Categorytrading psychology

Leverage Explained Like You’re Five

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Leverage: The Magical Swing That Throws You Higher (or Off the Cliff) Imagine This You’re at the playground.You’ve got a swing. Normally, when you push yourself, you go a little bit up.That’s trading with 1x – your own money, your own strength. Now imagine your friend says: “Hey, want to go higher? I’ll give you a super push!” You go flying.That’s leverage. It makes your small push (your...

Liquidation is Good

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Over the years, I’ve built a strict framework that keeps me profitable month after month. All I have to do is stick to it. A few days ago, I asked myself:What if I deviate a little? So, I opened a position without a clear plan  just vibes. And, of course… I got liquidated. It was a tiny trade, a small part of my portfolio.No real damage. But it reminded me why the framework exists in the...

Shorting Day-One CEX Listings: How Smart Money Turns Hype Into Exit Liquidity

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Core Premise New token listings on centralized exchanges represent systematic exit liquidity events where insiders distribute to retail buyers at inflated prices. The Playbook (70-80% of Lower-Tier CEX Listings) Phase 1: Pre-Listing Setup Insiders/VCs/airdrop recipients accumulate at $0.001-$0.01 Limited DEX liquidity prevents large-scale exits Cost basis: 10x-100x lower than listing price Phase...

All wallets are not equal

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Take a look at your fingers.All fingers aren’t equal. In crypto, it’s the same.All wallets aren’t equal. We scroll through screenshots PnLs glowing in green, 100x trades,and captions that whisper: If they can do it, I can too. And honestly, yes you can (In Barrack Obama’s Voice).But there’s a question most people skip: Do you have the risk appetite to back it up? Many years ago, I consulted...

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