rises by 10%, you earn 1000U × 10% = 100U, directly doubling your capital;

- But if it drops by 10%, your 100U capital would be gone (liquidation warning!)

⚠️ Newbie must listen: More leverage is not always better! Don't be greedy!

💡 Contract trading mindset: 3 practical tips

1️⃣ 'Funding rate arbitrage' small tip

Suitable for cautious traders:

- Observe if a certain coin's perpetual contract premium > 0.03%/8 hours (for example, OKX);

- Operation: Open a short perpetual contract + simultaneously buy spot (or quarterly contract), wait for settlement to earn 'funding fees';

- Note: Leverage ≤ 3x, hold positions for 1-3 days for rolling operations, don’t be greedy and hold positions!

2️⃣ News trading 'grabbing the first opportunity'

Do this before major data releases (non-farm payroll, CPI):

- Place planned orders ±0.3% from the current price 5 minutes in advance;

- When market fluctuations occur, immediately close half of your position after capturing the price difference, use 'trailing stop loss' to lock in profits on the remaining half;

- Suitable for fast-handed traders, newbies should be cautious!

3️⃣ 15-minute K-line short-term strategy

Suitable for those who watch the market closely:

- Look at the 15-minute chart, enter when EMA8 crosses above EMA21, and volume > 1.5 times the average volume;

- Set stop loss at 1x ATR (volatility), take profit at 1.8x ATR;

- After 2 consecutive K-line signals in the same direction, don’t increase your position, to avoid being trapped!

⚠️ Last key point: A survival guide for newbies

1. Never go all in! Use 10%-20% of your capital for trial and error each time;

2. Must set stop loss! Don’t hold positions; a single liquidation can wipe you out!

3. First use a small amount of capital (e.g., 100U) to practice, understand the rules before increasing investment;

4. Contracts are a zero-sum game; if someone makes money, someone else loses, don’t believe in 'guaranteed profits' nonsense!

💬 New traders must first thoroughly learn the rules of contract trading, don’t be blinded by high returns~#ETH #BTC #稳定币监管风暴 #MichaelSaylor暗示增持BTC #以太坊突破3700