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89% of futures traders are liquidated in their first month. Here is what the 11% do differently. When I first started trading $ETH and $UNI, I treated my exchange interface like a video game, clicking market orders whenever I felt the impulse to move. That habit cost me $5,400 in a single volatile week because I didn't understand the invisible tax of slippage.

A market order is the quickest way to get inside a position, but it is also the quickest way to destroy your R:R ratio. When volatility spikes on $ETH, hitting a market buy order means you are taking whatever the liquidity pool gives you, often at a price significantly higher than the ticker shows. Beginners think this is "fast" trading; pros know it is...