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Learn to calculate risks in crypto trading and apply the scalping intraday strategy
Lot calculation for crypto trading
In this lesson, you'll learn how to use Bitcoin's volatility to your advantage and calculate risks—to get the most out of your deposit.
🟢 A hidden opportunity: cryptocurrencies vs. Forex
Trading crypto via CFDs with 1:500 leverage provides several professional advantages.
Capital efficiency. You can control a large position with a very small deposit (margin). Your margin remains free, allowing you to trade multiple assets at once. Diversification is key to a professional portfolio.Master the risk control. Trading Gold is 'expensive'—a small price move can quickly hit your stop loss. Crypto allows for much finer adjustments, giving you more breathing space to survive market fluctuations.24/7 market access. Unlike Forex or metals, which close on weekends, the crypto market never sleeps. You can trade on Saturdays and Sundays, so you can fit your strategy into any schedule.
🟢 Master lot calculation
To trade with precision, you should understand exactly how much each price movement earns you. The information below is based on real market data from our platform.
BTCUSD (0.01 lot). A price movement of $100 results in exactly $1 of profit or loss. Rule: a $1 price move in BTC = $0.01 profit per 0.01 lot.ETHUSD (0.01 lot). A price movement of $100 results in exactly $10 of profit or loss. Rule: a $1 price move in ETH = $0.10 profit per 0.01 lot.
Tip: Ethereum is 'heavier' than Bitcoin at the same lot size. Always check your point value before opening a trade.
🟢 How to apply the 2% risk rule
Professional trading is about quality, not quantity. If your deposit is $100, never risk more than 2% ($2) per trade.
This table shows the stop-loss distance you have for a $2 risk when trading the minimum 0.01 lot:

The crypto advantage: in Bitcoin, a $2 risk allows for a wide $200 price fluctuation. In gold, that same $2 risk is hit by a tiny $2 market flicker, making it much harder for beginners to stay in the trade without getting stopped out prematurely.
💳 Funding your account
To start practising, fund your account using USDT (TRC-20).
Go to the Deposit section of your profile.
Select Tether (TRC-20) to ensure the lowest transaction fees and fastest speed.
Copy your unique address and send the funds from your wallet.
💪 Mastering these steps will help you trade the crypto market with the confidence of a pro.
Leveraged trading involves risk. This content is not investment advice. Trade responsibly.

Lesson 2
Scalping intraday strategy
In this lesson, you will learn a powerful intraday strategy that you can test and apply to your own trading.
🟢 Step 1. Set up your workspace
To use this strategy, we need to add a 'trend filter' to your chart. We will use the SMA 20 (Simple Moving Average).
Here's how to add the indicator:
Open your chart. Select the m5 (5-minute) timeframe.Indicators. Click on the Indicators button (fx) in the left panel of your OctaTrader terminal and search for Simple Moving Average (SMA).Settings. Click the gear icon (⚙️) next to the SMA name at the bottom left of the chart.Edit the SMA settings as follows — Length: 20,Source: Close.Click the Save button.

🟢 Step 2. Spot the Buy signal (long position)
For a Buy trade, follow the requirements below:
The breakout. A green candle must cross the SMA 20 from below and close decisively above it.The retest. Wait for the price to return and touch (or come very close to) the SMA 20 line.The confirmation. Once the price touches the line, wait for the very next green candle to appear. This is your signal to enter.
Risk management:
Entry. Open your trade at the close of the confirmation green candle.Stop Loss. Place it just below the Recent Swing Low (the lowest point of the last minor dip before the breakout).Take Profit. Use a 1:2 Risk/Reward ratio (e.g., if your risk is $10, your target profit should be $20).

🟢 Step 3. Spot the Sell signal (short position)
Scalping allows you to profit even when prices fall. For a Sell trade, mirror the following logic:
The breakout. A red candle must cross the SMA 20 from above and close decisively below it.The retest. Wait for the price to rise back and touch the SMA 20 line from below.The confirmation. Wait for the very next red candle to appear after the retest.
Risk management
Entry. Open your trade at the close of the confirmation red candle.Stop Loss. Place it just above the Recent Swing High.Take Profit. Use a 1:2 Risk/Reward ratio (e.g., if your risk is $10, your target profit should be $20).

🟢 Trading psychology: With a 1:2 Risk/Reward ratio, you only need a 40% win rate to be profitable. This means even if you lose 6 out of 10 trades, you will still be in profit. We recommend testing this strategy on at least 20 demo trades before going live.
Two factors influence the profit—win rate and the Risk/Reward ratio (R/R). These two parameters determine whether your trading activity is profitable (P), breakeven (B/E), or not profitable (N/P).
The table below explains how you can grow or stabilise your income.
Check yourself: scalping execution steps:
Set your chart to m5 and confirm the SMA 20 is active.
Identify the breakout. Look for a candle closing on the opposite side of the line.
Wait for the retest. Never chase the price, let it come back to the 'mirror' line.
Wait for confirmation. Only enter when a candle of the trade's direction appears after the touch.
Calculate your exit. Your take profit must be exactly 2 times larger than your risk.
💳 Funding your account
To start practising, fund your account using USDT (TRC-20).
Go to the Deposit section of your profile.
Select Tether (TRC-20) to ensure the lowest transaction fees and fastest speed.
Copy your unique address and send the funds from your wallet.

💪 Mastering these steps will help you trade intraday movements with the precision of a professional.
Leveraged trading involves risk. This content is not investment advice. Trade responsibly.

Bandes de Bollinger

Les bandes de Bollinger sont l'un des indicateurs techniques les plus largement utilisés. Elles aident les traders à mesurer la volatilité d'un actif, à identifier les conditions de surachat ou de survente, et à détecter les potentielles inversions de tendance.
Lisez la suite pour comprendre comment utiliser cet indicateur et améliorer votre stratégie.
Comment fonctionnent les bandes de Bollinger
Les bandes de Bollinger sont basées sur des moyennes mobiles simples (SMA) et l'écart type.
La moyenne mobile simple (SMA) montre le prix moyen d'un actif sur un nombre défini de périodes pour lisser la volatilité des prix.