#TradingMistakes101
Protect your capital before you think about multiplying it.
Why this specific advice?
Because surviving in the market is more important than making a profit, especially in a volatile market like cryptocurrencies. Profit will come with time and experience, but if you lose your capital early, you won't have a chance to learn or recover.
What branches from this advice?
All of the following are branches of it:
1. Capital management:
• Do not risk more than 1-3% of your capital on a single trade.
• Allocate only a portion of your capital for trading, and keep the rest as reserves or for long-term investment.
2. Psychological discipline:
• Do not chase the market (FOMO).
• Do not seek revenge on the market after a loss (Revenge Trading).
• Stick to the plan no matter what your feelings are.
3. Respect entry and exit points:
• Do not enter without a clear reason or plan.
• Set a stop-loss before entering, and stick to it no matter what happens.
4. Do not use high leverage without experience:
• More than 90% of those who use excessive leverage zero out their accounts within the first 6 months.
5. Learn to wait:
• Sometimes, the best trade is to not trade at all.
Summary:
Do not ask "How much will I earn?", instead ask first "How much can I lose? And how do I protect myself?"
Only then will you truly start to transition from a gambler to a professional trader.