📕 《A Survival Guide for Ordinary People in the Coin World》 Issue 1

How a post-90s person turned three years’ salary losses into options trading

In March 2024, I first came into contact with futures. I thought I was here to make money—turns out I was here to be the fuel.

Timeline:

Month 1: Made 3,000. Thought I was the chosen one, so I linked my salary card to the exchange.

Month 3: One “needle” spike and my principal dropped 40%. Not甘心—I doubled down to average down—all the loss stories start this way.

Month 6: Started following the “signal coach.” Three times in three months—liquidated. Finally understood: the coach earns trading fees, while I lose my principal.

Month 9: My three years’ salary was down to spare change. That day, I left every group, keeping only a screenshot of a liquidation statement.

After reviewing, three lessons—worth 300,000:

1️⃣ Futures are a negative-sum market. Ordinary people don’t have an information advantage—only an emotional disadvantage.
2️⃣ Averaging down with additional positions isn’t a strategy; it’s a disguise for gambling.
3️⃣ Every cent you make may be given by market conditions, not your ability.

Now I don’t touch futures anymore. I’m not writing this to tell you to close your positions—I want you to see it before you get liquidated.

👀Follow me. In Issue 2 I’ll cover: a 30-second self-test—whether you’re really fit to trade futures.