11/12/2025
For the last few weeks I have focused on smaller profits from my trading.
I am aiming to take 1:1 reward to risk trades for the most part. This means if I am risking $1000 I am aiming to take a full target of slightly above $1000 to cover fees and bank a profit.
I traded like this for 12 years before I got properly into crypto 8 years ago and it works well but never made for exciting wins. Consistency was the way to grow. Crypto was the zone where I could have the same risk but the reward multiple would be far greater on some trades, this meant the profits of a few added considerable account growth.
But as a trader I need to adapt to what is in front of me, the conditions I am given at the time and right now the market is giving me many 1:1 targets but not many big runners, so I trim the expectation, bank smaller profits and wait for things to change.
These current market conditions are where most "traders" either change nothing and slowly watch an account drawdown or they just simply walk away because they don't have the grit to get through it.
If you have a system, take your time, collect screenshots of your trades and do reviews, you will see what you need to adjust. Once you make the adjustment you can weather a slower period with a lot more ease. It also keeps the emotions in check.
It happened again last night on IOTA. The trade set up, it moved past entry, hit 1:1 then dumped soon after. In this case a 1:1 target would have net a profit of 1x multiple of your risk. If you closed 50% of the position at 1:1 then you would have come out break even and if you didn't take anything it would have been a loss of 1.
Small changes make a big difference. Work on your risk to reward ratios and check the last 10/20 trades to see what would be the best outcome for how you trade.
I hope this helps
