How do crypto scalpers deal with fees on tight stops?
I’m trying to understand how traders handle crypto futures fees when scalping small timeframe moves.
My setup uses tight stops (15s-1m cycle moves) and fixed percentage risk (2-3% per trade).
The issue is that on BTCUSDT perps, the tighter the stop, the bigger the BTC quantity needed.
This works on Forex and Micro Futures since the fee is fixed per contract.
But since Binance and Bybit charge fees on full notional size, the fees can become a huge part of the planned R.
For example, a setup can look clean visually at 1:1, but after taker entry fees, exit fees, and slippage, the real R becomes much worse.
How do experienced crypto scalpers deal with this?
Do you:
- Use wider stops
- Use your 1:1 move to cover fees, and take profit from higher targets.
- Trade lower size
- Use different exchanges
- Move this kind of strategy to forex or futures instead?
I’m not asking if the setup is good or bad. I’m specifically asking how traders handle the fee drag when trading tight stop BTC or crypto futures setups.
TLDR: How do crypto scalpers deal with fee drag on tight-stop BTC futures trades, since Binance and Bybit charge fees on full position size and that can ruin the real R?