Been running a crypto desk for a while, and the pattern with new traders is always the same:

1. They enter a position with no predefined stop-loss — so when the trade goes against them, they "wait it out" and turn a -5% loss into a -40% loss.

2. They size positions based on how confident they feel, not on the actual risk. A $500 account trading like a $50k account is how accounts get wiped in a week.

3. They chase entries after a move already happened instead of waiting for the setup to actually confirm.

The fix isn't more indicators — it's structure. Every trade needs three numbers decided before you enter: entry, target, and stop. If you can't write those three numbers down, you're not trading, you're gambling.

Started Nova Signals to bring that structure to people trading with smaller accounts ($500-$5k) who don't have hours a day to chart-watch. Every call comes with all three numbers, no exceptions.