Crypto
DOT/USD — Polkadot / US Dollar
0.01 – 0.1 USD · 3 – 9 %
Polkadot focuses on cross-chain interoperability. It is a mid-cap altcoin with a strong dependence on general crypto risk appetite.
Risk first
Numbers below are typical ranges, not guarantees — spreads, swaps and volatility differ per broker and market regime. Size every position from your stop distance and account risk, never from a fixed lot habit.
Contract specifications
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Contract size | 1.00 lot = 100 DOT (broker dependent) |
| Pip / tick value | 0.001 USD per point |
| Typical spread | 0.01 – 0.1 USD |
| Typical daily range | 3 – 9 % |
| Best trading hours | 24/7 |
What moves this market
- ▸Altcoin risk appetite
- ▸Parachain and governance developments
- ▸Bitcoin dominance
Correlations to watch
- ▸High to the broad altcoin complex
- ▸Rarely moves against BTC for long
How traders approach it
- ▸Swing trades on weekly structure
- ▸Only long in confirmed market-wide uptrends
- ▸Fixed-risk entries with hard stops
Typical mistakes
- ▸Holding through altcoin bear markets
- ▸Treating it as uncorrelated diversification
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