{"id":3568,"date":"2026-10-12T16:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundex24.com\/blog\/?p=3568"},"modified":"2026-10-04T01:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T21:30:53","slug":"trump-coin-melania-trading-no-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fundex24.com\/blog\/en\/trump-coin-melania-trading-no-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Coin (TRUMP) and MELANIA: Trading Both Ways With No Capital"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"fx-blog-article fx-article-en\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<header>\n<p class=\"article-kicker\">Market mechanics, not politics<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-intro\">The Trump coin (TRUMP) and its sister token MELANIA are Solana meme coins launched in January 2025. Both spiked within days of launch and then spent most of the following months falling: TRUMP went from above $70 to about $2 at the time of writing. They still move fast on headlines and token unlocks, in both directions, and you can trade those moves long or short on a challenge account without buying either coin. This guide sticks to how the market behaves; it takes no view on the people behind the names.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<nav class=\"fx-article-map\" aria-label=\"Guide sections\">\n<ul class=\"fx-article-map-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#two-coins\">What the two coins are<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#price-history\">Launch week to today<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#what-moves-them\">What moves them now<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#position-maths\">Position maths on $3,000<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#short-side\">The short side<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#no-capital\">Trading with no capital<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">TRUMP and MELANIA FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<section id=\"two-coins\">\n<h2>What the Trump coin and MELANIA are<\/h2>\n<p>Official Trump (TRUMP) was announced on January 17, 2025 and went live on the Solana blockchain the next day. It has a total supply of 1 billion tokens. Only 200 million were released for trading at launch; the rest belong mainly to two companies linked to the project and unlock gradually over three years.<\/p>\n<p>MELANIA, also on Solana, followed on January 19, 2025. Neither coin has a product or a cash flow. Like any meme coin, their prices depend on demand from traders, and that demand rises and falls with attention.<\/p>\n<p>Searches like &#8220;trump coin price&#8221; usually come from people wondering whether it is cheap now. At about $2.05 for TRUMP and $0.10 for MELANIA at the time of writing (early October 2026), the honest answer is that a low price after a big fall is not the same as good value. It only tells you where the market is today.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"price-history\">\n<h2>From launch week to today: the price in one picture<\/h2>\n<p>The launch was one of the most extreme in crypto history. Within two days, TRUMP had traded above $70, and its total market value briefly ran into the tens of billions of dollars on paper. When MELANIA appeared on January 19, TRUMP dropped by roughly a third within hours, as part of the buying moved to the new coin.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fundex24.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fundex24-nocap\/trump-coin-melania-trading-no-capital-long-decline.jpg\" alt=\"Two-week candlestick chart of TRUMP from January 2025 to early October 2026, showing the launch spike above $70 and the long decline to about $2\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>Almost all of the coin&#8217;s history since launch week has been a slow slide with sharp bounces.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>From there the trend was down, interrupted by bounces that each faded. By July 2026 TRUMP was under $1.50. It has since recovered a little, but at roughly $2 it sits about 97% below its January 2025 high.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"what-moves-them\">\n<h2>What moves TRUMP and MELANIA now<\/h2>\n<p>Three things account for most of the big days.<\/p>\n<h3>Headlines<\/h3>\n<p>Any news that touches the names, the project or official statements about the tokens can bring a wave of buying or selling within minutes. The direction is hard to call in advance, and spikes often reverse the same day. On August 22, 2026, TRUMP nearly doubled during the session, from about $1.87 to $3.68, then closed at $2.38. MELANIA jumped about 80% intraday on the same day.<\/p>\n<h3>Unlocks<\/h3>\n<p>With most of TRUMP&#8217;s supply locked at launch, scheduled releases add coins that holders may sell. Traders watch those dates closely, and selling pressure can build ahead of them.<\/p>\n<h3>The meme coin mood<\/h3>\n<p>When meme coins as a group rally or slump, these two tend to go along. Over the 30 days to October 2, 2026, TRUMP&#8217;s average daily range was about 8% and MELANIA&#8217;s about 7% on Binance futures prices. More importantly, they often move on the same days, which brings us to sizing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"position-maths\">\n<h2>Position maths for both coins on a $3,000 account<\/h2>\n<p>A $3,000 challenge account fails if equity falls $150 in a day or $300 overall, counting open losses. Here is how the two coins fit inside that.