Buy in at 60,000 and close the position at 69,000 with 1x leverage. Done in one trade. The market offers so many opportunities in a month, but I’ll just do this one trade and hold until the end of the year to achieve a 20x return. Sounds reasonable, and the logic checks out.

But reality is cruel — there are very few people making money in the crypto world.

Here’s the interesting part. Take a look at how many traders are still using 1x leverage? Almost none. Most start with 5x or 10x, and some even add more. According to this logic, as long as you operate with compound interest properly, thousands of times growth in a year isn’t a dream. Theoretically, it makes sense.

But that’s where the problem lies.

High leverage is like taking steroids for your gains — it looks fantastic in the short term, but once the trend reverses, your account can vanish in an instant. 1x leverage is stable, but it requires patience and self-control — these two qualities are the most scarce in the crypto space. Human nature always seeks shortcuts, always believing that the next trade will turn everything around, but the result is often going deeper into the hole. Few choose 1x leverage, not because it’s unprofitable, but because it’s too demanding on a person.