I was one of them. Lost $2,000 fast. 💸
Then I learned how to actually trade.
Here’s the no-BS thread that will save your account 🧵👇
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Most think leverage = fast money.
Reality? It just speeds up bad decisions.
📉 18% win.
💀 82% blow up.
Why? They skip structure, context, & risk.
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You don’t need 10 indicators.
You need discipline.
Trading = reacting, not predicting.
Charts reflect fear & greed.
Your job? Read behavior — not candles.
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All price action follows this cycle:
• Accumulation
• Markup
• Distribution
• Markdown
Don’t know the phase?
You’re gambling.
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Step 1: Define the trend
🔼 Higher highs + lows = uptrend
🔽 Lower highs + lows = downtrend
〰️ Flat = trap
No trend = no trade.
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Trend flipping?
Watch for:
✅ Higher highs
✅ Volume surge
✅ Support reclaim
Only enter after confirmation. Be the sniper, not the spray & pray.
6/
Favorite setup?
Accumulation after capitulation:
Price dumps → goes flat → volume builds
Retail exits.
Smart money loads.
I enter when noise dies.
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Entry checklist:
✅ Bottom of range
✅ Reaction at Fib 0.618 / 0.786
✅ Volume spike
✅ Quiet alt with growing holders
3 out of 4 = I load.
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Fibonacci isn’t magic. It’s structure.
0.382 = shallow pullback
0.5 = clean retest
0.618 = golden zone
0.786 = sniper zone
Pair it with volume = 🔥
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RSI is NOT “buy 30, sell 70”
It’s for divergence spotting:
📉 Price LL + RSI HL = bullish divergence
📈 Price HH + RSI LH = bearish divergence
That’s where the big reversals live.
10/
VWAP = intraday bias
Above = bullish
Below = bearish
Best on 15m/1H for choppy setups or reaccumulation.
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Support & resistance?
Look for:
✅ 2+ touches
✅ Volume stack
✅ Long wicks
Strong zones = magnets for price.
12/
Candles tell stories:
🕯️ Long wicks = rejection
🔺 Inside bars = pressure
🔻 Repeated top wicks = exhaustion
I don’t trade patterns — I trade behavior.
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Breakout ≠ real until volume confirms.
No volume = fakeout
Volume + failure = short the retest
Volume + hold = ride it.
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EMA = trend compass:
📍 EMA 21/50 = short-term
📍 EMA 100/200 = macro trend
Above 200 = bullish
Below = sell strength
15/
Patterns don’t pay.
Behavior inside does.
Cup = demand.
Triangles = pressure.
Double bottoms = rejection.
Read emotion, not shapes.
16/
Most traders lose not because they’re wrong —
But because they’re:
❌ Too early
❌ Too emotional
❌ Too big
Patience > Perfection
17/
Risk management rules my game.
🚫 Never risk more than 1–2% per trade
🚫 No averaging down
🚫 No moving stops
Capital = ammo. Protect it.
18/
If your win is $300 & your loss is $600 —
No system saves you.
Your R:R needs to be 2:1 or better
Win small often > win big once
19/
You don’t need 10 trades a day.
You need 2 clean setups a week.
Trading more = bleeding more.
20/
Leverage is a skill multiplier — or a suicide vest.
Can’t win on spot?
Leverage won’t save you — it’ll break you faster.
21/
My rule:
✅ 3 months green on spot before touching leverage
✅ Start with 1.5x or 2x
✅ Same system, smaller size
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Checklist for leveraged trades:
☑️ Clean setup
☑️ Volume
☑️ Fixed stop
☑️ Max 1% risk
Miss any = no trade.
23/
The best traders aren’t flashy.
They’re boring.
Systematic.
Consistent.
They don’t chase dopamine.
They chase data.
24/
Every trade goes in my journal:
• Setup
• Entry/Exit
• Mistakes
• Emotion
• Grade
📓 Your journal > any indicator
25/
82% lose with leverage because they wanted shortcuts, not systems.
They skipped structure.
They chased noise.
They ignored risk.
Don’t be them. Be the 18%.
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