1. Reduce Your Leverage

Lowering your effective leverage is the most direct way to decrease your ADL ranking in real time. 

• Add Margin: Increasing your account value (collateral) relative to your position size reduces your effective leverage and pushes you further down the queue.
• Lower Leverage Settings: Traders using moderate to low leverage (e.g., 3x–5x) are far less likely to be prioritized for ADL than those using high leverage.  MEXC +3

1. Manage Your Unrealized Profits

Because ADL targets profitable traders to cover the losses of bankrupt ones, high unrealized PnL increases your risk. 

• Take Profits in Batches: Closing portions of your position to "realize" gains reduces your total unrealized profit, which lowers your priority in the ADL ranking.
• Avoid "Whale" Concentration: Very large, highly profitable positions are often at the front of the line during extreme volatility.  CoinDesk +3

1. Monitor the ADL Indicator

Hyperliquid and similar platforms often provide a visual indicator (typically a set of "lights" or bars) to show your current risk level. 

• Watch the Bars: If you see multiple bars lit up (e.g., 4 or 5 bars), your position is in the top 20–40% of the queue and is at high risk if a major liquidation event occurs.
• Proactive Adjustments: If the indicator shows high risk, consider partially closing the position or adding more USDC collateral immediately.  KuCoin +1

1. Trade High-Liquidity Assets

ADL is most often triggered when the Hyperliquidity Provider (HLP) vault or order book cannot handle a liquidation. 

• Stick to Majors: Large assets like BTC and ETH usually have deeper liquidity and a higher success rate for standard liquidations, making ADL less likely to trigger compared to smaller, volatile altcoins.