Crypto Trading and Risk Management: Markets, Orders and Position Sizing

About this course

Crypto trading feels like gambling because most traders don’t know the math. They size positions by feel, set stops in the wrong place, and panic-sell into losses. Then they blame the market.

This course teaches the mechanics and discipline that separate traders who survive from those who liquidate.

You’ll learn:
– How spot, margin, and perpetual markets actually work
– Why funding rates and liquidation prices matter
– The 1% rule and how to calculate position size for any account
– How to set a stop-loss that matches your thesis, not your fear
– How to build a trading plan you’ll actually follow
– The four patterns that blow up accounts—and how to spot them in your own trades
– How to keep tax-ready records without spreadsheet hell

Every lesson teaches one idea with a worked example, a hands-on exercise, and a takeaway you use immediately. The capstone project is your personal trading plan—the document you’ll reference every time you trade.

Finish with a certificate, a journal template, and the confidence that you know what you’re doing.

Block Relations Academy. Research and education for crypto traders and investors.

What you will be able to do

Can read an order book and explain how limit orders, market orders, and stop-losses execute
Can calculate position size using the 1% rule and adjust for leverage and liquidation price
Can set a stop-loss that matches your risk tolerance and invalidates your thesis
Can explain funding rates, mark price, and basisu2014and why they matter in perpetual futures
Can design a trading plan with entry, exit, and journal rules that you actually follow
Can reconcile your trades with tax records and avoid common record-keeping mistakes
Can identify the four patterns that blow up accounts and spot them in your own trades

Curriculum 7 modules · 25 lessons

1How Crypto Markets Work4 lessons

Spot, Margin, and Perpetuals Preview12 min
Reading an Order Book and Liquidity 14 min
Limit, Market, Stop-Loss, and Conditional Orders 16 min
Slippage, Spreads, and Execution 10 min

2Perpetual Futures Mechanics4 lessons

Funding Rates and Basis 13 min
Mark Price vs. Index Price 11 min
How Liquidation Works and When It Happens 15 min
Leverage, Margin Ratio, and Liquidation Price 18 min

3Position Sizing and Risk4 lessons

The 1% Rule and Why It Works 12 min
Calculating Position Size for Spot and Futures 16 min
Setting Stops That Match Your Thesis 14 min
Risk-Reward Ratios and Expectancy 15 min

4Reading Charts Without Superstition4 lessons

Candlesticks, Timeframes, and What They Show 13 min
Support, Resistance, and Invalidation 14 min
Moving Averages and Trend Confirmation 12 min
Volume, Profile, and Conviction 11 min

5Building Your Trading Plan4 lessons

Writing a Clear Trade Thesis 10 min
Entry Rules and Confirmation 13 min
Exit Rules, Profit Targets, and Scaling 14 min
The Trader's Journal and Review Cycle 12 min

6Common Blow-Up Patterns and Tax4 lessons

Revenge Trading and Emotional Decisions 11 min
Over-Leverage and Compounding Losses 12 min
Trading Without Stops 10 min
Tax-Aware Record Keeping and Reconciliation 13 min

7Capstone u2014 Your Trading Plan1 lesson

Build and Submit Your Personal Trading Plan 60 min

Taught by Block Relations

Research & Education · Built for a trader or investor with basic crypto knowledge (what a blockchain is, how to buy Bitcoin) who wants to trade actively but fears losing money. They need to understand market mechanics, calculate position sizes that fit their account, and build a repeatable process that doesn't depend on luck or emotion.

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