How to trade Bitcoin (BTC)
BRVX lets you trade Bitcoin as a BTC/USDT perpetual: go long if you expect BTC to rise or short if you expect it to fall, with leverage from 5x to 150x and a 0.1% fee to open. No coins change hands; you trade the price with crypto margin.
- 150x Max leverage on BTC
- 0.1% Fee per side on BTC
- 0.0205% / 0.0171% Funding long / short on BTC
- 6 Margin tokens for BTC
Bitcoin guide contents
What a Bitcoin perpetual is
Bitcoin is the oldest and most traded cryptocurrency, and its perpetual market runs every hour of every day. A perp tracks the BTC price without an expiry date, so a position stays open until you close it or it is closed for you.
On BRVX you never hold bitcoin itself. You post margin, pick a direction and your profit or loss follows the BTC/USDT quote.
What moves the BTC price
Bitcoin reacts to money flows more than to earnings or cash flows.
- Spot ETF inflows and outflows in the US, which show up in the price within hours.
- Interest-rate expectations: cheaper dollars have tended to lift risk assets, BTC first among them.
- Leverage in the market itself: crowded longs or shorts get squeezed, which turns a small move into a large candle.
Long or short Bitcoin?
A BTC long is a bet that demand keeps outrunning the fixed 21 million supply: ETF buying, a weaker dollar or a halving-cycle rally.
A BTC short bets on the opposite: ETF outflows, a hawkish Fed, or an overheated rally where too many traders already paid up to be long.
Opening a BTC long or short on BRVX
Find BTC · USDT
Open app.brvx.com, sign in with email or a wallet and pick BTC in the pair selector; it sits at the top of the crypto group.
Size the BTC position
Enter the amount in USDC, BTC, ETH, USDT, SOL or BNB. The BTC slider runs 5x–150x with quick presets at 50x, 100x and 150x; lower is safer.
BTC: Buy or Sell
Buy opens a long, Sell opens a short. Tick TP / SL Triggers to set an exit on each side before you confirm; orders fill at market.
Watch funding while you hold
BTC charges 0.0205% per hour on longs and 0.0171% on shorts, so a long held for days costs more than a short.
Leverage works both ways: a small move against you can lose you the whole margin.
When Bitcoin trades
BTC has no closing bell. The BTC/USDT quote updates around the clock, weekends included, so a Sunday-night move can reach your position while you sleep. Size positions for the hours you are not watching.
BTC example: a 5% move
Say you put $100 of margin on BTC at 10x and bitcoin rises 5%. The table shows what that does to a long and a short, and what BTC's fee and funding take off.
BTC worked example
| Bitcoin trade | Amount |
|---|---|
| BTC margin | $100 |
| BTC leverage | 10x |
| BTC position size | $1,000 |
| BTC fee, open + close | $2.00 |
| BTC funding per 24 h, long / short | $4.93 / $4.11 |
| BTC +5% | BTC long +$50.00 (+50% of margin), BTC short −$50.00 |
| BTC −5% | BTC long −$50.00, BTC short +$50.00 (+50% of margin) |
| BTC liquidation | not modelled |
Bitcoin risks to know
- A 150x BTC position moves 1.5% of margin for every 0.01% of price; normal intraday noise can close it.
- Funding on BTC is charged to both sides and is higher on longs, so time works against a long.
- Weekend liquidity is thinner, and gaps between Friday and Monday on traditional markets do not protect you here.
High leverage and a market that never closes combine badly for a position left unattended.
Bitcoin FAQ
Can I short Bitcoin?
Yes. Choose Sell on the BTC · USDT pair to open a short that gains when the price falls.
What is the maximum leverage on BTC?
150x, the highest on BRVX, shared only with SOL and EUR. The minimum is 5x.
What does it cost to trade BTC?
0.1% of position size to open and 0.1% to close, plus funding every hour while the position is open.
Do I need bitcoin to trade BTC on BRVX?
No. Margin can be USDT, USDC, BTC, ETH, SOL or BNB; you never receive or deliver bitcoin.
Why is the BTC fee higher than on other coins?
The tariff sets 0.1% per side on BTC, while most coins cost less; at the same time BTC offers the widest leverage range.
Leverage works both ways: a small move against you can lose you the whole margin.