Cryptocurrency : The New Normal & The World of Leverage Trading.📌 Cryptocurrency: The New Normal & The World of Leverage Trading ⚔️ ( A Sweet Killer! )
🌍 Why Are Traders Shifting to Crypto? COINBASE:BTCUSD BITSTAMP:ETHUSD COINBASE:SOLUSD
✔️ Lower capital required compared to stocks
✔️ Fewer gaps (24/7 market = no overnight gap-up/down shockers)
✔️ High leverage opportunities (control bigger trades with smaller margin)
✔️ Global accessibility (Binance, Bybit, OKX, CoinDCX, Mudrex etc.)
📊 Types of Trading in Crypto
💠 **Spot Trading** → In India, 30% tax on capital gains ( check according to your country ).
💠 **Options & Futures** → Taxed as *Business Income* ( like F&O in stocks ). No flat 30% rule.
⚡ What is Leverage?
👉 Leverage means using *small capital* to control a *large trade size* , because the exchange lends you money.
Think of it like **margin trading** in stocks — but much more aggressive.
🔹 Example 1 : Normal Trade style ( No Leverage )
suppose you have 💰 Capital = ₹10,000
Bought BTC at Price = ₹10,000,000
* You can buy 0.001 BTC ( 10000 ➗ 10,000,000 ).
* If BTC rises 10% → Profit = ₹1,000 (+10%)
* If BTC falls 10% → Loss = ₹1,000 (-10%)
👉 Risk & reward move in proportion to your capital.
🔹 Example 2 : Leverage Trade style ( 10x Leverage )
suppose you have 💰 Capital = ₹10,000
opted Leverage = 10x
New Trade Size ( margin ) = ₹1,00,000 ( you can now utilize this margin amount for trading )
* You can buy 0.01 BTC ( 10000 ➗ 10,000,000 ).
* If BTC rises 10% → Profit = ₹10,000 (+100% return)
* If BTC falls 10% → Loss = FULL ₹10,000 ( Liquidation 🚨 )
👉 A 10% move = your account will be blown.
🔹 Example 3:
suppose you have 💰 Capital = ₹10,000
opted Leverage = 50x (Extreme ⚠️)
New Trade Size ( margin ) = ₹5,00,000 ( you can now utilize this margin amount for trading )
* You can buy 0.05 BTC ( 50000 ➗ 10,000,000 ).
* If BTC rises just 2% → Profit = ₹10,000 (+100% return)
* If BTC falls just 2% → FULL ₹10,000 loss ( Liquidation 🚨 )
* If BTC rises just 10% → Profit = ₹50,000 (+500% return)
* If BTC falls just 10% → FULL ₹10,000 loss ( Liquidation 🚨 )
👉 Tiny moves in high volatile asset class = jackpot or wipeout/blown.
⚔️ Key Takeaways :
1️⃣ Leverage multiplies profits 💸 but also multiplies losses too💀 ( a sweet killer! )
2️⃣ Crypto is *highly volatile* (10–20% daily moves are common) → High leverage is extremely risky, if not managed well.
3️⃣ Beginners should **never use more than 2x–3x leverage**
👉 In simple words: **Leverage is a double-edged sword ⚔️**
Used wisely → You’re a king 👑
Used recklessly → You’re broke 🥀
🚘 Liquidation Explained ( ex: Car Analogy )
Imagine you pay ₹10,000 to rent a car worth ₹1,00,000. (That’s 10x leverage).
* The car is in your hands, but ₹90,000 still belongs to the owner of car (exchange).
* If the damage goes beyond your ₹10,000 margin → the owner takes back the car immediately.
👉 That’s liquidation: when your loss = your margin.
🔹 Case 1: Normal Trade style ( No Leverage )
Margin = ₹10,000 → Buy BTC.
If BTC drops 10% → Loss = ₹1,000.
You still have ₹9,000 left.
✅ No liquidation. Just a normal loss.
