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3am. Red portfolio. Liquidated. One tab open. I learned everything that night after my $5,400 loss because I didn't understand that an order type is not just a tool—it is your defense mechanism. Beginners treat market orders like a default setting, but in the volatility of $ETH and $UNI, a market order during a liquidity sweep is a guaranteed way to get filled at the worst possible price. When you click 'Market' on $ETH, you are paying the liquidity provider’s spread and eating slippage. In a flash crash, that slippage is the difference between a minor stop-out and a blown account. I stopped using market orders for entries entirely. Instead, I use limit orders to provide liquidity rather than consume it, ensuring I...