cryptohedging

🛡️📉 After my blowout, I learned hedging. If you hold 1 BTC spot, expecting volatility, a small short futures protects value.

At BTC $60,000, protect 10% by shorting 0.1 BTC futures. If BTC drops $1,000, your spot loses $1,000, but your 0.1 BTC short gains $100. A useful buffer.

Watch funding fees. A $6,000 short (0.1 BTC) at 0.01% every 8 hours costs $1.80 daily. It adds up.

Hedging is smart during uncertainty or to lock in unrealized gains, giving time without selling spot.

When NOT to hedge? If spot is small, or you're a long-term HODLer unfazed. Avoid flat markets where funding eats profit, or selling spot soon anyway.
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$LAB got hit with a test dump, but shorts need to be cleaned out before any real move down — check the funding rates, you'll understand exactly what I mean. Price revisits $32 first, then we could see another leg lower. Not calling for a long here, but going heavy short right now isn't the play either. The smart move? Hedge your position — those who understand how to structure a hedge already know what to do.

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