1. The advantage of retail investors is flexibility (direction, magnification, time, chips, for example, bookmakers have to maintain the market, spread news, create hot spots, etc.)

2. The propaganda of "go short, don't go short" actually restricts the trading behavior of some retail investors by implication, thereby creating favorable conditions for long spot and selling (some people like to use various weird doctrines to engage in pua) (XD)

3. Leverage is just a tool, just like altcoins will follow/amplify the trend/fluctuation of Bitcoin (the 300% return on spot overnight in that year only regretted that there was no contract + leverage two-way operation)

An excellent retail investor (trader), without being able to influence the market game, only needs to observe and predict trends, and conduct transactions within a limited window period (for example, do not maintain positions until sleeping during day trading). It's enough to use leverage to expand profits when you can, while constantly optimizing your own strategies and paying attention to valuable news. In addition, you should eat and drink as you should, don’t stay up late and not be affected by market sentiment, and prioritize (before evaluating your own trading ability, you will waste too much time and energy in the secondary market for unpredictable trading profits or even It is unwise to risk your capital)

I'll add more later when I think of it, I'm a bit full.

2024.02.16