Market Fundamentals
Why prices swing and how trends are described.
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Learn what price volatility means in cryptocurrency, how it is measured from returns, and why large swings matter for anyone who holds or trades digital assets.
A sequential walkthrough for reading a trend: pick a timeframe, find the direction from highs and lows, then check whether trading volume supports the move.
A skeptical look at how hype, social media and storytelling distort the way crypto trends are perceived, with warning signs and questions to ask before believing a narrative.
How bull and bear markets are defined, why the labels arrive late, and the common mistakes people make when deciding which phase the crypto market is in.
What a drawdown is, how maximum drawdown is calculated, why recovering from a loss takes a bigger gain, and how large declines have played out in crypto history.
How an established trend can shape later price moves through momentum, herd behavior and feedback, and why trends can reverse sharply without warning.
Why do crypto prices swing so widely? This article looks at thin liquidity, leverage, news sensitivity and market size as the main reasons for large moves.
A step-by-step look at how volatility is computed from returns, with a small worked example of standard deviation, realized volatility and annualizing.
A guide to the best-known chart patterns, including head and shoulders, double tops and bottoms, triangles and flags, and an honest look at how reliable they are.
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