The Math That Saved My Capital — Calculating Your Liquidation Price
📉💡 89% of futures traders are liquidated in their first month. Here is what the 11% do differently. When I lost $5,400, I thought I understood leverage; I actually had no clue where my exit was until the exchange made the decision for me. You need to stop looking at the leverage slider and start looking at the math that keeps you alive. Liquidation price is the point where your margin balance is consumed by your losses. The formula is: Liquidation Price = Entry Price / (1 + (Maintenance Margin Rate - Leverage) / Leverage). Most exchanges simplify this, but you must know the mechanics. If you enter a $1,000 long on BTC at $60,000 with 10x leverage, your maintenance margin effectively sets your floor near $54,500....