Trading mistake: leveraging volatile memecoins
One of the most common ways beginners lose money on memecoins: leveraging volatile memecoins. Here is why it happens, what it costs, and how to stop doing it.
Why beginners make this mistake
After some spot wins, beginners add leverage to amplify gains, underestimating how violently memecoins wick.
What it costs you
Watch out — A normal memecoin wick can liquidate a leveraged position before the coin even goes to zero, wiping you out on a move you would have survived on spot.
How to fix it
- Avoid leverage on assets this volatile.
- Recognize that wicks alone can liquidate you.
- If you must, use tiny leverage and wide stops.
- Prefer spot, where your max loss is the position.
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