- The cryptocurrency market has seen a massive increase in traders over the past two years.
- Unfortunately, many new traders fall into several beginner mistakes that can cost them their entire accounts.
It’s not surprising to see many new and young investors joining the cryptocurrency market. This industry offers volatility and the chance to make profits that you can’t find in the traditional stock market. However, it also has its downsides, mainly the risks associated with trading cryptocurrencies. Today, we are going to take a look at some of the most common errors from new traders and how to avoid them.
Avoid these 3 common mistakes to keep your account growing
Although there are plenty of mistakes one can make when trading, we have chosen three of the most common ones to help you avoid them. It’s important to note that even experienced traders make mistakes, but it’s crucial that you learn from them and understand how to avoid them in the future.
Trading with no set plan
One of the most common mistakes new traders make is initiate a trade without an established plan. Perhaps a coin looks extremely promising, and you might be right, but what happens after? Before jumping into any position, you need to have stablished exit points and other potential entry points.
The most critical aspect of trading is to establish clear exit points to take profit and to stop your position from crashing too hard. Once you enter a position, it’s crucial to set a stop loss as soon as possible as the cryptocurrency market is extremely volatile. 5-10% moves are not uncommon and can literally happen in minutes.
Failing to take profit or cut losses
Besides the critical stop-loss we have discussed above, you will also need to know when to take profits. If you are too greedy and expect the asset to go up indefinitely, you will most likely make less money or perhaps end up hitting your stop-loss. It’s important to establish several ‘take profit orders’ along the way to minimize risk.
ADA/USD 5-minute chart
In the example above, a trader made an amazing entry at $0.197 on Cardano which then had a 21.4% move to the upside. The trader placed his stop loss at $0.195 because it was a previous support level. Unfortunately, he didn’t take any profits on the way up, expecting Cardano to continue rising and eventually hit the stop-loss. What’s worse here is that besides that short dip, Cardano price continued climbing higher and it’s currently trading at $0.255.
This can easily happen to the downside as well. New traders will feel the temptation to let losing trades run. Even with a stop-loss in place, some traders might have the urge of canceling it and let it ride longer in the hopes of a recovery. You need to understand that even professional traders will lose many trades as the most important factor for a profitable trader is the risk/reward ratio. For instance, a professional trader might lose 60% of the times but every positive trade is three…
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