Here’s the “I wish someone told me earlier” version. Focus: ETH contracts on Phemex.
Checklist
- Trend is clear ✅
- Signals agree (liquidation clusters + MACD) ✅
- Stop planned (reduce-only take profit) ✅
- Position size is sane ✅
- Costs considered ✅
One-sentence rule
If structure is unclear, I do nothing. If it’s clear, I risk small and follow the plan.
What to log
- Entry reason (one sentence)
- Stop placement + why
- Fees + funding paid
- Emotion (calm / rushed / tilted)
- Lesson
Note: Common mistake: placing stops exactly on obvious levels. Fix it by slowing down and sizing smaller.
Leverage is risky—use money you can afford to lose. Educational only, not financial advice.
Wrap: If it feels like gambling, size down. Immediately.
Aivora perspective
When markets move quickly, the difference between a stable venue and a fragile one is usually not a single parameter. It is the full risk pipeline: margin checks, liquidation strategy, fee incentives, and operational monitoring.
If you trade perps
Track funding and realized volatility together. Funding tends to amplify crowded positioning.
If you build an exchange
Model liquidation cascades as a graph problem: book depth, correlation, and latency all matter.
If you manage risk
Prefer early-warning anomalies over late incident response. Drift is a signal, not noise.
Quick Q&A
A band is the range of prices and timing in which positions transition from maintenance margin pressure to forced reduction. Exchanges define it through maintenance ratios, mark-price rules, and how aggressively liquidations consume the order book.
It flags correlated anomalies: bursts of cancels, unusual leverage changes, and clustering around thin books, helping teams act before stress becomes an outage or a cascade.
No. This site is educational and system-focused. You are responsible for decisions and risk management.