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

6 Nov 2025 · 32 min · Episode 317

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

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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 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g6hJlryeOY