Kaif Bhatty built his trading career on belief

From Amazon warehouse shifts to high-stakes trades, Kaif Bhatty said it wasn’t luck that changed his life – it was faith.

One night in 2017, a chance conversation and a deep spiritual conviction led him to make a decision that would set everything in motion.

“I pulled over, and I'm a very religious man, and I'm like, 'This is a sign. This is a sign. I need to go all in',” Bhatty told The Crypto Radio.

Back then, he was unsure where his life was heading. He was a psychology student juggling part-time work. While scrolling through a platform called STEEM, a colleague mentioned the cryptocurrency Verge, which lit a fuse in him.

“I wasn't too sure where I was going to go with my life, so I was just kind of stalling,” he said.

“Within a few days, £700 ($932) turned into £33,000. I quit my job there and then just like anyone else, in that moment, I'm thinking, 'I'm going to the moon'.”

Still, his entry into trading wasn’t exactly measured. “I wasn't thinking, especially from my humble beginnings, that I was going to spread my risk. I went all in.”

Learning crypto trading from scratch

Determined to understand what moved the markets, Bhatty committed fully to learning technical analysis (TA). He disappeared into what he called “the garage” – a personal bootcamp of obsession and discipline.

“I was not sleeping, I was not eating. Everything I did was just TA learning, looking at charts.”

He explained the basics clearly: “There's two apparatus. Fundamental analysis is where you look at news and see how news can impact price. Technical analysis is where you look at data, algorithms, and charts to see certain levels that suggest price is going to move up or down.”

The toll of that intense learning period was real. “This thing does not let you sleep. It's a beast within itself that you have to control.”

Bhatty said his psychology training helped him develop emotional control – something new traders often overlook.

“If I've incurred $15-20-30k losses, I'm really not in the mood to go out for dinner. I will show up, but I'm not in the mood.”

Why faith is central to his trading mindset

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Bhatty’s motivation wasn’t just financial – his spiritual beliefs have guided him from the very beginning. “I had the spiritual foresight to see, and my journey began through God,” said Bhatty.

He reflected on how that belief has carried him through the hardest stretches. “So I had a spiritual insight that I am on the right path. I'm seven or eight years deep and trying to be the best devoted Muslim, that I can be, of course, not perfect. And there's nothing but improvement to be made.”

“When times do get hard, it's back to the prayer mat, harder than I've ever done before. It's night prayers again,” he said.

Bhatty believes those hardships are shaping him into someone capable of handling greater things. “It's all about molding me to the successful person I need to become before I attain the success, the successes I desire.”

Hard truths and advice for new traders

Bhatty doesn't sugarcoat the risks: “If this is your first bull market, 90% of people won't make it.”

His trading strategy is direct: split capital three ways – 33% into more established coins like Solana and XRP, 33% into aggressive picks, and 33% into memecoins. But he warned newcomers not to get sucked in by hype.

“Memecoins are just pump and dumps. Unless you're at the ground, people are going to dump on you,” Bhatty said.

He was equally skeptical of celebrity tokens. “When Trump released his memecoin... I said, 'Don't touch it. This is going to dump', and we are currently at $15.”

And he was blunt about the social media noise: “Stop following people who constantly say things gonna go up, things gonna go up, things gonna go up.”

And his most important piece of advice? Know when to walk away.

“If you make your target number in this bull market, leave, spend it, enjoy your life, and then maybe invest and learn,” he said.

Despite his success, Bhatty isn't married to crypto forever – he's already thinking about life after trading.

“I love to say that on paper, right? I love to say that out loud. Who knows? Maybe, as time comes on, I won't leave, who knows,” he said.

While his long-term plans may include returning to counseling and personal development, for now he shares his experience through a free Discord server, offering guidance to those still finding their footing.

“I was blessed to come from absolutely nothing... so I like to give back,” he said.

More than just money or charts, crypto gave Bhatty something else: a reason to grow. “Figure it out. No one's going to hand you handouts. No one's going to pave the way.”

 

Listen to the whole interview on The Crypto Radio's live player or the Deep Dive podcast.