Editor’s Note: September 2026
This article was originally published when StormGain was an active cryptocurrency platform. StormGain is no longer operating at its former website, and the links and references to StormGain and other services that are no longer relevant have therefore been removed.
I’m keeping this article as a record of my experience and the cryptocurrency landscape at the time it was written. It should not be taken as a current recommendation or guide to using similar websites.
Today was my second day of trading on the Stormgain crypto trading site. Bitcoin was down from yesterday’s $34,000+ high. In fact it had dropped over $2000 when I checked in.
However, the CryptoIndex10 was up on the back of alt coins all moving upwards as if in a negative correlation to Bitcoin.
Ethereum was especially bullish and all my trades today were Ethereum/USDT trades.
So How did I do? Not too badly! Check out the video for full details!
In my first trade I lost $100 and in another trade I lost $150, but in the end I finished over $2600 to the good!
In the first losing trade I felt that the market was due a correction, but it kept going. I had forgotten yesterday’s nugget about respecting the prevailing direction of the market. Even so, later on when Ethereum dipped I did make small amounts of profit on the dips.
Trading By The Seat Of My Pants…
The trade that yielded the big (for me at this stage) profits was a long $500 with 30x leverage. However, just after I set it, the market seemed set to plunge, so it really was a seat of the pants ride. I did not set a stop-loss and instead I checked the auto-invest option that automatically puts more of your capital into a position if it seems at risk of closing out in the red. It is a highly risky tactic, but the bullish sentiment towards Ethereum was strong enough to see it home.
Here’s a screenshot of my successful trades that cover this and the previous blog post:
I think it was pure luck rather than analysis that got me there because at one point I was over $6000 in negative territory.
Come along for the ride as I try to learn how to trade my way to a profit!
If you are an experienced trader, any advice would be welcome. Let me know where I’m going wrong, or post some tips in the comments below.
David Hurley
#InspiredFocus
Disclaimer: I am not a financial advisor and this is certainly not financial advice. These are simply the musings of a rookie trader playing with pretend money…
