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How to Backtest a Crypto Trading Bot
Bots

How to Backtest a Crypto Trading Bot

AlanMay 29, 2026

How to backtest a crypto trading bot honestly. Tools, common pitfalls (overfitting, look-ahead bias, survivorship bias), and the process I follow.

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21 min read
Yield Farming Explained (and Why It’s Risky)
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Yield Farming Explained (and Why It’s Risky)

AlanMay 29, 2026

Yield farming explained: how DeFi protocols pay you yields, where the yield comes from, impermanent loss, smart contract risk, and why I prefer simpler products.

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22 min read
BitGet Shark Fin: Structured Product Walkthrough
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BitGet Shark Fin: Structured Product Walkthrough

AlanMay 29, 2026

Shark Fin is a capital-protected structured product with capped yield. Bullish vs bearish variants, real numbers, the payoff diagram, and when to skip it entirely.

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17 min read
BitGet Dual Investment: How It Works (and Risks)
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BitGet Dual Investment: How It Works (and Risks)

AlanMay 29, 2026

Dual Investment is high-APY yield with conditional asset conversion. Worked examples, buy-low vs sell-high modes, why it’s a covered call in disguise, and when to skip.

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21 min read
BitGet Coin-M Futures and Delivery Contracts Explained
Trading

BitGet Coin-M Futures and Delivery Contracts Explained

AlanMay 29, 2026

What BitGet Coin-M futures are, how inverse perpetuals work, the maths on PnL in BTC, delivery contracts, funding rates, and the mistakes to avoid.

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19 min read

Are Crypto Trading Bots Profitable? The Honest Answer

AlanMay 29, 2026

Copy Trading vs Trading Bots: Which Should You Use?

AlanMay 29, 2026

DCA Bots: The Lazy Trader’s Edge

AlanMay 29, 2026

Grid Trading Explained: Profit From Sideways Markets

AlanMay 29, 2026

How to Buy Aptos (APT) on BitGet: Step-by-Step

AlanMay 29, 2026

How to Buy Filecoin (FIL) on BitGet: Step-by-Step

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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  • Are Crypto Trading Bots Profitable? The Honest Answer
  • Copy Trading vs Trading Bots: Which Should You Use?
  • DCA Bots: The Lazy Trader’s Edge
  • Grid Trading Explained: Profit From Sideways Markets
  • How to Buy Aptos (APT) on BitGet: Step-by-Step
  • How to Buy Filecoin (FIL) on BitGet: Step-by-Step
  • How to Buy Cosmos (ATOM) on BitGet: Step-by-Step
  • How to Buy Optimism (OP) on BitGet: Step-by-Step
  • How to Buy Arbitrum (ARB) on BitGet: Step-by-Step
  • How to Buy NEAR Protocol on BitGet: Step-by-Step
Crypto Rookie 101 is part of the Jigsaw Northstar Network — Founded by Alan Spicer.