The New Year kicks off and Imran goes solo with guest Amar Patel (ex-Lehman/Nomura equity derivatives trader turned independent crypto trader based in Dubai).
Amar shares his journey – from buying the 2017 top, reading The Bitcoin Standard in 2019, to piling into BTC at the March 2020 COVID crash lows (~$3.5K average) and never adding more fiat since. Discussion covers the shift from TradFi mean-reversion habits to embracing crypto’s momentum/trend-following nature, using leverage safely (tight stops, ATR-based sizing), and why pure HODL struggles in volatile regimes. Amar highlights catalyst-driven trades (ETH ETF speculation, BitMine buys) and the power of preparation + technical tools (Fibonacci, SuperTrend) over chasing every move.
The following topics is covered:
00:00 – Introduction
00:47 – Todays Special Guest: Amar Patel
02:47 – Moving to Dubai: Real Estate & Opportunities
06:56 – First Steps Into Crypto & 2017–2018 Cycle
11:37 – Re-Entering Crypto in 2020
15:40 – From Spot to Derivatives: Discovering Perpetual Futures
20:45 – Technical Indicators & Mechanics on Crypto
26:59 – Trading Explained
30:04 – Insights into Amar’s Trading Strategy
35:31 – Institutional Views on Technical Analysis
39:35 – Human Psychology in Trading
44:21 – Risk Management in Crypto & Opportunities
48:11 – Speculation, Narrative Momentum on Meme Tokens
51:48 – The Powerful Combination of Memes & AI
56:34 – Meme tokens on The Base Network by Coinbase
59:01 – Identifying Interesting Crypto Tokens
01:03:03 – Crypto a Get Rich Quick Scheme?
01:05:25 – Adapting Investing & Trading Style to Faster Markets
01:13:43 – Long-Term Outlook: Crypto Into 2026
01:21:09 – Closing Thoughts
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