Risk Management
A collection of 13 posts
Boiled Frog Theory in Crypto: Why Slow Losses Go Unnoticed
The boiled frog theory explains why traders miss slow declines. What the research says, the real frog experiments, and habits that counter gradual drift.
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Top Meme Coins in October 2026: The Ranking by Market Cap, and How to Check Them
Dogecoin leads meme coins at about $12B in October 2026, ahead of SHIB, MemeCore and Pepe. Plus checks before buying and US tax rules.
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Crypto Winter: Where Bitcoin Stands in October 2026 and What Past Downturns Show
Bitcoin is about 36% below its October 2025 peak after a 54% fall to a July 2026 low. The severe phase looks over; a full recovery has not come yet.
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What is a sideways market? How to identify a range-bound market
A sideways market moves within a horizontal range with no clear trend. How to spot one by range, volatility and volume, why it forms, and the terms used.
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What Is a Bear Trap in Trading? How to Recognise a False Breakdown
A bear trap is a false breakdown below support that reverses upward and catches short sellers. How it forms, the warning signs and the limits of each.
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What is a trailing stop? How it moves, when it sells, and what it can't promise
A trailing stop is a stop order whose trigger follows the price by a set dollar or percentage gap and stays put when price falls. Worked examples and risks.
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Algorithmic stablecoins: how they hold $1, why the peg breaks, and where the rules stand
Algorithmic stablecoins hold $1 by minting and burning tokens, not with reserves. How the designs work, why they fail, and the US and EU rules.
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Falling Wedge Pattern: How to Spot It, Confirm It and What the Data Shows
A falling wedge is a bullish pattern of two converging downward trendlines. Rules for spotting it, confirming a breakout, and Bulkowski's data on it.
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Crypto Crash of October 10, 2025: What Happened and What It Looks Like a Year On
How a tariff post, crowded leverage and a stablecoin depeg erased $19B+ on Oct 10, 2025, and how leverage compares in October 2026.
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What Is Slippage in Crypto? Formula, Tolerance and Sandwich Risk
Slippage is the gap between the price you expect and the price you get. The formula, worked examples, how tolerance works and why loose settings draw sandwiches.
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How to Tell If Crypto Is Overbought: 7 Indicators and Their Limits
RSI above 70, Stochastic above 80, Williams %R above -20, MFI above 80, MVRV above 3.5: what each overbought signal measures and when it fails.
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How to diversify a crypto portfolio: size first, then spread, then rebalance
Size the crypto share of your whole portfolio first, spread across and within asset classes, then rebalance. What BlackRock, the SEC, IMF and FCA say.
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How to Manage Risk in Crypto Trading: Position Size, Stops, Leverage and Custody
Manage crypto trading risk by setting the loss you accept before entry, sizing to it, using stop orders you understand, and limiting leverage and custody risk.
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