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fundex24.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fundex24-nocap\/trump-coin-melania-trading-no-capital-size-table.jpg\" alt=\"Table of position sizes, average daily moves, stop losses and the August 22 spike for TRUMP and MELANIA on a $3,000 challenge account\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>The August 22 row is the reason every position here has a stop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An $800 TRUMP position moves about $67 on an average day. A stop 6% away caps the loss at $48. A $600 MELANIA position moves about $41 on an average day, and a 7% stop caps it at $42.<\/p>\n<p>The trap is holding both at once and thinking you have spread the risk. Because they react to the same news, a long in TRUMP and a long in MELANIA behave like one bigger bet: on a day like August 22, they win or lose together. Treat them as one position and split your risk between them, not on top of each other. Our comparison of <a href=\"https:\/\/fundex24.com\/blog\/en\/meme-coin-volatility-vs-forex-prop\/\">meme coin volatility and quiet forex hours<\/a> shows why this matters more for memes than for majors.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"short-side\">\n<h2>The short side: trading a long decline without owning the coin<\/h2>\n<p>For most of its life, TRUMP has been a coin that falls more often than it rises. Someone who only buys can do nothing with that. On a challenge account you can open a short on the <a href=\"https:\/\/fundex24.com\/en\/trade\/TRUMP-USDT\">TRUMP\/USDT market<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/fundex24.com\/en\/trade\/MELANIA-USDT\">MELANIA\/USDT market<\/a> and profit if a bounce fades.<\/p>\n<p>Shorting meme coins has one specific danger: the squeeze. Picture an $800 TRUMP short with no stop on the morning of August 22, 2026. At the day&#8217;s high it would have been about $770 underwater, far beyond the whole $300 maximum loss, and the account would have failed even though the price later came most of the way back. Losses are judged on equity at every moment, not at the close. With a 6% stop, the same trade would have cost $48.<\/p>\n<p>Two challenge rules also affect your targets. A single trade that makes 60% or more of the stage&#8217;s profit target does not count toward it, which on $3,000 in Step 1 means one win of $180 or more. And profit from trades held under 5 minutes is not counted, so chasing a headline spike for a few seconds adds nothing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"no-capital\">\n<h2>Trading the Trump coin with no capital of your own<\/h2>\n<p>Start free. When you <a href=\"https:\/\/fundex24.com\/en\/signup\">open a Fundex24 account<\/a>, you can use a practice account with $10,000 of virtual money and leverage up to 1:10 for 3 days. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/fundex24.com\/blog\/en\/crypto-demo-trading-account\/\">demo account guide<\/a> explains how it works. Use it to see how a headline day hits a stop.<\/p>\n<p>For a paid evaluation, the $3,000 challenge costs $29 and the larger ones are on the <a href=\"https:\/\/fundex24.com\/en\/challenges\">Fundex24 challenges page<\/a>. There are two steps, a 10% target and then an 8% target, with at least 5 valid trading days in each and no time limit. If anything about the rules is unclear, the <a href=\"https:\/\/fundex24.com\/en\/help-desk?chat=open&amp;topic=challenge\">challenge help chat<\/a> can answer before you pay.<\/p>\n<p>Most people who buy a challenge fail it, and coins that can double or halve in a day make that easier, not harder. Funded accounts are simulated, with an 80% profit split for the trader, and nothing here promises income. Check the rules that apply where you live.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"faq\">\n<h2>TRUMP and MELANIA: frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>When was the Trump coin launched?<\/h3>\n<p>It was announced on January 17, 2025 and began trading on Solana the next day. MELANIA followed on January 19, 2025.<\/p>\n<h3>What was the Trump coin&#8217;s highest price?<\/h3>\n<p>It traded above $70 in its first days. At the time of writing it was around $2, about 97% lower.<\/p>\n<h3>Why does TRUMP sometimes jump on news?<\/h3>\n<p>Its price depends on attention, so headlines connected to the coin can bring sudden buying or selling. Those spikes often reverse within the same day.<\/p>\n<h3>Are TRUMP and MELANIA a good way to diversify?<\/h3>\n<p>Not really. They tend to move on the same days and the same news, so holding both is closer to one larger bet than two separate ones.<\/p>\n<h3>Can I short the Trump coin on Fundex24?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. TRUMP\/USDT and MELANIA\/USDT can be traded long or short on challenge and funded accounts, under the same rules as every other market.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From above $70 to about $2, with a one-day near-double in August 2026. 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