## Weekend Oscillation Survival Guide: My “Three No” Defensive Rules

It’s also the weekend again, and the chart starts to draw an ECG-like line. After going through countless weekend wick “needles” in 2025, I set three iron rules for myself—sharing them today in the hope of helping my brothers survive in a choppy market:

1. Don’t open high-multiple contracts. Weekend liquidity is thin—one needle can pierce a 20% shadow wick. With leverage above 5x, don’t even talk about a defensive entry point; your stop-loss line will get punched through. On weekends, I only open 2–3x leverage; capital safety comes first.
2. Don’t stare at the chart. Fixating on the chart during sideways trading is the root cause of anxiety. Set your stop-loss and take-profit, then **close the APP**. The more you look, the more you want to trade; the more you want to trade, the more you lose.
3. Don’t place breakout orders. There are too many fake breakouts on weekends. You think you’ve truly broken out and you chase in—then you immediately get a reversal that traps you. In a range-bound market, the upper and lower edges of the range are your friends; breakouts are traps.

My defensive position is set 2% below the lower edge of the range. If it gets hit, accept it; if it doesn’t, just hold. Simple, but effective. This year, using this method, I haven’t blown up on weekends.