Someone asked me, what does trading contracts really rely on to make money? Is it the principal size, or some unbeatable strategy?

Honestly, neither.

The amount of capital determines your operational scale, but even with less funds, there are ways to play. As for those flashy tricks? One emotional outburst and it’s all wasted. The only thing that truly allows you to keep making profits is one—when volatility hits, can you stay calm?

This is the most realistic portrayal: the market clearly moves in your predicted direction, but after entering, a few candles fluctuate, your mindset collapses, and a tremor causes you to cut the position and stop loss. As soon as you close, the market starts moving again. Watching others’ charts soar while you can only stare in frustration.

What’s even more heartbreaking? Regret. Once the regret kicks in, you rush in to add positions. Where do you usually add? At the high points. A trade that should have been profitable is turned into a loss by your impatience.

In the contract zone of the crypto market, fluctuations, shakeouts, and repeated pulls are just routine. After placing an order, the real test isn’t whether you pick the right direction, but whether you can control yourself from overtrading. Don’t see every small fluctuation as a disaster—that only accelerates losses.

What I care about most now isn’t how accurate the prediction is, but whether I truly have confidence at the moment of opening a position. As long as the entry logic holds and the candlestick structure isn’t fundamentally broken, the unrealized profit or loss on paper shouldn’t be a reason to cut the position.

Ultimately, most losses in contracts aren’t due to market issues, but because you act when you shouldn’t.

Trading isn’t about who makes the move more aggressively, but about who can stay steady amid market fluctuations and hold onto their positions. That steadiness is often the source of profit.