317. I Quit My Profitable Business to Trade Crypto Full Time... with Niko Mercuris

Ready to take your first steps in crypto trading—or level up your strategy? Full episode + show notes: https://tradingnut.com/niko-mercuris/ Key moments - [03:01] "As long as your winners exceed your losses and you use proper risk management, you’ll be profitable." - [03:33] "Even with small accounts, take small trades and small wins. Don’t chase big profits—focus on consistency." - [08:57] "Use leverage correctly: small percentage moves with high leverage produce big returns — but only with proper risk management." - [10:17] "Crypto has predictable bull and bear cycles — study the cycles to recognize bottoms and tops." - [13:17] "Bitcoin moves the whole market — start by analyzing Bitcoin since most cryptos correlate with it." - [15:03] "Scalp short-term moves with higher leverage and take swing trades for larger trends — minutes to days is typical." - [17:49] "Crypto isn’t gambling if you stack probabilities in your favour with the right tools and data." - [24:57] "Set stop loss and take-profit targets; front-run the next resistance slightly to get triggered, then trail your stop (move to break even and then up) as price moves." - [26:13] "Detach emotionally from losses — the more you experience and accept them, the less they hurt your trading decisions." - [28:15] "Win rate matters less than risk management: you can be profitable with a 50% win rate if winners exceed losers." - [29:08] "Take profits when you have them — many traders lose gains by holding too long and then getting stopped out." Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g6hJlryeOY --- Sponsors BlackBull Markets - 100% deposit bonus & free TradingView — NZ-regulated broker. https://tradingnut.com/go/blackbull/ PropFirmMatch - Find the right prop firm challenge — PropFirmMatch.com https://tradingnut.com/go/pfm/ --- More from Trading Nut Strategy Vault - Free guest setups organised by market & method. https://tradingnut.com/go/vault/ TraderZen - Free trade control & mindset app for active traders. https://tradingnut.com/go/traderzen/ Dynamic Traders Club - Free 7-minute rule strategy — mechanical intraday setup. https://tradingnut.com/go/dtc/ --- Educational only - not financial advice. Risk: https://tradingnut.com/disclaimers/ Some links are affiliate partnerships.