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Intermediate
Trading Fundamentals
⏱ 3 hours 📚 4 lessons ✓ Free forever
Learn the essentials of cryptocurrency trading. From reading charts to managing risk — the skills every trader needs.
Course Curriculum
1
What Is Cryptocurrency Trading?
Understand the basics of crypto trading, the types of markets, and how to get started without making costly beginner mistakes.
⏱ 8 min read
2
How to Read Crypto Charts: Candlesticks & Indicators
Master the basics of technical analysis. Learn to interpret candlestick charts, spot trends, and use essential indicators.
⏱ 12 min read
3
Crypto Risk Management: Protect Your Portfolio
The most important skill in trading is not losing money. Learn position sizing, stop-losses, and portfolio diversification strategies.
⏱ 10 min read
4
10 Common Crypto Trading Mistakes to Avoid
Learn from the most common — and costly — mistakes that crypto traders make, and how to avoid them.
⏱ 9 min read
What You'll Learn
- ✓ Crypto trading means buying and selling cryptocurrencies to profit from price movements.
- ✓ Spot trading involves buying actual crypto; derivatives let you speculate without owning the asset.
- ✓ Exchanges act as marketplaces where buyers and sellers are matched via order books.
- ✓ There are three main styles: day trading (short-term), swing trading (days/weeks), and position trading (months/years).
- ✓ Start with spot trading and small amounts before considering leverage.
- ✓ Candlestick charts show open, high, low, and close prices for a time period.
- ✓ Green candles (bullish) mean price went up; red candles (bearish) mean price went down.
- ✓ Support levels are price floors where buying tends to emerge; resistance is where selling appears.