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Buy Crypto

How to Buy Crypto: The Beginner’s Walkthrough

AlanMay 29, 2026
Security

Hot Wallet vs Cold Wallet: Which One Do You Need?

AlanMay 29, 2026
Earn

GoMining Review: BTC Mining Without Buying Hardware

AlanMay 29, 2026
Learn

Crypto for Beginners: The Honest Starting Guide

AlanMay 29, 2026
Buy Crypto

How to Buy Bitcoin (BTC) on BitGet: Step-by-Step

AlanMay 29, 2026
Trading

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
Trading

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
Trading

Liquidity Sweeps in Crypto Trading: What They Are and How to Trade Them

AlanJuly 28, 2026

Liquidity sweeps in crypto explained. Stop hunts, liquidity grabs, how market makers harvest retail liquidity, and how to spot the sweep before the move.

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27 min read
Trading

Smart Money Concepts in Crypto Trading: A Plain-English Guide

AlanJuly 27, 2026

Smart Money Concepts (SMC) in crypto explained. ICT-style concepts, market structure, supply/demand zones, and the framework I actually use.

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28 min read
Reviews

Best Crypto Trading Mentor: How to Pick Without Getting Scammed

AlanJuly 26, 2026

How to pick a crypto trading mentor. The 7 filters that matter, the 3 red flags that should kill any decision, and where to find legit mentorship.

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27 min read
Trading

TBD Indicators Explained: What They Show and How I Use Them

AlanJuly 25, 2026

TTC’s TBD Indicators explained. The Heatmap, the levels, the additional First Class indicator, how they integrate with TradingView, and how I use them.

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24 min read
Reviews

Are Crypto Trading Courses Worth It? An Honest Answer

AlanJuly 24, 2026

Are paid crypto trading courses worth the money? Honest framework for evaluating, what to look for, what to avoid, and the courses that actually deliver.

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31 min read
Trading

TTC Cabin Crew: Meet the Pro Traders Behind Trade Travel Chill

AlanJuly 23, 2026

Meet the TTC Cabin Crew — Annii, Cajun Spice, Janet Hauiti, Cody Selby, NRJ. What each brings, who runs which sessions, and how the support model works.

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25 min read
The TBD System Explained: Annii’s Trade by Design Method
Trading

The TBD System Explained: Annii’s Trade by Design Method

AlanJuly 22, 2026

The TBD System explained from a member’s perspective. What Trade by Design is, how it blends forex precision with crypto, what’s inside, and is it worth it.

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23 min read
Best Crypto Trading Discord Communities: What to Look For
Reviews

Best Crypto Trading Discord Communities: What to Look For

AlanJuly 21, 2026

Best crypto trading Discord communities honestly compared. Free vs paid, signal groups vs education, the red flags, and the one I’m part of.

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33 min read

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Crypto Trading for Beginners: The Honest Roadmap

AlanAugust 9, 2026

How Long Does It Take to Learn Crypto Trading?

AlanAugust 8, 2026

Crypto Trading vs Investing: Which Is Right for You?

AlanAugust 7, 2026

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

AlanAugust 6, 2026

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

AlanAugust 5, 2026

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

AlanAugust 4, 2026

Learn More About Crypto

Crypto Trading vs Investing: Which Is Right for You?

AlanAugust 7, 2026

How to Use MetaMask: A Beginner’s Setup and Safety Guide

AlanJuly 20, 2026

How to Use Uniswap: A Beginner’s Walkthrough

AlanJuly 19, 2026

Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes Explained

AlanJuly 16, 2026

Bitcoin Lightning Network Explained: Fast, Cheap, Real

AlanJuly 15, 2026

Crypto Market Cycle: The 4-Year Pattern (and What’s Different This Time)

AlanJuly 14, 2026

How To Trade Crypto

Crypto Trading for Beginners: The Honest Roadmap

AlanAugust 9, 2026

How Long Does It Take to Learn Crypto Trading?

AlanAugust 8, 2026

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

AlanAugust 6, 2026

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

AlanAugust 5, 2026

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

AlanAugust 4, 2026

How to Set Stop Losses in Crypto Trading

AlanAugust 3, 2026

How To Earn With Crypto

How Long Does It Take to Mine 1 Bitcoin?

AlanJuly 11, 2026

BitGet Smart Trend: Auto-Invest Walkthrough

AlanJune 14, 2026

Yield Farming Explained (and Why It’s Risky)

AlanMay 29, 2026

BitGet PoolX: Year-Round Staking Rewards Explained

AlanMay 29, 2026

BitGet Shark Fin: Structured Product Walkthrough

AlanMay 29, 2026

BitGet Dual Investment: How It Works (and Risks)

AlanMay 29, 2026

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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  • Buy Crypto (25)
  • Earn (15)
  • Learn (27)
  • Reviews (16)
  • Security (10)
  • Trading (44)
  • 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 Trading Time Frames: Which to Use When (1m, 5m, 1h, 4h, Daily)
  • How to Start Trading Crypto with $100 (Without Blowing It)
  • Fair Value Gaps in Crypto Trading: How to Spot and Trade Them
Crypto Rookie 101 is part of the Jigsaw Northstar Network — Founded by Alan Spicer.