How do you decide your leverage level and any tips for keeping liquidation risk in check?

When I mentor new traders I emphasize context. Intraday charts can feel chaotic if you ignore the bigger picture. Here is my process step by step:

Daily Chart

Identify major support and resistance levels. Mark at least three key highs and lows that have held over the past week.

4-Hour Chart

Confirm whether price is above or below your chosen daily levels. This tells you if you should bias long or short on shorter timeframes.

1-Hour Chart

Add 50 and 200 SMAs. Look for crossovers or confluence of SMA with your levels.

15-Minute Chart

Wait for a retracement into a confluence zone (for example SMA and horizontal level intersecting).

5-Minute Chart

Set up alerts on price reaching that 15-minute confluence. When alerted, switch to 1-minute to nail down your exact entry candle (pin bar, inside bar, or engulfing candle).

This layered method might take a bit longer but your win rate will improve because you only take trades that align across every timeframe you watch.

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I swear by the London open, around 07:00–09:00 UTC. Volume spikes, big moves happen, and you get clear trend direction.

A negative funding rate means that shorts are paying longs to hold positions, which generally indicates a bullish bias. Many traders are net long and willing to pay a premium to maintain their long exposure. Here is how to interpret and trade it:

Interpretation

When the rate is below zero for several consecutive funding intervals, it suggests strong long demand and crowded longs.

It can also indicate that the price may be due for a pullback once the crowding unwinds.

Strategy Example

If funding is −0.02% every 8 hours and you open a 1x long position with 0.1 BTC notional, you earn 0.00002 BTC (~1.8 USD at $90 000) every funding period.

To manage risk you can hedge spot exposure by shorting an equivalent amount of spot BTC or a stablecoin basket. This isolates the trade to pure funding carry.

Risk Controls

Set a stop-loss on your perp position if price moves against you by more than the funding you collect.

Consider reducing leverage when funding is extremely negative (for example lower to 0.2×) to avoid liquidations.

This approach allows you to profit from the funding payments while hedging directional risk.

If you’re still getting false breaks, add a filter like the 50 EMA on the 4H. Only take long breakouts when price is above that. Cuts out a lot of noise!

I used to put stops under the last swing low, but got run over by crazy weekend wicks. Now I:

1. Mark the weekly support zone on the daily chart
2. Use that zone as my “no‑touch” area instead of minor 5 m swings
3. On the 1 h chart I set stops just outside the zone boundary, then trail them as price moves in my favor

Hey there chart lovers

We all have that one trusty indicator we check before placing a trade. Let’s share:

• Indicator Name
• Settings (periods, applied to price or other)
• Preferred Timeframe
• How You Interpret It (crossovers, overbought levels, divergence)
• Quick Example or screenshot if you can

I’ll kick off:

Indicator: EMA Ribbon (8, 21, 50, 100 EMAs)
Settings: close price, colored bands on 1H chart
Interpretation: when short EMAs sit above long EMAs, I watch for pullbacks to the 21 or 50 EMA
Example: last Monday ETH retraced to the 50 EMA on 1H. I entered at $3 200 and caught a 6 % move, felt great

Your turn—what’s your go-to indicator and how do you use it?