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Trade

Place your first trade on Reversion

You’re in Trade mode and ready to place your first trade. This walkthrough takes you from selecting a market to closing a position.

  1. Explore the Trade Layout

    Take a moment to orient yourself:

    • Left column: Watchlist, market clocks, and news & economic calendar
    • Center: Candlestick chart with price and volume (top), orderbook showing real-time bids and asks (right of chart), and info panel with positions, orders, and trade history (bottom)
    • Right column: Order form for placing trades

    Trade mode layout

  2. Select a Market

    Click the token dropdown in the chart header and search for BTC/USDC. Click it to load the chart and orderbook for Bitcoin.

    Token dropdown search showing BTC/USDC

  3. Set Your Leverage

    Click the leverage display near the order form. Start with 2x — low enough to learn safely.

    • Slider: Drag to set leverage
    • Margin mode: Leave on Cross for now (uses your full balance as collateral)

    Leverage modal set to 2x

  4. Place a Market Order

    1. Select Market as the order type
    2. Click Buy / Long
    3. Enter a small amount — $20 is fine
    4. Click the order button
    5. Review the confirmation modal (it shows fees, leverage, and margin required)
    6. Confirm

    Market order form filled in with $20 buy

    Order confirmation modal

  5. Watch Your Position

    Your position appears instantly in the Active Positions tab at the bottom. You’ll see entry price, mark price, unrealized P&L, and liquidation price — all updating in real-time.

    Active positions tab showing the new position

  6. Close the Position

    Click Close on your position to exit with a market order. Check the Trade History tab to see the completed trade with P&L.

    You’ve just placed your first on-chain perpetual futures trade!

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