📉 Why your stop loss should never cost you more than 1% (the rule that separates those who survive from those who blow up) Most traders don’t go broke because they enter wrong. They go broke because they risk wrong. You can have the best analysis in the world, but if a single trade can wipe out 20% of your account, you’re not a trader: you’re a time bomb with a chart. Here comes the most important rule you’re going to read today. 👇 🎯 The 1% rule Never risk more than 1% of your total capital in a single trade.
Long on $MET : 4h breakout accompanied by many new futures positions.
Open interest rose 27% in 24 hours.
Entry at 0.3085.
Initial stop at 0.288 (−6.6%). No TP: I use a trailing stop—the stop moves up, following the high, and the trade closes when the price pulls back to it. If it hasn’t been hit in 7 days, I close the trade anyway.
Many trades don’t work out; that’s why I risk little on each one.
This is not financial advice. Do your own research and adjust your risk.
$HBAR lost its weekly VWAP and fell below the price with the highest volume. I opened a short.
Entry at 0.0673.
Initial stop at 0.07084 (5.3% above). No TP: I use a trailing stop: it moves down with the low and closes if the price rebounds up to it; 7 days is just the maximum.
Many trades don’t work out; that’s why each trade risks little.
This is not financial advice. Do your own research and adjust your risk.
Short on $ASTER : the 4h candle closed below the 7-day VWAP, with sellers in control.
Entry at 0.6856.
Initial stop at 0.7061 (3.0% above). No TP: I use a trailing stop—it moves down with the low and closes if the price bounces back up to it; 7 days is just the maximum.
Many trades don’t work out, so I risk little on each one.
This is not financial advice. Do your own research and adjust your risk.
$RUNE broke the low of the last 20 hours on high volume, and I opened a short.
The 1h candle closed below 0.6208, the low of the previous 20 hours. I sold at 0.6063. That candle had 3 times the average volume of the previous hours.
Initial stop at 0.6325 (4.3% above). No TP: I use a trailing stop: it moves down following the low and closes if the price bounces back up to it; 7 days is just the maximum.
Many don't work out; that's why each trade risks little.
This is not financial advice. Do your own research and adjust your risk.
Short on $CAKE : breakdown on volume, below its EMA200.
The 1h candle closed below 1.945, the low of the previous 20 hours. I sold at 1.891. That candle had 4 times the average volume of the preceding hours.
Initial stop at 1.942 (2.7% above). No TP: I use a trailing stop: it moves down following the low and closes if the price rebounds to it; 7 days is just the maximum.
Many trades don't work out; that's why each trade risks little.
This is not financial advice. Do your own research and adjust your risk.
$ZAMA broke below the 20-hour low on volume and I opened a short.
The 1-hour candle closed below 0.06915, the low of the previous 20 hours. I sold at 0.06667. That candle had 8 times the average volume of the preceding hours.
Initial stop at 0.06942 (4.1% above). No TP: I use a trailing stop: it moves down with the low and closes if the price bounces back up to it; 7 days is just the maximum.
Many trades don't work out; that's why I risk little on each one.
This is not financial advice. Do your own research and adjust your risk.
$SYRUP : In the last hour, large traders loaded up on longs much faster than everyone else (concentration rose by more than 40%). I went long.
Entry at 0.14686.
Initial stop at 0.1351 (−8.0%). No TP: I’m using a trailing stop: the stop moves up with the high, and the trade closes when the price pulls back to it. If it hasn’t been hit in 7 days, I’ll close the trade anyway.
The risk per trade is small, and I always respect the stop.
This is not financial advice. Do your own research and adjust your risk.
$UNI broke below the low of the last 20 hours on volume, and I opened a short.
The 1-hour candle closed below 7.261, the low of the previous 20 hours. I sold at 7.154. That candle had 2 times the average volume of the preceding hours.
Initial stop at 7.413 (3.6% above). No TP: I use a trailing stop—it moves down with the low and closes the position if the price rebounds to it; 7 days is only the maximum.
