#交易故事 I stared at the screen, my fingers trembling slightly. The price of Bitcoin plummeted by 10%, and my 20x leverage contract was going off the charts with warnings—if it dropped another 2%, I would be liquidated.

"Impossible, it will rebound soon..." I murmured to myself, my palms sweaty.

Three months ago, I was just an ordinary office worker, until my college classmate A Jie posted about his "financial freedom" on social media—luxury cars, designer watches, all earned through contract trading. He told me: "The crypto world is just picking up money; be a little bolder, making ten times in a month is not a dream."

I believed him.

At first, I only invested 10,000, with 3x leverage, and made 5,000 in just a few days. That thrill was more exhilarating than any game. I began to increase my investment, raising the leverage from 5x to 10x, then to 20x. My account peaked at 30,000, and I even started looking at cars, fantasizing about lying flat after graduation.

But the market is never merciful.

That night, BTC suddenly crashed, and my stop-loss order couldn't trigger in time. My 10,000 principal went to zero within 30 seconds. The screen popped up with a cold notification: "Your position has been forcibly liquidated."

I slumped at my desk, my mind blank.

More ironically, I later found out that A Jie's "financial freedom" was all fake—he photoshopped his wealth, made commissions by bringing in new people, and was deeply in debt himself.

That night, I deleted all trading apps and reevaluated myself. Greed had blinded my reason, and the market punishes those who are arrogant.

Now, I still pay attention to the crypto world, but only deal in spot trading, never touching contracts. That liquidation experience became my most expensive lesson and the best rebirth.