Learn Crypto

Crypto Basics, Technical Analysis, Futures & Derivatives, and guides to using Crypffalo and exchanges, organized by section.

Crypto Basics

• What is Bitcoin dominance? How to read BTC.D to spot altcoin season (with examples) – Bitcoin dominance (BTC.D) is Bitcoin's share of total crypto market cap. This guide covers how it is calculated, how to read it with the BTC price, the stablecoin trap, a 4-step routine and worked examples.
• What Is DCA? How to Dollar-Cost Average Into Bitcoin (With Examples) – Dollar-cost averaging means buying a fixed amount on a schedule, whatever the price. Here is how average cost works, when DCA beats or trails a lump sum, and how to keep fees from eating your returns.
• Market Cap, FDV and Circulating Supply: Check Before Buying Crypto – A low price doesn't make a coin cheap. Learn market cap, FDV and circulating supply, token unlocks, volume and a 5-question tokenomics checklist before you buy.
• Risk Management for Beginners: 1–2% Rule, Stop Loss, Position Size – The 1–2% rule keeps you from losing too much on any single trade. Learn the position size formula, how to set a stop loss, why beginners should avoid leverage, and DCA.
• 3 Indicators to Quickly Gauge the Bitcoin Market's “Temperature” – Realized Price, the 200-week moving average and the Fear & Greed Index are three simple tools to see where BTC trades versus its history and crowd sentiment.

Technical Analysis

• What Are Bollinger Bands? How to Read the Squeeze, %B and BandWidth (With Examples) – Bollinger Bands measure volatility rather than signal trades. Learn how the (20, 2) bands are calculated, how to read %B, BandWidth and the squeeze, with three worked examples.
• What Is MACD? How to Read Crossovers, Histogram and Divergence (With Examples) – MACD (12, 26, 9) measures trend momentum. Learn to read the MACD line, signal line, histogram and divergence, and how to avoid whipsaws in sideways markets, with worked examples.
• Reversal Candlestick Patterns: Pin Bar, Engulfing, Doji and How to Read Them in the Right Place – Read 4 common reversal patterns (pin bar, bullish engulfing, doji, shooting star) as a buyer–seller story, why location and volume matter more than shape, and how to turn a candle into a trade plan with stop loss and target.
• Fibonacci Retracement: How to Find Entry Zones on Pullbacks, Set Stop Loss and Targets – How to draw Fibonacci retracement correctly, what the 0.382 · 0.5 · 0.618 · 0.786 levels mean, the 0.5–0.618 golden zone, using confluence to set entry, stop loss and extension targets, and when Fibonacci fails.
• Volume and Breakouts: How to Tell a Real Breakout From a Bull Trap – Real breakouts close above resistance on 1.5–2x average volume and hold the retest; bull traps break out on weak volume and reverse. Checklist and BTC, SOL examples.
• EMA 20/50/200: Using 3 Moving Averages to Read Crypto Trends – EMA20 tracks short-term moves, EMA50 swings, EMA200 the long-term trend. Learn Golden and Death Crosses, a 3-step trend process and invalidation levels.
• Support and Resistance in Crypto: Entry, Stop Loss and Targets – Support and resistance are zones, not lines. How to draw zones, use old highs and lows, read liquidity sweeps, trade break & retest, and plan entry, stop loss and target.
• RSI Is Not a Buy/Sell Signal: How to Read RSI in Crypto Trading – RSI is one of the most popular technical indicators in crypto trading. But precisely because it is so popular, RSI is often misused.

Futures & Derivatives

• How to Read Long/Short Ratio, Funding Rate and Open Interest – Learn to read the Long/Short Ratio, funding rate and Open Interest, combine them to spot an overheated market, and run a 5-step check before opening a futures trade.
• What Is Liquidation Price? How to Calculate It for Long and Short – Liquidation price and maintenance margin (MMR) explained, with formulas for Long and Short, BTC examples from 5x to 100x leverage and 5 ways to avoid liquidation.
• What Is a Whale Wallet? How to Track Hyperliquid Whales in Real Time – What whale wallets are, why Hyperliquid makes whales the most transparent to track, and how to see their Long/Short positions, entries, liquidations and PnL live.

Using Crypffalo

• How to Connect Telegram for Crypffalo Whale Alerts (1 Minute) – Connect the Crypffalo News Telegram bot to get private messages when wallets you track trade or your coins see large whale trades or liquidations. No Premium needed.
• How to Choose Coins and Whale Wallets to Track on Crypffalo – How to save whale wallets to your watchlist, pick coins for alerts (BTC, ETH, SOL, HYPE…) and view Coin Data on Crypffalo, step by step with screenshots.
• How to Track Hyperliquid Whale Wallets on Crypffalo: Step-by-Step – Step-by-step guide: read the real-time whale wallet table, inspect a wallet, see whether whales lean Long or Short, view whales by coin and open wallet profiles.

Exchanges

• Binance Deposits and Withdrawals: Choose the Right Network and Memo – Picking the wrong network (TRC20, BEP20, ERC20) or forgetting a memo can cost you your coins. How to transfer crypto safely and spot common USDT P2P scams.
• Binance Spot Orders: Market, Limit, Stop-Limit, OCO, Trailing Stop – A plain-English guide to the 5 Binance Spot order types, when to use each one, the 0.1% trading fee and how to cut fees by 25% by paying with BNB.
• How to Create a Binance Account and Secure It: Beginner Guide (2026) – Step-by-step Binance sign-up, identity verification (KYC) and 5 security layers to enable: 2FA, passkey, anti-phishing code, withdrawal whitelist and Binance Verify.