Beginner Needing Real Advice. Stuck in a Tough Trade, Trying to Learn and Grow

Hey everyone, I’m still new to crypto trading and trying to learn the right way to grow. I’ve been getting help from a friend who trades, he’s been teaching me and guiding me through signals and strategies. Most trades so far have gone well and hit TP, which helped me grow my small capital slowly. But I’ve landed in a really bad position this time, and I genuinely need advice and help from experienced traders on how to do this better, manage risk, and improve long-term.

Right now, I’m in a long FET/USDT trade with an entry around 0.79, using 40x leverage and no stop loss (yeah, I messed up there). I currently have about $140 in my futures account, and I’m sitting on a $30 loss. I added funds earlier just to push my liquidation down and buy myself more time. I’m not planning to increase my position just trying to survive this one and learn everything I can. I’ve always been told this coin moves slow, and even my friend warned me but I rushed into it after a good first trade, thinking it would bounce again.

Emotionally it’s been exhausting watching it slowly drop while I sit and hope. I don’t want to keep blindly relying on signals. I want to learn proper risk management, study price action, and eventually be able to take trades confidently on my own understanding why I’m entering and exiting, not just copying.

So I’d love to hear any honest advice on: • How do you manage emotions in slow trades that start going against you? • What’s the safest and most realistic way to grow a small futures account for long term. • How can I properly learn crypto trading, market structure, and how the crypto market actually works in depth? • What sources, courses, or videos helped you learn? • How can I improve my analysis so I don’t have to rely entirely on others’ signals?

I really want to go beyond just signals and actually understand trading, the crypto market, and how it moves so one day I can take confident trades myself. I’m willing to put in the time and effort, but just need direction from those who’ve already walked this path and earning good out of it. If you’ve ever been in this situation or have tips that helped you turn things around, I’d genuinely appreciate it.

Thanks.. ❤️