Scaled orders: How to use them and When to use them💯
- Having fixed TP/SL is a one way to go about trading. But for most, they don't have the skillset to trade with such precision
- Marking out the zones you're interested in and scaling orders throughout is much effective if you're not sure about where specifically to time the trade
- If price goes against you initially, wait for either a reaction that confirms you're wrong so you can cut or vice versa (add to your position and make the most out of winner)
Let's take a real example from my last BTC trade:
If I think an asset will form a swing low around the 95-100 range (some levels confluence, and I see spot selling stopping gradually or someone absorbing market sells via limits) then I’ll DCA through limit orders in that region as it will be hard to get a sniper entry
But if your trade idea is invalidated, then you have to scale out and cut your losses In this case, I could have held and DCAd and gotten out in profit
But my long idea was invalidated I expected 93-94.5 region (yearly open, VaL of previous range, oscillator divergence + 25% standard pullback + large limit orders absorbing selling) to hold because of all the mentioned confluences
Was right initially as we bounced to above 96k. But I was aiming for higher and also did not trail stops. At US open, we saw an open drive with aggressive spot sellers come back and we retraced the entire bounce indicating no strength. We also did not have limit buyers absorbing selling meaning the earlier buyers had no intention to keep defending those levels
Hence I closed as my idea to long was wrong as well. I would rather take the loss and relong when something changes (whether that’s at a higher or lower price) than to keep adding to a losing trade aimlessly “just in case” it bounces later
And yesterday we got NVDA beating earnings estimates which was again a great relong opportunity as a scalp which I took at lower prices than my entry Sorry about the long essay but I really hope people read all of this. The aforementioned lessons are some I’ve acquired through years of trading and insane amount of pain and repeated mistakes which I don’t want all of you to experience
Why You’re Not Rich Yet:
A long post on the best game on earth: crypto.
Most people aren’t broke because they lack alpha, they’re broke because they misunderstand the game.
Let’s fix that in this post.
Wealth doesn’t come from pure luck, it comes from mindset, conviction, and the ability to act when others freeze.
1. You’re Playing Small in a Market Built for Asymmetry
If your stack is modest (low 4 or 5 figs) and you’re only trading BTC or ETH, you’re aiming for 20% moves.
Big caps reward safety for big stacks. Small stacks need to find smaller conviction bets.
What to do instead:
Farm airdrops. Chase points. Take asymmetric bets on early-stage projects.
This cycle proved it, small wallets interacting early with protocols (Hyperliquid + many others) turned tiny sums into life-changing returns. The next time we’re risk on the same will happen again.
The block:
Linear thinking. You’re grinding for slow gains in a market built for non-linear explosions.
Fix it:
Think like a poker player. Spot repeatable patterns stake, interact, and move fast.
You don’t need to be right often. You need one hit big enough to change your portfolio.
2. You’re Always Late
You keep buying the narrative after it’s already priced in. By the time the hype reaches you, the insiders have already rotated.
What to do instead:
Study crowd behaviour, not just charts.
The biggest wins come from buying disbelief not euphoria. Be early to boredom, not late to hype.
The block:
You’re chasing certainty in a market that rewards discomfort.
Fix it:
Act when things feel wrong, that’s usually when they’re right.
Learn to spot reflexivity: prices create stories, not the other way around.
3. You’re Emotional When You Should Be Systematic
Every trader blows up once. The pros rebuild. The amateurs quit.
Ego, revenge trades, and over-leveraging kill more accounts than bear markets.
What to do instead:
Trade like an athlete. Review performance, manage energy, automate discipline.
Lock your accounts if needed. Recovery is faster when your process is sharper.
The block:
You equate action with progress. But real pros sit out more than they trade.
Fix it:
Respect risk. When volatility nukes you, step back. The market doesn’t reward intensity, it rewards survival.
4. You’re Copying Instead of Creating
Crypto rewards niche mastery, not general participation.
If you’re echoing CT sentiment or aping friends’ plays, you’re already behind.
What to do instead:
Know your edge. Maybe you read communities better, maybe you’re early to new ecosystems. Double down on whatever that is.
The biggest players win because they think differently, they’re not loud.
The block:
Clout culture makes everyone sound smart and trade dumb.
Twitter debates don’t pay bills.
Being “right” doesn’t = money.
Fix it:
Stay close to builders and thinkers, not meme threads.
Spend less time reacting, more time experimenting.
5. You’re Fighting the Market, Not Flowing With It
Markets aren’t enemies, they’re mirrors.
If you keep blowing up, the market is just reflecting your mindset.
