In February 2026, I traded USDⓈ-M futures on ETH, XRP, BNB, and SOL. The screenshots show positions that were eventually liquidated:
🔻 ETH — -625,60 USDT
🔻 XRP — -124,12 USDT
🔻 BNB — -108,99 USDT
🔻 SOL — -122,50 USDT
In total — almost 981 USDT in losses.
I did not expect such a sharp market decline. But the main lesson was not only about price movement.
I used cross margin, not isolated margin. In Cross Margin, the balance of the futures account is shared as collateral for positions, so losses can affect the available margin for other positions.
I was not able to switch to Isolated Margin directly in my situation. I would have had to close the positions at a loss and enter again with isolated margin.
It was a very expensive lesson.
After that, I began to separate trading and investing more clearly.
Futures give the opportunity to use leverage and trade long/short, but they also carry the risk of rapid liquidation.
For long-term exposure to companies, I became more interested in bStocks — a tokenized security backed by the corresponding stock, with the ability to trade on Binance 24/7. This is not direct ownership of a stock, and bStocks also carry market risks.
Have you changed your investment strategy after a big loss?
@BinanceCIS #bStocksCİS #TradFi
🔻 ETH — -625,60 USDT
🔻 XRP — -124,12 USDT
🔻 BNB — -108,99 USDT
🔻 SOL — -122,50 USDT
In total — almost 981 USDT in losses.
I did not expect such a sharp market decline. But the main lesson was not only about price movement.
I used cross margin, not isolated margin. In Cross Margin, the balance of the futures account is shared as collateral for positions, so losses can affect the available margin for other positions.
I was not able to switch to Isolated Margin directly in my situation. I would have had to close the positions at a loss and enter again with isolated margin.
It was a very expensive lesson.
After that, I began to separate trading and investing more clearly.
Futures give the opportunity to use leverage and trade long/short, but they also carry the risk of rapid liquidation.
For long-term exposure to companies, I became more interested in bStocks — a tokenized security backed by the corresponding stock, with the ability to trade on Binance 24/7. This is not direct ownership of a stock, and bStocks also carry market risks.
Have you changed your investment strategy after a big loss?
@BinanceCIS #bStocksCİS #TradFi
