Episode #31
Navigating Black Swan Events and Retiring His Parents
The story of @TraderMercury
( 0:50 ) First cycle lessons
( 5:08 ) Stigma on Leverage
( 7:17 ) Snowball to snowman
( 10:09 ) Best trade of all time
( 15:45 ) Future of hyperliquid
( 20:04 ) Zcash
( 23:28 ) Lessons for new traders
Minh says he used to journal when he didn’t have a lot
‘I use to journal when I didn’t have a lot ironically and I did this for a while I really worked on manifestation when I didn’t have much and I worked so hard’
‘I worked way more on the mind set maybe now we can call it maintenance but yeah,do you know when Gon is fishing I look at it that’s the key’
‘The key is that you can just cast like 100 cast out and catch little small fish over and over again or you can just be peaceful and just focus on relaxing and waiting for that big pull’
Mazino talks about new traders going overboard in leverage
‘I understand why a new trader comes in and tries to use the 40,50 or 100X leverage because they want the king maker trade,they hear the story of a guy that made use trade make $50k -$100k in one trade’
‘If I only make 1% profit on an 100x leverage and I do that x amount of time I’m gonna make a million dollars,it’s true you can make $1m if you nail the next 50 trades on 50x leverage starting from $1k’
‘That’s not going to happen cause you’re going to fuck up at least once and your going to give it all back,it’s hard to give it back when your using 1,5,10x leverage’
Minh said he started crypto in 2017 after going into $8k debt in buying crypto
‘I started 2017 because I was making not minimum wage but the pay wasn’t great it was an awesome vodca startup’
‘I will spend like $100-$200 every month putting it into crypto cause one it was the prayer it will go higher two I was fascinated by the technology’
‘2021 around Christmas I have never used any crypto before I had put in $8k in credit card debt into buying crypto and this crypto is now worth $50k’
‘Bought my first NFT which was a Steph curry shoe and it 2x in one day from $1500 to $3k and the next day I bought Azuki for 2ETH and I got scammed trying to sell it for 25ETH off market’
Mazino discusses his priorities in trading: making money versus validation of entry and exit.
“Making money is the goal, but if I respect the rules and lose the trade, I'll be okay with the loss.”
“If I don't follow the market's suggestions, those losses are what take a toll on me.”
Being the best trader means finding the balance between being too confident and being a pussy
Minh Dynasty shares the lessons his biggest losses have taught him
"My biggest losses were from roundtripping. I'd look back at these trades and I'm like, 'Oh my God, that was a lot of money.'"
"The biggest lesson of trading I've learned is that being your perfect version of a trader is such a fine balance. You don't want to be overconfident, but you don't want to be a pussy; you don't want to be too risky, but you don't want to be too risk averse."
"It's f***ing hard. It's a couple of clicks, but the timing of the clicks, when you click, how many clicks; it matters so much"
The trader who refused to quit. From zero to buying a house as a full time trader
Ft. @crypto_mazino
All things perps and macro trading
( 0:34 ): Early crypto journey
( 2:24 ): Evolution of trading style
( 5:50 ) Mistakes with leverage
( 11:00 ): Current vision/bias on the market
( 12:34): Hyperliquid
( 15:40 ): Advice for new perp traders
( 20:10 ): Trading and Life outside of crypto
The trick to preserving capital as a trader in a bear market?
"Don't Nut Too Fast"
Minh Dynasty advises traders to be patient in their trades.
"Having capital in this market is a blessing, and you're already at a huge advantage."
"Keep your head on a swivel, find that narrative that makes sense. For example, like Zcash $ZEC with privacy or HyperLiquid $HYPE with buybacks when it was $8, or when DATs were becoming a thing."
"Just wait for your timing. Having capital is one of the most powerful things right now."
Consensus is just 2 weeks away
@easya_app / @EasyA_Kickstart will be hosting one of the biggest hackathons at Consensus Miami
- The EasyA team aims to give projects who are doing well on kickstart a platform to showcase their incredible work. Some of the world's biggest investors & VC's will be present.
- They will also be Inviting new projects and bringing in a new wave of talent to join Kickstart.
If you are attending @consensus2026 make sure to stop by the EasyA Hackathon and check out some of the projects building the next billion dollar companies.
Exploring EasyA Kickstart & the mission to onboard a billion crypto users
Ft. @dom_kwok & @kwok_phil w/ @Koios9@EasyA_Kickstart
00:19 The beginning of EasyA
03:16 Mindset behind growing EasyA
06:28 Partnering w/ 300+ University Blockchain Clubs
08:57 EasyA Kickstart
14:03 What separates Kickstart from other launchpads
17:04 Future of EasyA Kickstart
Bear Market Thoughts:
You should still be researching as much as possible and absorb everything.
Scrolling through CT, improving your feed, taking everything in can be better than trading right now. You're going to ultimately work on your intuition and having independent thoughts.
It's very important to be able to assess narratives on your own especially when the market returns.
Earlier this year, Cooker explained his thoughts on Hyperliquid
"There is conversation on supply overhang and future airdrops, but I think they're in the right trajectory (perps for tradfi assets). They've done a lot right since the beginning and I hope to see $Hype over $100 at some point."