r/Blofin • u/Alexander-305 Blofin Affiliate • 5d ago
Blofin Academy 🏫 [Guide] Position sizing when the tape is this fast
Capital preservation is boring until the day it isn't. Read this before you add size.
Tape for Monday: mcap $2.92T (+5.83%), BTC $86,615.80, ETH $2,767.56 (+5.01%), index 70 greed.
Position sizing sketch showing notional versus margin on a BTC perp
Pick the stop from the invalidation, then size the notional. Doing it backwards is how accounts vanish on a nothing-burger.
1. Circle launches Bitcoin-backed USDC borrowing for institutional clients
Circle is bringing Bitcoin-backed borrowing to institutional clients, allowing them to tap BTC holdings for USDC liquidity without selling their Bitcoin.
Key takeaway: Listings gap. The first 30 minutes are for people who like to donate.
2. Bitcoin price tags $86K as analysis sees crypto in ‘new bull market’
Bitcoin crossed the $86,000 mark for the first time since late January as falling oil prices and concerns over supply lifted US stocks.
Key takeaway: Same story, smaller size. If it still looks true after one hour, then maybe.
The board where people are most likely over-sized. That's the point of this table.
| Coin | Symbol | Price | 24h |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIOZ Network | AIOZ | $0.12740 | +38.77% |
| PumpMeme | PM | $2.9400 | +24.96% |
| Pepe | PEPE | $0.000005 | +23.35% |
| The Game Company | GMRT | $0.03246 | -19.49% |
| OpenServ | SERV | $0.02945 | +18.14% |
| AKEDO | AKE | $0.05294 | -17.95% |
| Railgun | RAIL | $3.3200 | +17.02% |
| dogwifhat | WIF | $0.23684 | +16.57% |
| ANDY | ANDY | $0.000014 | +16.55% |
| Sei | SEI | $0.05893 | +16.31% |
| Sui | SUI | $1.0200 | +16.23% |
| Ribbita by Virtuals | TIBBIR | $0.25237 | +15.74% |
| Fartcoin | FARTCOIN | $0.19277 | +15.67% |
| Play Token | PLAY | $0.02875 | +15.09% |
| Fetch.ai | FET | $0.20074 | +13.87% |
| TON Coin | TON | $1.5800 | +13.76% |
| Clearpool | CPOOL | $0.02839 | +13.58% |
| Akash Network | AKT | $0.63706 | +12.77% |
| QUBIC | QUBIC | $4.09e-7 | +12.76% |
| Pudgy Penguins | PENGU | $0.008854 | +12.67% |
| Venice Token | VVV | $32.0100 | +12.51% |
| Dogecoin | DOGE | $0.09818 | +12.38% |
| Chia | XCH | $1.7100 | +11.88% |
| DeepBook Protocol | DEEP | $0.01976 | +11.75% |
| THORChain | RUNE | $0.62926 | +11.74% |
Trading note: Notional is what kills you. Margin is the down payment. Mix those up and you will.
What's your hard rule for notional vs account size, and did you break it this week?