What to do instead:
Stay grounded. Gratitude resets perspective. Treat drawdowns as tuition, not tragedy.
Every setback is feedback.
The block:
Cynicism. When you stop believing in the next wave, you stop seeing opportunities.
Fix it:
Optimism is alpha. Respect cycles, but bet on renewal.
Every crash clears the way for those who stayed humble enough to rebuild.
6: Closing thoughts
Crypto favors rebels who learn fast and risk smart.
If you’re not rich yet, good that means your next move still matters.
And if you learned from this thread, share it and repost so that others can learn as well.
Here’s a link to the full YouTube video:
https://t.co/VKaBaZWMOC
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"Is The Cycle Over?!?"
(my thoughts on ze macro)
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I actually think if we look at the whole situation rationally, the current market conditions make perfect sense.
One:
Gold is going up like crazy, far surpassing both stonks and crypto.
This is because the major sovereigns (ie nation-states) such as China, India, Russia, and to some extent the US itself are all bidding gold up as part of their shift from the era of the UST (ie the US Treasury/Sovereign Bond) being the "world reserve asset".
This was largely catalyzed by 1) general US profligacy, and 2) the US seizing Russian fx/treasury reserves a couple years ago, which laid bare the fact that UST's can no longer be considered "neutral" reserve assets.
A variety of macro thinkers like Doomberg and Luke Gromen and my friend @noahseidman have all talked about the above at length, but it makes perfect game theoretical sense that- seeing the US seize them in this manner- Russia itself, as well as China and India- would make the calculated decision that they are better off owning more gold and less UST's...
Two:
US stonks are going up, but not to crazy levels.
This is because the US stock market is essentially now an auto-ponzi driven by automatic passive flows from the 401k/passive industrial complex (as Mike Green has talked about for years now).
Every single 9-5 normie across the nation has their retirement automatically invested into the top indices every month, regardless of price or any other variable, so of course they keep going up long term.
Also the US stock market increasingly serves as the "world stock market" because the global economy is more and more online, and as the best arena for capital formation it makes sense the largest "global companies" like Amazon, Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, etc are all US companies.
This will likely continue until the same dynamic evolves even further and crypto itself becomes the chief arena for capital formation globally.
Three:
US real estate (and real estate in most developed countries where the majority of properties have mortgages) is still completely frozen due to high rates.
There is $37T worth of equity in US residential real estate right now, but it is all essentially inaccessible because nobody wants to do a cash-out refinance at a higher rate than their existing mortgage, nor do they want to sell their home and get a new mortgage at a higher rate, nor do they want to get a HELOC (home equity line of credit) at some ungodly double-digit interest rate.
Four:
Crypto has bounced back from the 2022 lows that were catalyzed by the rate hike cycle and subsequent unraveling of stuff like Luna and FTX, and has basically just gotten back to 'status quo'.
We are about 25% bigger than we were at the peak of 2021, but still smaller than $NVDA and barely 1/10th the size of gold's market cap.
The reason we have not had anything resembling a "bull market" is because the macro picture has not yet seen any massive liquidity injections a'la 2021.
Most people point to stimmy checks and "everyone being stuck at home" as the main catalysts of the 2021 bull market, but as I have said before, I think it was actually the massive amounts of real estate equity that were being accessed.
That is how the proverbial "Cardano dad" watching Hosk videos on YouTube and slamming the buy button on Coinbase got his extra capital for investing last cycle.
He either sold his house and reinvested the equity he accessed or else he did a cash-out refinance or else he took out a HELOC.
Conclusion
With all of the above being the case, the current state of all the asset classes in question makes perfect sense.
In regards to crypto specifically, we should see the real "bull market" start in Q2 of 2026 when interest rates finally come down low enough to start "unfreezing" the US housing market.
At that point I think we will get about 6 quarters of very positive price action.
Until- in Q4 of 2027 or perhaps Q1 of 2028- the hangover from the above froth and the first stirrings of pre-election fears (imagine someone like Mamdani leading in the Democratic primaries nationwide) will trigger a sell-off and another "bear market".
As a result, I don't think the "bull market" in crypto is over because I don't think a "bull market" has even started yet.
As a result, I will keep accumulating, keep putting in the reps, and keep my eyes on Q2 of next year 🤝
If you enjoyed, please RT and/or let me know your thoughts below!
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2. Entry to be taken at retest zones with SMA becoming tighter at support.
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4. Volume to be normally distributed across price.
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2020 and 2025 stimulus checks won’t have the same market impact , but history will rhyme.
Back then, QE built the wave. Checks made it break.
This time, liquidity transmission and macro context are very different.
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BTC will peak in January 2026 instead of 2025
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