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Crypto Trading for Beginners: The Honest Roadmap

AlanAugust 9, 2026

Crypto trading for beginners — the honest roadmap from day 1 to profitable. 6-stage plan, what to learn in what order, where to start.

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30 min read
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How Long Does It Take to Learn Crypto Trading?

AlanAugust 8, 2026

How long to learn crypto trading honestly. The 3 stages, realistic timelines for each, and why 80% quit before stage 2.

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23 min read
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Crypto Trading Mistakes Beginners Make (and How to Avoid Them)

AlanAugust 6, 2026

The crypto trading mistakes I see beginners make every week. The top 12, why they happen, and the systematic fixes.

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22 min read
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Crypto Trading Journal: What to Log and Why It Changes Everything

AlanAugust 5, 2026

Crypto trading journal template. The 12 fields that matter, why journaling beats every indicator, free templates, and how to use a journal to fix leaks.

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22 min read
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Crypto Trading Position Sizing: The 1% Rule and How to Actually Apply It

AlanAugust 4, 2026

Crypto position sizing explained. The 1% rule, how to calculate position size for spot and futures, the formula, and the discipline that beats every strategy.

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22 min read
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How to Set Stop Losses in Crypto Trading

AlanAugust 3, 2026

How to set stop losses in crypto — placement, the percentage rule, ATR-based stops, structure-based stops, and how to avoid stop hunts.

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24 min read
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Crypto Trading Time Frames: Which to Use When (1m, 5m, 1h, 4h, Daily)

AlanAugust 2, 2026

Crypto trading time frames explained. Which timeframe to use for scalping, day, swing, position. Multi-timeframe analysis, and the 3-timeframe rule.

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24 min read
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Fair Value Gaps in Crypto Trading: How to Spot and Trade Them

AlanJuly 31, 2026

Fair Value Gaps (FVG) explained. The 3-candle pattern, how price returns to fill imbalances, entry rules, and how I combine FVGs with order blocks.

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27 min read
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Order Block Trading in Crypto: How to Find and Trade Them

AlanJuly 30, 2026

Order block trading explained. Bullish and bearish order blocks, how to identify them, entry rules, stop placement, and the chart examples I’d look for.

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28 min read
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Market Maker Manipulation in Crypto: How Retail Gets Played

AlanJuly 29, 2026

Market maker manipulation in crypto explained. The 5 patterns to recognise, how to avoid retail traps, and where to learn the proper framework.

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27 min read

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About Crypto Rookie 101

Crypto Rookie 101 is run by Alan Spicer, a retail crypto trader who's been in the space since 2020. He's contributed work alongside Coin Bureau and Crypto Banter — two of the largest crypto channels on YouTube — and is part of the Trade Travel Chill trading community.

The site exists to give beginners and intermediate traders honest, useful crypto content from someone who's actually placed the trades. Nothing here is financial advice.

More of Alan's work: alanspicer.com

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  • What is the Dollar Debasement Trade? Bitcoin, Debt, and Why the Thesis Broke
  • What is the Japanese Yen Carry Trade? A Plain-English Explainer
  • What is the Clarity Act? A Plain-English Explainer
  • Crypto Trading for Beginners: The Honest Roadmap
  • How Long Does It Take to Learn Crypto Trading?
  • Crypto Trading vs Investing: Which Is Right for You?
  • Crypto Trading Mistakes Beginners Make (and How to Avoid Them)
  • Crypto Trading Journal: What to Log and Why It Changes Everything
  • Crypto Trading Position Sizing: The 1% Rule and How to Actually Apply It
  • How to Set Stop Losses in Crypto Trading
Crypto Rookie 101 is part of the Jigsaw Northstar Network — Founded by Alan Spicer.