Risk Management for New Traders on LeverUp

Leverage can amplify gains — but without a risk framework, it amplifies losses just as fast. Here's how to manage risk as a new perp trader.

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Market Weekly

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LeverUp Weekly Recap — Aug 3–9, 2026

LeverUp V2 continues to run smoothly post-launch, with reported 7D volume up 651.2% WoW to $279M+ as trading activity picked up sharply following the upgrade.

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LeverUp Weekly Recap — Jul 27–Aug 3, 2026

LeverUp V2 is officially live — a full rebuild of the trading experience with a new UI, merged positions, multiple TP/SL, gasless 1-click trading, Agent Wallet, and Mera passkey account support.

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PropAMM Enters the Picture: A Third Liquidity Architecture for Perp Markets

Passive LP pools and protocol-managed liquidity aren't the only two ways to run a perp DEX. A third architecture — professional market makers operating a privately-run pricing engine — is emerging on Solana. Here's how it works, and why it answers a different question than the other two.

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Education

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Alex 101: The Illusion of Liquidity

In perp markets, liquidity is one of the easiest things to claim and one of the hardest things to prove. When a venue's liquidity is too thin, the chart starts telling the truth.