Risk per trade is small, and I always respect the stop.
This is not financial advice. Do your own research and adjust your risk.
$FET broke below the 20-hour low on volume and I opened a short.
The 1h candle closed below 0.1549, the low of the previous 20 hours. I sold at 0.153. That candle had 2 times the average volume of the previous hours.
Initial stop at 0.1579 (3.2% above). No TP: I use a trailing stop: it moves down with the low and closes if the price rebounds to it; 7 days is only the maximum.
The risk per trade is small, and I always respect the stop.
This is not financial advice. Do your own research and adjust your risk.
Short on $HBAR : breakdown with volume, below its EMA200.
The 1h candle closed below 0.07117, the low of the previous 20 hours. I sold at 0.0695. That candle had 3 times the average volume of the preceding hours.
Initial stop at 0.07115 (2.4% higher). No TP: I use a trailing stop—it moves down with the low and closes if the price rebounds up to it; 7 days is just the maximum.
Many trades don't work out; that's why each trade risks very little.
This is not financial advice. Do your own research and adjust your risk.
$SEI broke the 20-hour low on high volume, and I opened a short.
The 1-hour candle closed below 0.04785, the low of the previous 20 hours. I sold at 0.04732. That candle traded 3 times the average volume of the preceding hours.
Initial stop at 0.04858 (2.7% higher). No TP: I use a trailing stop: it moves down with the low and closes if the price rebounds up to it; 7 days is just the maximum.
Many trades don't work out; that's why each trade risks very little.
This is not financial advice. Do your own research and adjust your risk.
Short on $ASTER : breakdown on volume, below its EMA200.
The 1h candle closed below 0.7015, the low of the previous 20 hours. I sold at 0.6971. That candle had 3 times the average volume of the preceding hours.
Initial stop at 0.7069 (1.4% higher). No TP: I use a trailing stop: it moves down with the low and closes if the price rebounds up to it; 7 days is just the maximum.
Many don't work out; that's why each trade risks little.
This is not financial advice. Do your own research and adjust your risk.
$LTC broke below the low of the last 20 hours on volume, and I opened a short.
The 1-hour candle closed below 55.48, the low of the previous 20 hours. I sold at 55.16. That candle had 2 times the average volume of the previous hours.
Initial stop at 56.10 (1.7% above). No TP: I use a trailing stop: it moves down following the low and closes if the price rebounds to it; 7 days is only the maximum.
The risk per trade is small, and I always respect the stop.
This is not financial advice. Do your own research and adjust your risk.
$CVX : Over the past hour, large traders piled into long positions much faster than everyone else (concentration rose by more than 40%). I went long.
Entry at 1.928.
Initial stop at 1.773 (−8.0%). No TP: I use a trailing stop—the stop moves up with the high, and the trade closes when the price pulls back to it. If it hasn’t been hit within 7 days, I close the trade anyway.
Many trades don’t work out, so I risk only a little on each one.
This is not financial advice. Do your own research and adjust your risk.
Long on $CAP : top traders' positions suddenly concentrated on the buying side.
Entry at 0.09224.
Initial stop at 0.08486 (−8.0%). No TP: I use a trailing stop—the stop moves up with the high, and the trade closes when the price pulls back to it. If it hasn't hit the stop within 7 days, I close the trade anyway.
Many trades don't work out; that's why I risk little on each one.
This is not financial advice. Do your own research and adjust your risk.
Long on $XRP : 4h breakout accompanied by many new futures positions.
Open interest rose 25% in 24 hours.
Entry at 1.281.
Initial stop at 1.248 (−2.6%). No TP: I use a trailing stop—the stop moves up with the high, and the trade closes when the price pulls back to it. If it hasn’t been hit within 7 days, I close the trade anyway.
Risk per trade is small, and I always stick to my stop.
This is not financial advice. Do your own research and adjust your risk.