I’ve been watching
$BTC hover around the $78,100‑$78,300 band for the past day, while
$ETH is stuck in a $2,440‑$2,470 range. When the market compresses like this, I treat each trade as a “capital‑preservation exercise” rather than a profit hunt.
First, I calculate my risk per trade at 1 % of my account. With a $10,000 balance that means a $100 stop‑loss. I then size the position so the distance between entry and stop‑loss equals that $100. For example, if I enter
$BTC at $78,150 and set a stop at $77,800 (a $350 move), I’d buy roughly $0.285 BTC ($100 ÷ $350). The same logic applies to
$ETH : entering at $2,460 with a stop at $2,430 (a $30 move) yields about 3.33 ETH.
Finally, I lock in my emotions by writing the entry, stop, and target in a notebook before the trade. When the price wiggles, I can glance at the plan and avoid the urge to move the stop or double down.
How do you balance risk size with the desire to stay in a tight range for a longer potential swing?
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