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Token unlocks add tradable supply and can create sell pressure, but a price drop is not guaranteed. Supply size and recipient type shape the effect.
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Token unlocks add tradable supply and can create sell pressure, but a price drop is not guaranteed. Supply size and recipient type shape the effect.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Weekend crypto liquidity is usually thinner, so spreads widen and slippage grows. Check the bid-ask spread and order-book depth before any weekend trade.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Crypto market manipulation is faking prices or trading activity to mislead traders. US law bans it, and the SEC and CFTC can bring fraud cases.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
A crypto liquidation heatmap shows price levels where leveraged crypto positions may be force closed; check the exchange, contract, colors, and time frame.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Wash trading in crypto markets is buying and selling the same asset with yourself to fake volume and price moves. US regulators can treat it as illegal.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Backtesting runs your crypto strategy rules on past price data before you risk money. Write exact rules, add costs and slippage, then validate on new data.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
A maker fee applies to an order resting on the book; a taker fee applies to one that fills at once. Both are a percentage of the trade's value.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Implied volatility is the market's expected price swing for a crypto, shown as an annualized percentage. It sets option premium levels, not direction.
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Basis in crypto futures is the gap between a futures price and spot. Positive basis usually puts futures above spot; negative basis puts them below.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Open interest in crypto futures is the total number of contracts still open. It differs from volume and does not show price direction on its own.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Leverage magnifies losses, so a forced close triggers closer to your entry. Isolated margin limits the reach; cross margin can touch your whole balance.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Spoofing is a fake order placed in a crypto order book to be canceled, used to mislead traders about supply or demand. It can cause sudden price swings.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Crypto technical analysis cannot predict prices. It only maps past patterns, and its signals often fail in 24/7 markets with thin, wash-traded volume.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
A crypto trading journal records each trade's details, reasons, and outcome so you can review mistakes. It also helps with cost basis for US taxes.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Realized volatility in crypto measures how much a coin's price moved in a past period. Traders annualize the standard deviation to compare past swings.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
A crypto options contract gives the buyer the right to buy or sell crypto at a set price by expiry. The seller must perform if the buyer exercises.
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A negative funding rate means shorts pay longs when a perpetual trades far enough below spot. The rate tracks the average discount over each interval.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
A crypto funding rate is a periodic payment between traders holding perpetual futures. It often keeps the contract near spot and can flip sign.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Risk-based crypto trade sizing uses a preset loss and a stop distance. Divide the risk amount by that distance, then convert the result to coin quantity.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
A call is the right to buy crypto at a set price, and a put is the right to sell it. Each contract has a strike, an expiration date, and a premium.
By Vahe HakobyanRead
Token unlocks add tradable supply and can create sell pressure, but a price drop is not guaranteed. Supply size and recipient type shape the effect.
Weekend crypto liquidity is usually thinner, so spreads widen and slippage grows. Check the bid-ask spread and order-book depth before any weekend trade.
Crypto market manipulation is faking prices or trading activity to mislead traders. US law bans it, and the SEC and CFTC can bring fraud cases.
A crypto liquidation heatmap shows price levels where leveraged crypto positions may be force closed; check the exchange, contract, colors, and time frame.
Wash trading in crypto markets is buying and selling the same asset with yourself to fake volume and price moves. US regulators can treat it as illegal.
Backtesting runs your crypto strategy rules on past price data before you risk money. Write exact rules, add costs and slippage, then validate on new data.
A maker fee applies to an order resting on the book; a taker fee applies to one that fills at once. Both are a percentage of the trade's value.
Implied volatility is the market's expected price swing for a crypto, shown as an annualized percentage. It sets option premium levels, not direction.
Basis in crypto futures is the gap between a futures price and spot. Positive basis usually puts futures above spot; negative basis puts them below.
Open interest in crypto futures is the total number of contracts still open. It differs from volume and does not show price direction on its own.
Leverage magnifies losses, so a forced close triggers closer to your entry. Isolated margin limits the reach; cross margin can touch your whole balance.
Spoofing is a fake order placed in a crypto order book to be canceled, used to mislead traders about supply or demand. It can cause sudden price swings.
Crypto technical analysis cannot predict prices. It only maps past patterns, and its signals often fail in 24/7 markets with thin, wash-traded volume.
A crypto trading journal records each trade's details, reasons, and outcome so you can review mistakes. It also helps with cost basis for US taxes.
Realized volatility in crypto measures how much a coin's price moved in a past period. Traders annualize the standard deviation to compare past swings.
A crypto options contract gives the buyer the right to buy or sell crypto at a set price by expiry. The seller must perform if the buyer exercises.
A negative funding rate means shorts pay longs when a perpetual trades far enough below spot. The rate tracks the average discount over each interval.
A crypto funding rate is a periodic payment between traders holding perpetual futures. It often keeps the contract near spot and can flip sign.
Risk-based crypto trade sizing uses a preset loss and a stop distance. Divide the risk amount by that distance, then convert the result to coin quantity.
A call is the right to buy crypto at a set price, and a put is the right to sell it. Each contract has a strike, an expiration date, and a premium.