Brothers, stop blaming the market for targeting you. A margin call isn't the result of the market makers' manipulation; it's your own excessive handicaps and soft-heartedness. I used to be the same way. I impulsively added leverage, thinking I could catch the bottom and turn the tide, but ended up with a bank account that became a memorial service. 😂 Later, I realized that futures trading isn't about risking your life, it's about your mindset. Leverage isn't scary; it's the position size that matters. If you know how to control it, you can hold onto even a 100x profit. If you don't, you can lose everything in the spot market. And stop-loss orders—don't think of them as admitting defeat. They're the lifeline of your account. Cutting them off is like losing your principal. The skilled futures traders around me thrive on compounding profits. Even if they only make 5% on a single trade, they can rely on compound interest to keep their profits growing. To put it bluntly, the market isn't meant to kill; it's meant to force you to confront your own greed. The day you start respecting risk management, margin calls are a distant memory.