Ayesha the pro trader, been trading since 2019

Zara – super excited newbie, started 3 weeks ago

Zara: Ayesha api help!!! 😭

Just got liquidated on 20x SOLUSDT long at $238
 I’m actually crying in my room rn

Ayesha: Oof
 first blood 😅

How much was your position size Zara?

Zara: 180 USDT margin
 seemed safe at 20x đŸ„Č

Ayesha: 180 margin 20x = 3600$ position

SOL dropped like what
 8-9% from your entry? That’s already 288-324$ loss on 180 margin. Classic over-leverage tax.

Welcome to the club babe, almost everyone pays this fee once 😂

Zara: I thought 20x is normal
 everyone on Twitter does 50-100x đŸ„Č

Ayesha: Twitter traders show you Lambos, not the -87% screenshots.

Real talk: most people who post 100x are either

Lying

Using 1-3% of portfolio (so even 100x blow up is only 3% account loss)

Already made money and gambling house money now

Zara: Okay noted
 so what leverage should a beginner use? 😅

Ayesha: First 6 months?

Spot + max 3-5x on futures

After that 5-8x if you’re good at risk management

10x+ only for very high conviction setups and small position size

Zara: But 3x feels so slow
 I want gains fast

Ayesha: Fast gains = fast funerals

Compound 1.5–3% per day consistently for 6 months and watch what happens to small account

You’ll make more than 99% of the 50x yolo kids who end up rekt every month

Zara: Hmm okay
 can you see my chart? I drew some lines

Ayesha: Send it

(Zara sends screenshot – messy drawing with 4 trendlines, random fibs, one big circle around $210 area)

Ayesha: 😂😂 the famous “confidence circle”

Okay serious feedback:

Too many lines = no line

That big circle is basically saying “I think price will go somewhere around here” – very wide zone

Where’s your invalidation? If price goes above $248 your long thesis is dead right?

Zara: Yeah exactly
 if it breaks $248 I wanted to cut

Ayesha: Then your stop should be $249–$250

Not $238 lol

You put stop inside the range instead of outside

Zara: Ohhhh shit
 that makes so much sense now 😭

Ayesha: Classic newbie mistake #7

Putting stop where you “hope” it won’t go instead of where the thesis breaks

Zara: Noted. Saving this chat fr

Zara: Btw
 how do you decide position size? Like how much % of account?

Ayesha: My personal rules (you can copy or modify):

Max risk per trade = 1–1.5% of total account

If conviction is god-tier (rare) → 2–2.5%

Never risk more than 4% even if you’re drunk on hopium

Position size = (account × risk%) / distance to stop in %

Example:

10,000$ account

Want 1% risk ($100)

Stop is 5% below entry

→ Position size = 100 / 0.05 = 2000$ worth of coin

Zara: Wait
 so even with 10k account you only open $2000 position most times?

Ayesha: Yup.

That’s why I can sleep when I have 4-5 open trades

Most people do opposite: open 50-80% account on one trade → one bad day = suicide

Zara: Damn
 I was doing like 30-40% per trade 💀

Ayesha: That explains the crying emoji festival earlier 😭

Zara: Okay new plan:

Max 1.2% risk

Max 5x leverage till I get consistent

Stop always outside structure

No revenge trading after loss

Ayesha: That’s a solid beginner constitution đŸ”„

Stick to it for 3 months even when it feels boring

Boredom in trading = usually profitable

Zara: One more question
 how do you find good entries? Everyone says different things

Ayesha: My current favorite simple framework (2025-2026 meta):

Higher timeframe structure (4H/Daily) – where’s the trend?

Liquidity sweep + MSS (market structure shift) on 1H/15M

FVG or Orderblock in direction of HTF

Confluence with 50/100 EMA + volume increase

Wait for 5m–15m confirmation candle

If 4/5 conditions not met → no trade

FOMO is the most expensive subscription in crypto

Zara: Too many things
 can I start with just 1 & 2?

Ayesha: Yes! Perfect beginner combo

HTF structure + Liquidity sweep + MSS

That alone will filter out 70% of bad trades

Zara: You’re literally saving my account Ayesha api 😭🙏

Ayesha: Nah you’re saving your own account by actually listening and not yolo-ing again 😂

Now go fix that stop loss logic and show me your next setup before entry next time

I’ll roast it for free

Zara: Deal! Next setup I’ll ping you first

Thank you so much seriously đŸ«¶

Ayesha: Anytime baby trader

Just don’t make me say “I told you so” after next liquidation 😂

Zara: Won’t happen again
 new me loading
 1% risk gang 🔒

Ayesha: There we go đŸ”„

Welcome to the slow rich club 😏