Learn & Explore
Learn crypto—then use the tools
Clear guides on ideas that matter for sizing crypto trades and reading the market: ticks and price steps, position size, margin and leverage, risk/reward, liquidity rhythms, funding context, and more. When you are ready, open the calculators or FAQ from the links below—everything stays free in the browser.
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25 guides- Basics
From USD quote moves to account P/L on crypto
A beginner-friendly map from pair notation to the equity line you see—without FX cross-currency detours.
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Position size calculator: a 7-point checklist (crypto)
A compact checklist to avoid common sizing mistakes on a tick-based workflow for BTC and alts.
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Margin calculator: check requirements before you add size
Preview required margin when leverage changes or when you stack correlated crypto positions.
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Using the tick value calculator before you trade
Concrete steps: choose pair, set position in coins, compare two sizes, and cross-check against your venue.
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MyCryptoCal free calculators: an overview
A tour of the core crypto-facing calculators, who they are for, and how they fit a pre-trade checklist.
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Economic calendar: how crypto traders use it
High vs medium impact, consensus vs actual, and sensible habits around spreads when macro hits risk assets.
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Volatility context for crypto traders
Realized range differs by asset; volatility views complement—not replace—risk limits and position size.
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Crypto correlation basics for traders
What correlation measures, why it drifts with regime, and how heatmaps help you spot hidden stacking.
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Stop distance, ticks, and account risk (crypto)
Link stop distance to dollar risk with a repeatable checklist before you enter a volatile USD pair.
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Indicative rates and calculator disclaimers
What “indicative” means here, why exchanges differ, and how to validate outputs against your ticket.
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Spread, fees, and tick value on crypto trades
Why the mid price is not your fill, how costs interact with tight targets, and how to budget them.
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Majors, mid-caps, and long-tail: liquidity on crypto markets
Why BTC and ETH behave differently from small-cap alts for spread, depth, and tail risk—and how that affects calculators.
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Crypto liquidity, UTC, and “session” context
Markets are 24/7, but depth and volatility still have rhythm—how to read session-style heatmaps responsibly.
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Fibonacci retracements on crypto swings
Anchors, common ratios, and why Fib complements—never replaces—stops and position size on volatile pairs.
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Pivot points on crypto charts (classic style)
Prior period high/low/close into support and resistance references—useful on liquid BTC and ETH, noisy on thin alts if you overfit.
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Win rate, risk/reward, and expectancy (intro)
Why “I win often” can still lose money without payoff discipline—same math for crypto as any market.
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Risk/reward ratio for crypto setups
Express reward as multiples of risk (R), connect to win rate, and sanity-check targets on volatile USD pairs.
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Funding, borrow, and “swap” on crypto (plain language)
Spot margin borrow vs perpetual funding vs legacy rollover language—and why MyCryptoCal still has a simple “swap %” toy model.
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Reading the crypto profit/loss calculator output
What the P/L tool estimates, which inputs move results most, and where live fills and fees diverge.
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Free margin and used margin on crypto accounts
How exchanges display collateral, floating P&L, and why both matter when you stack positions or use perps.
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Margin and leverage basics for crypto traders
Required margin, leverage notation, and why higher leverage shrinks the ticket but not the market risk on BTC and alts.
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Position size from risk percent and stop distance (ticks)
Back out position in coins from balance, risk %, and stop distance—without guessing at the exchange UI.
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Crypto position size: coins, contracts, and notional
Exchanges do not agree on one “lot” button. Here is how to translate UI size into notional and risk for BTC, ETH, and alts.
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How tick value connects to profit and loss on crypto
Per-tick USD sensitivity scales with position size; see how that ties to closed-trade P/L before fees, funding, and borrow.
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What is a tick (and why people still say “pip”) for crypto?
USD-quoted BTC, ETH, and alts use a minimum price step in the quote. Here is how ticks map to risk, sizing, and P/L on exchanges and calculators.
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