How to Make Over $1,000 Per Day Trading Crypto

• By Clinton Wanjala

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• Last updated Dec 3, 2025

If you’ve ever felt like crypto is confusing, risky, or just a wild gamble, you’re not alone. I’ve been there too. Charts all over the place, every blogger and YouTuber claiming they have the best strategy. If you have traded for quite a while, you'll agree with me that majority of the tutorials on Youtube leaves you more confused than before you watched the video. 

If you are a beginner trader, dont worry, you are going to use this strategy when you have familiarized yourself with the fundamentals of trading. However, if you do not have much time, you can opt of AI Trading, with platforms such as 1k-profitdaily.com it is possible to make 1k daily with their automated trading system. 

Now, lets go back to the trading strategy that I would like to teach you today. 

The 1K Trading Strategy

Dear trader, what if I told you there’s a simple, mechanical strategy that works across nearly every cryptocurrency coin. This strategy is universal and will work well whether you are trading Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, or even some meme coin like Popcat?

This is the exact method I use to make over $1,000 a day trading crypto. No, it’s not magic. It’s not luck either. It’s just a system. One that doesn’t care what coin you’re trading, as long as a certain particular pattern shows up.

And the best part? It works across all time zones and market types. So if you are a bullish trader, i gat you covered and the same applies to bearish traders. Let me break it down.

First Rule: Stick to the 15-Minute Time Frame or Higher

This strategy is strictly for 15-minute charts and above. Don't even think about dropping down to 5-minute or 1-minute candles—unless you're trying to lose money. I’ve tested it across time frames, and trust me, anything below 15 minutes is just noise.

So whether you're on 15m, 30m, 1H, or even the daily chart—it works. But below that? Just don’t.

Step 1: Understand What a Range Is

Markets spend about 80% of the time ranging and only trend the other 20%. That means if you're only trading when things are trending, you're missing out big time.

Here’s how we identify a range:

So you now have a high and a low marked out—this is your playground. Everything happens within this range.

Step 2: Spot the Market Structure Shift

This part is important. Many traders get it wrong and jump in too early.

Let’s say we had a move up, creating a new high (our range high). Then price starts dropping. But is it really ready for a short?

To find out, look at the lower highs and lower lows forming. The moment price breaks the previous lower high, that’s your sign—a market structure shift has happened. This tells you the previous trend has been broken.

That’s your range low.

Step 3: Look for a Deviation

Once both your Range High and Range Low are in place, the real magic starts.

You’re looking for the price to take out either the high or the low of the range. This is called a liquidity sweep or deviation.

Ideally, if the overall trend is bullish, you want to see the Range Low get taken out first. That gives you more confidence that the market is just grabbing liquidity before heading back up.

But even if the Range High gets swept first, it’s still a valid setup. The pattern is what matters, not the order.

Step 4: Watch for Price to Return Into the Range

This part is crucial.

After the deviation, wait for two things:

1. A market structure shift in the opposite direction.
2. Price closing back inside the range (not just touching it, but actually closing inside it).

If those two things happen, you’ve got your confirmation.

Step 5: Enter from the Order Block

Now that your setup is ready, it’s time to get in.

Look for the last set of consecutive candles that pushed the price out of the range. This cluster of candles forms what's called the order block. That’s where smart money made their move—and that’s where we join them.

You set your entry at the order block, stop loss just above the recent high (or below the low if going long), and prepare for takeoff.

Step 6: Risk Management Is the Real Key

You can have the best setup in the world, but without proper risk management, it’s all for nothing.

Here’s how I manage risk in this strategy:

1. Use Fibonacci retracement between the Range Low and Range High.

2. Watch these levels closely:

• 0
• 0.5
• 0.79
• 1

Let’s say your trade is running. The moment price hits the 0.5 Fibonacci level, do two things:

• Take 25% profit off the table.
• Move your stop loss to break-even.

Why? Because 0.5 is a level where price often reacts. If it reverses, at least you made something.

If it continues, good news!

At the 0.79 level, take another 25%. Now you’ve locked in half of your position in profit.

What about the rest?

You can either:

• Keep the stop at break-even and let it run to the 1.0 level (your final take-profit).
• Or, trail your stop above the last small high (safer option).

The idea is to stay in the trade as long as it’s working but protect yourself in case it turns.

A Real-Life Example (How I Made Over $1K on One Trade)

Let me paint a picture with a real trade I took recently.

As the trade played out, price hit the 0.5 level, so I closed 25% and went break-even.

Then it hit 0.79, and I closed another 25%.

Finally, it dropped all the way to the Range Low, and I closed the rest.

Simple. Mechanical. Profitable.

Another Example: Shiba Inu (SHIB/USDT)

This setup isn’t limited to big names like BTC or ETH. I took another trade using this strategy on SHIB/USDT, and it worked beautifully.

• Range High established after a clean push up.
• Range Low confirmed after structure shift.
• Price deviated below the Range Low.
• Came back into the range and gave a structure shift again.
• I entered at the order block.
• Managed the trade using the same risk management rules.

Guess what? It played out just as expected.

This is why I love this model—it works again and again.

A Few Warnings Before You Jump In

• Don’t trade this on the 5-minute chart. Please don’t. You’ll get stopped out often, and it’ll mess with your head.
• Always wait for a full body close back into the range. Wicks don’t count.
• Don’t rush the entry. If the order block has already been hit before the setup is complete, skip the trade.
• If both sides of the range are swept before you enter, the setup is no longer valid.

Final Thoughts: Why This Works (Even If You're New)

Crypto is volatile. But with the right system, that volatility becomes opportunity. This model doesn’t require fancy indicators or spending all day staring at charts. It’s simple, repeatable, and it works across most pairs—especially low-cap altcoins where whales love to manipulate prices.

And yes, I’m working on a signal service for people who want trades sent directly to them (especially if you can’t stay glued to the charts). But even without that, if you follow this model properly, you’re already ahead of 90% of traders out there.

So give this strategy a shot. Mark your ranges. Watch for structure shifts. Stick to your risk management. And most importantly, stay consistent.

You’ve got this.