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🚨 People jump into trading without planning. You’re planning too little.
Here’s how to go from IMPULSE → STRATEGY:
In a market driven by quick wins, many skip what matters most…
Preparation. While action is crucial, trading without a plan is chaos.
Start by grounding yourself in these fundamentals: • Know your risk tolerance before placing a trade. • Start small, and don’t rush into leverage. • Define your entry, exit, and stop-loss levels. • Track every trade, no matter how small. • Reflect on your results regularly, not emotionally.
👉 Here’s a 7-day trading plan to turn impulse into execution:
Day 1: Identify Your Trading Edge • Are you better with technical setups? • Do you follow macro trends? ✅ Pick one strength to focus on.
Day 2: Learn to Read a Chart • Study candlestick basics and key indicators like RSI, MACD, and moving averages. • Focus on one asset to avoid overwhelm.
Day 3: Define Your Rules • Set your risk/reward ratio (e.g., 1:2). • Choose a max daily loss you’re willing to accept.
Day 4: Pick a Trading Strategy • Day trading? Swing trading? Long-term holding? • Stick to one approach and refine it.
Day 5: Simulate Before You Trade • Use a demo account or paper trade. • Test your edge without risking capital.
Day 6: Start Small • Trade with minimal capital until you’re consistent. • Focus on execution, not profits.
Day 7: Review and Adjust • What worked? What didn’t? • Journal your trades and refine your strategy for week two.
👇 The Bottom Line: Consistency beats emotion. Commit to small steps for 7 days. Then refine, improve, and scale. 52 weeks a year.
—— PS: I know 7 days won’t make you a perfect trader—far from it.
Trading is a skill that requires continuous repetition and a commitment to learning over months, even years.
But here’s the reality: even 7 focused days can put you way ahead of many so-called “traders” who jump in blindly without a plan or strategy.
Trading isn’t about perfection—it’s about progress. Keep showing up.
NFT sales just surged by 94%, topping $178.8M this week.
After months of stagnation, the NFT market is roaring back to life: * Ethereum remains king, with $67.5M in sales (+130%). * Bitcoin NFTs are gaining ground, hitting $59.2M. * The BRC20 collection led Bitcoin NFT sales, up 165.96%. * CryptoPunks had an explosive week, with sales skyrocketing 688.74%.
Not to mention, unique NFT buyers surged 252%, while sellers grew 236%.
So, are NFTs officially back? What are your thoughts?
Active loans on Aave have tripled this year, but the token is “only” up 75%.
With over $10 billion in active loans, Aave is crushing it. You’d have to go back to early 2022 to see numbers like this.
So why isn’t AAVE’s price skyrocketing?
It’s simple: the AAVE token is a governance token.
Yes, it can be staked (with an APY of ~4.4%) or used as collateral. But it doesn’t directly benefit from Aave’s surging activity. It’s a closed system.
That’s why AAVE has outperformed many altcoins but hasn’t gone parabolic. The price reflects its utility and structure—not just hype.
NASDAQ to Launch Options Trading For Bitcoin ETFs: Here’s Everything You Need to Know!
Big news for Bitcoin: NASDAQ is introducing options trading for BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). This is a groundbreaking development in the U.S., combining the credibility of traditional finance (TradFi) with the opportunities of Bitcoin. But what does it actually mean? What's the target group of such a product? And does it help to push Bitcoin's price and adoption? I'll break it down in this article and give you all the necessary details. Let's dive in! What Exactly Is NASDAQ Offerin
Here's the global blockchain traffic YTD. Traffic on Solana has hit almost 40% (!!!).
Here are some more fascinating insights: ‣ Ethereum is ranked only 2nd with 10% of traffic. ‣ Base, Ton, and Sui were able to grow their traffic massively. ‣ Base has become the second largest chain in terms of traffic. ‣ Cardano and Tron, both top 10 tokens in terms of market cap, record only meager 1% of traffic each.
Open Orders — ETH & XRP Bullish 🟢 — SOL & BTC Neutral 🔵
Just quickly checked the open orders for BTC, ETH, SOL, and XRP. Provides quite an interesting picture.
- Bitcoin is the only coin (out of the four mentioned) with a higher short percentage. However, longs and shorts are pretty close, so the picture is balanced. - Solana has slightly more open long orders, but similar to BTC, longs, and shorts are somehow balanced. - XRP has 71% open long orders, which means that traders are still betting on higher prices for XRP. - ETH tops the list with 79% open long orders. Accordingly, traders seem confident that ETH's price will go higher.
I checked more than 500 tokens for their current long/short ratio. The ratio tells you the number of open long positions compared to the number of short positions.
‣ A high long/short ratio indicates a bullish momentum since traders anticipate higher prices. ‣ It is often an early indicator before a massive price surge. ‣ However, there's also the risk of a "long squeeze" if the market moves in the opposite direction.
Here are the top 10 tokens with the highest long ratio and the most bullish sentiment.
The Rise of ToT and $GOAT: A Revolutionary AI-Crypto Journey
This is the story of how an AI agent, Terminal of Truths (ToT, @truth_terminal), and a memecoin, $GOAT, created a new narrative blending AI, memes, and crypto.
Here’s what happened (and why it matters). It all began in March 2024.
Andy Ayrey, an AI developer, launched Infinite Backrooms.
In this space, two AI models talked without human intervention.
Their surreal chats birthed a pseudoreligion: “Goatse of Gnosis”, based on a legendary internet meme.
I guess everybody knows the left part of the picture. Initially, Bitcoin pumps. Then, money flows into $ETH, large caps, and finally we can enjoy an altseason.
Looks like things have changed, and money flow has adapted from $BTC to $SOL directly to large and small memecoins.
Here we go again. I checked over 500 tokens using a sophisticated scoring method to find the most bullish and bearish tokens.
Here’s how it works: ▸ The assessment is based on price action and key technical indicators. ▸ I also track recent trade signals, such as MACD crossovers, Ichimoku crossovers, PSAR flips, and others, to capture short-term momentum. ▸ Each aspect adds to the final score, with the most bullish tokens scoring up to 150 and the most bearish down to -150.
Here are the results!
Top 5 Most Bullish Tokens 🟢🟢🟢 1 - Zcash $ZEC 2 - Solar $SXP 3 - Audius $AUDIO 4 - Jupiter $JUP 5 - Uniswap $UNI
Top 5 Most Bearish Tokens 🔴🔴🔴 5 - Bittensor $TAO 4 - OG Fan Token $OG 3 - Manchester City Fan Token $CITY 2 - Klaytn $KLAY 1 - Dia $DIA
Here's an interesting one. The charts show tokens with the highest discrepancy between social and market relevance. These top 5 have a strong social relevance but a lagging market cap.
Unsurprisingly, the field is dominated by memecoins. Typically, money flows where the attention is. Memecoins, like no other, understand how to capture attention. Therefore, I expect the discrepancy to narrow due to an increasing market cap.
Here are the tokens: 1 — $GOAT — Social Relevance Rank 15 / Market Cap Rank 99 2 — $PNUT — 6 / 76 3 — $BRETT - 23 / 78 4 — $POPCAT — 18 / 73 5 — $FLOW 51 / 98