Up to now, you’ve learned:
How to read charts
Where support and resistance are
How to place trades
Simple trading strategies
But here’s the truth most people learn too late:
A good strategy without risk management still loses money.
Welcome to Day 19 of the 90-Day Crypto Learning Challenge 🚀
Today, we talk about the skill that keeps traders in the game — risk management.
Why Risk Management Matters
You will have losing trades.
Everyone does.
The difference is:
Bad traders let losses grow
Smart traders keep losses small
📌 Trading is not about winning every trade — it’s about surviving bad ones.
1. Never Risk More Than 1–3%
This rule alone can change everything.
What it means:
On one trade, risk only 1% to 3% of your total account
Even if the trade fails, your account stays safe
Example:
$100 account → risk $1–$3 per trade
📌 One loss should never hurt you emotionally or financially.
2. Always Use a Stop-Loss
A stop-loss is your exit plan when a trade goes wrong.
Why it’s important:
Protects you from big losses
Removes emotional decisions
Keeps losses controlled
📌 A trade without a stop-loss is a hope — not a plan.
3. Position Size Matters More Than Entry
Many beginners focus only on entry price.
But the real question is: “How much am I buying?”
Position sizing means:
Adjusting trade size based on risk
Smaller size for risky trades
Bigger size only when risk is controlled
📌 Good entries with bad sizing still fail.
How This Connects to What You’ve Learned
Support & resistance → helps place stop-loss
Timeframes → help reduce noise
Strategies → give structure
Risk management → protects everything
Without risk control, nothing else matters.
The Big Takeaway
Small losses protect your future wins.
Risk management keeps you in the game long enough to improve.
Let’s Keep Building
You don’t need to be perfect.
You just need to be protected.
👉 Save this post — it’s more important than any strategy
👉 Comment “DAY 19” if you’re still in the challenge 🚀
Next, we’ll learn how to combine strategy + risk into real trade setups.