🔹 Case 2: 10x Leverage Trade style
Margin = ₹10,000
New Trade Size ( margin ) = ₹1,00,000
* BTC rises 10% → Profit = ₹10,000 (+100%)
* BTC falls 10% → Margin wiped = Liquidation 🚨
🔹 Case 3: 20x Leverage Trade style
Margin = ₹10,000
New Trade Size = ₹2,00,000 ( margin )
* BTC rises 5% → Profit = ₹10,000 (+100% return)
* BTC falls 5% → Margin wiped = Liquidation 🚨
👉 Just 5% against you = Account gone.
🔹 Case 4: 50x Leverage Trade style (High-Risk Zone ⚠️)
Margin = ₹10,000
New Trade Size = ₹5,00,000 ( margin )
* BTC rises 2% → Profit = ₹10,000 (+100% return)
* BTC falls 2% → FULL ₹10,000 loss = Liquidation 🚨
👉 Just 2% against you = Blown account = Game over.
🎯 Final Word
Leverage = Power ⚡
But in crypto’s volatile world, it’s also a **trap for the impatient**.
* Smart traders use small leverage.
* Impulsive traders burn out with high leverage.
💬 Question for you: What’s the **highest leverage** you’ve ever used in a trade? Drop it below 👇 (Be honest—we’ve all been tempted!)
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Crazy month expiry.!What a day...! Vix @ 21, a highly volatile day we all expected, exactly after the holiday, the nifty opened with a huge gap down, giving option sellers nightmares. After the gap, it keeps moving down. Look at the chart. It followed the trend line. Then once it broke the trend line, at the same time, Banknifty also took support at 37000, and a quick 1000 point move lifted Nifty up. Bank nifty good buying opportunity.😊It is budget week, so ahead. Lets keep an eye on both the Nifty and the Bank Nifty.
Coming to my option selling, I had17650 CE and 16550PE. Overnight position When the 200 point gap went down, my 16550 had a huge premium spike. and keep the book of CE profit. Then down my CE 17250 and 17200 at last. Once the recovery happened, I hold on to my 17200CE and kept my PE at 16750 and 16850. nifty keeps moving up one point, P & L show a 1% loss. Then I booked a profit on my PE side and I sold 17200CE heavily.
It is an aggressive trade. In trading, we have to be aggressive and defensive. It helped me end up with a nearly 2% profit. I hope everyone had a great expiry.
Might expect a tricky weekly expiry? NIFTY50On Tuesday, we experienced high intraday movement, both high and low. It is good to see 17200–17250 acting as a support, but the 17350–17380 level is resistant twice. Movement frequently kills SL, and we frequently see a bounce back from the 17000–17150 level last week as well. Let's see if it continues again.
At the same time, there is price action indicating trend continuation. In my opinion, if any of the indices break down below the lower support level, or if there is rejection near the 17450-17500 level, this is quick action to enter into a weekly option selling position. Let's see if we can get a good premium above 17600 and below 17000 for a safe expiry.
BPCL trend reversalBPCL was in a very clear uptrend from 22nd December... after that yesterday it formed a green candle with small wicks, today it opened gap up but could not retain the price and closed deep into yesterday's body.
The encircled pattern is called Dark Cloud Cover.
As the name suggests, a downtrend is expected after the appearance of this pattern.
You can keep a target of the 200-day exponential moving average.
The stop loss will be the highest high among both the candles forming the pattern.
In this case, the highest high is the high of the first day (green) candle.
BSE - Inverted Head and Shoulder breakoutBSE weekly chart shows inverted head and shoulder pattern. Breakout is seen in the chart. There is high volume too. I would not suggest wait for some correction for buying. You can also accumulate in dips. Can go long with trailing stop loss.
Note: I am just a beginner. This chart is for learning and educational purpose only. Kindly invest based on your research and analysis. Do not forget to give a like if you find this chart helpful. Happy investing :)