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Narrative Trading #2 - Thesis & Invalidation
This is the 2nd thread on this topic on how to narrative trade, the first thread can be found at the end of this post
1/ Assuming you've done everything I told you in #1
You now have a project / token that you're looking at, and you're wondering
How do I evaluate this?
2/ Probabilistic Thinking
First, you need to understand probabilistic thinking.
Trading is:
- Unpredictable
- Full of uncertainty
Probabilistic Thinking allows you to evaluate things in probabilities, and taking the highest EV bet
3/ Creating your Thesis
So, now is time to create a thesis. This is where your own system comes in.
- Why am I bullish on X project / token?
- What's the overall market structure look like?
- Are there pumpamentals
- Does it have solid tokenomics?
- Who dumps on me?
4/ These are some elements of your thesis creation
If you want a full structure, here are some thesis factors I use:
5/ Next, you apply probabilistic thinking
- What are the chances this play out
- What are the chances overall market structure remains good enough such that coins don't absolutely nuke
Have probabilities for every scenario.
If P(token goes up) = 5%, are you trading or gambling
6/ Finally, create and respect invalidations
A trade is always because
- You have an idea of what might happen
And so when does that trade stop?
- When what's supposed to happen, doesn't
7/ And so, your invalidation should be in line with the idea in the first place
Technical: X price is strong support, buy here predicting bounce
Invalidation: Price didn't bounce
Narrative: Y type of coins will pump next
Invalidation: Y type of coins doesn't pump in Z days
8/
Catalyst: N coin will pump due to news
Invalidation: N coin doesn't pump upon release / news suddenly delayed
Fundamentals: M coin has fundamentals think it'll pump given enough time
Invalidation: Fundamentals change / doesn't pump after quite a while
9/ Here's the full substack talking about this
0xkyle.substack.com
10/ And here's the tweet thread for the first narrative trading post:
11/ Anyways, follow me @0xkyle__ for more narrative trading tips
Like/Retweet the first tweet below if you can:

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