I’ve been trying out a scalping strategy that gives me a 65-80% win rate, but the problem is I can only hit that rate when my targets are between 0.15 to 0.25%. If my stop loss is too tight, it’s hard to hit these targets.
I haven’t done much crypto trading yet, but I wanted to try it since crypto is 24/7.
The issue I’m facing is the fees on Binance. It’s 0.2% for each spot trade and 0.08% for futures, which is pretty high. Spot trading isn’t even an option, and with futures, I can barely break even. For a 0.25% target, I only make 0.17% after fees. So my stop loss would have to be 0.09%, but the fees mean I’d lose 0.17% on each trade. It just doesn’t feel sustainable.
65-80% win rate? You’re about to be a millionaire!
Ansel said:
65-80% win rate? You’re about to be a millionaire!
But isn’t that less than half a percent profit? How often does this strategy give those returns? Is it 0.25% every day or less?
@Quin
.25% profit daily is a pretty good strategy.
MegWhitgal said:
@Quin
.25% profit daily is a pretty good strategy.
How much would that add up to after a year? And how does it really work?
MegWhitgal said:
@Quin
.25% profit daily is a pretty good strategy.
How much would that add up to after a year? And how does it really work?
It’s over 140% yearly return if you keep it consistent. If you start with 10k and add 5k each year for the first two years, you could be looking at more than a million in five years (taxes aside).
@MegWhitgal
Is that hard to do? 
Quin said:
@MegWhitgal
Is that hard to do?
Yes and no.
You need an asset like BTC that can deliver those returns.
You need to handle both long and short trades and be consistent every day.
The time commitment varies from 15 minutes to 4 hours, depending on the market. That’s why most people can’t stick with it—they can’t plan their life around it.
You’ll need a solid strategy that works, but momentum trading on a volatile asset does work.
Ansel said:
65-80% win rate? You’re about to be a millionaire!
But I’d have to keep my stop loss super tight, and that’ll mess with my win rate. I need room in trades for reversals, but if I lose due to fees and small targets, one losing trade wipes out more than one winning trade.
I like to scalp too, but I do it for fun with small amounts. I usually go long after a dip below the 20-day moving average.
Scalping can work, but you’ve already found a big problem—fees! ByBit has better fees than Binance (0.05% for Taker and 0.02% for Maker on Futures). But the real issue is how weird BTC and ETH act during trading hours. If you’re used to trading SPY or Nasdaq, it’s different. There’s no set opening or closing range because crypto is always trading. It can be done, but your win rate might drop until you figure it out.
I like scalping too, but it’s tricky managing small targets and stop losses, especially with the fees. Using tools like SuperBots, Maestro, and MoonDev can help you improve your win rates if you’re serious about making it work.
I tried scalping on Binance, KuCoin, and some other exchanges, but I couldn’t make it work. When I tried the same strategy on BTCUSD CFDs, it actually worked well, with a win rate between 87% and 92%. I’m pretty happy with that.
I think you might’ve just had a few good days. Unless you’ve got millions in margin to handle the big dips (10-20%), I’d lower my leverage and use less than 20% of margin.
Bao said:
I think you might’ve just had a few good days. Unless you’ve got millions in margin to handle the big dips (10-20%), I’d lower my leverage and use less than 20% of margin.
I use a tight stop loss. Either I make 0.2%, or I close at -0.1%. But with fees, even that 1:2 risk/reward is hard to manage in crypto since the fees are 0.08%.
@Laken
You also risk getting drained by funding fees when the market stays flat for a while. But if you take profits regularly and consistently dollar cost average for better entry points, you should be fine.
Send me that strategy or indicator, and I’ll try to make it better.
You can definitely scalp crypto.
Shop around for exchanges because fees and liquidity can be different. But nothing’s stopping you from making money scalping crypto, which is super volatile.
If you’re interested in prop trading, check out BreakoutProp. Their platform is good, they pay daily, and their fees and spreads are low.