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Leverage is what makes futures attractive — and what makes undisciplined futures trading dangerous. A few recurring mistakes account for most avoidable losses.
Taking the largest position your margin allows, rather than one sized to your stop-loss distance, is one of the fastest ways to turn a normal drawdown into a serious loss.
Adding to a losing futures position hoping for a reversal, without a clear technical reason, compounds risk exactly when it should be reduced.
Holding a leveraged position overnight without accounting for potential gap risk can turn a manageable loss into a much larger one before you get a chance to react.
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