💸 Crypto Fees — The Silent Killer of Profits 🧾😬
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Ever win a few trades and still feel like your balance barely moved?
You’re probably getting drained by fees — especially if you scalp or use high leverage ⚠️
Let’s break down what matters:
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📊 Types of Fees in Crypto
1. Maker Fee
✅ Placing a limit order away from market price
Usually lower than taker fees.
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2. Taker Fee
❌ Market orders or limit orders that get filled instantly
Takes liquidity = higher fee
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3. Funding Fees (Perps Only)
• Paid every 8h (usually)
• Positive = Longs pay Shorts
• Negative = Shorts pay Longs
• Based on market imbalance
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4. Withdrawal Fees
On-chain cost to send crypto out of the platform.
Fixed or dynamic depending on network congestion.
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🧠 How Fees Destroy Edge (Especially for Scalpers)
Imagine:
• You take 5 scalp trades a day
• Each with 0.05–0.1% taker fees
• That’s up to 1% of your portfolio gone daily if you’re overtrading
A high win rate means nothing if you bleed fees on every trade 🔪
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✅ Fee-Saving Tips for Traders
1. Use limit orders when possible
2. Know the funding rate before opening a position
3. Trade on low-fee exchanges or VIP tiers
4. Avoid small take-profits — fees eat them up
5. If scalping → focus on high RR to offset cost
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💡 Pro Tip:
If you’re swing trading and holding overnight → check funding rate first
It can flip a winning trade into a losing one if ignored.
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🔐 Final Word
Don’t ignore fees. Track them. Adapt to them.
Smart traders factor in fees before clicking “Buy”.
Profit isn’t what you see on the chart.
It’s what you keep after fees.
#CryptoFees101