๐ซ Stop Loss Eating Up Your Portfolioโ Hereโs Why I Donโt Use It in Crypto โ And Maybe You Shouldnโt Either๐ฑ๐ฅ
If youโve been in crypto for a while, youโve probably heard the golden rule:
โAlways set a stop loss.โ
But after 5+ years of real-world crypto trading, Iโve learned that this advice doesnโt always hold up โ especially in a market as wild and manipulated as crypto.
โ Why I Avoid Stop Losses
Crypto is fast, volatile, and often targeted by whales and exchanges. Hereโs the usual pattern:
1๏ธโฃ You set a stop loss
2๏ธโฃ A minor dip hits your stop
3๏ธโฃ Price bounces back โ without you in the trade
Why does this keep happening?
Because big players know where retail traders set stops. When those levels become stacked with orders, they trigger them, grab liquidity, and let the market recover.
You lose, they win.
๐ So What Do I Do Instead?
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Focus on averaging down and using low leverage.
This shift in strategy has protected me from emotional exits and avoidable losses.
๐ก My Real-World Crypto Strategy:
๐น Trade only top 20 coins โ more stable, less likely to crash
๐น Use only 20% of your capital per trade
๐น If the price drops 20โ30%, add another 20%
๐น Take profits when youโre up 50% or more โ donโt get greedy
๐น If using futures, never exceed 3x leverage
๐ง Mindset That Builds Survivors, Not Losers:
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Donโt chase green candles โ wait for your setup
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Keep 30% in stablecoins for unexpected dips
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Log your trades โ learn from wins & mistakes
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Ditch luck โ build logic, patience, and discipline
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