The cost of high leverage: On one side, a position with 50x leverage, with its liquidation price close at hand; on the other, a 10x leveraged long position in a small-cap coin, already showing a return of -172.90%.

Only 9.28U of margin remains. The maintenance margin ratio has fallen from 692% to 569.82%. If the price drops another 2%, the system will begin liquidating the position. In volatile markets, the so-called “25% room to go” may amount to just a few hours.

Small-cap coins + high leverage + funding rates: a triple squeeze. Leverage amplifies gains, but also leaves you the least time to make a mistake.

$BTC $ETH $ZEC #Institutions keep building positions—why is BTC still under pressure?