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What Open Interest Shows About Crypto Markets
Open interest counts the derivative contracts still open — money committed and at risk — and its changes alongside price say more about positioning than volume…
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Trading: Markets and Strategy
Trading concentrates on execution: where liquidity actually sits, how spreads and funding costs eat returns, what leverage does to a margin balance, and how experienced desks size and exit positions. Written for active traders who understand direction already and now want the mechanics deciding whether a good call earns anything.
Execution coverage for active crypto traders: choosing venues, reading spreads and funding, managing leverage, and sizing a position to survive a drawdown.
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How Crypto Trading Bots and API Keys Work
Every bot is software holding the keys to an exchange account; what it can do is decided entirely by the permissions on the API key it was given.
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How Position Sizing Works in Crypto Trading
Position sizing is the arithmetic that converts a tolerable loss into a position size before the trade is placed — and it, not the entry, decides whether an…
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How Crypto Liquidations and Auto-Deleveraging Work
When a leveraged account's collateral runs out, the exchange's liquidation engine closes the position; if losses outrun the insurance fund, profitable traders…
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What Perpetual Futures Funding Rates Are and How They Anchor Price
Perpetual futures never expire, so exchanges charge longs and shorts a periodic payment called funding that pulls the contract back toward spot — and reveals…