Should traditional crypto traders quit manual trading?
2025-02-08
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Have you ever experienced FOMO buying or panic selling? I believe most human traders have, to some extent.

Should traditional crypto traders quit manual trading? For most, the answer is yes. This is especially true for those using high leverage (e.g., 100x). There are countless stories of traders turning capital into 100-fold gains within a month, only to be  liquidated  on a single trade they were overly confident about, leading to bankruptcy.

In the Forex market, non-professionals trade out of necessity—whether for travel or business. These participants are indifferent to small price fluctuations, creating profit opportunities for traders.

However, in the crypto market, newbies are often the lambs led to slaughter. Most newcomers lose their funds and quit within a month. As a result, crypto trading has become a zero-sum game between human traders, quant traders, AI traders, and long-term investors.

The biggest weaknesses of manual trading are emotional control and inconsistent risk management. In the long run, human traders simply don’t have the statistical edge.

As an alternative, becoming a successful quant trader is possible—but it requires extra effort, big capital, and luck. The competition is tough as well. Tradingview provides fantastic tools for this purpose.