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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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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
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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
Best Solana Meme Coins: How to Pick (Honestly)
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Best Solana Meme Coins: How to Pick (Honestly)

AlanJuly 18, 2026

Best Solana meme coins explained honestly. The categories that survive, how to spot a rug, position sizing for memes, and the framework I use.

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21 min read
Scalping Crypto: The Honest Reality
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Scalping Crypto: The Honest Reality

AlanJuly 1, 2026

Crypto scalping explained honestly. Sub-1-hour trades, fees, mental cost, the strategies that work, and why most retail scalpers blow up.

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27 min read
Crypto Trading Psychology: The Mental Game That Decides Everything
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Crypto Trading Psychology: The Mental Game That Decides Everything

AlanJune 29, 2026

Crypto trading psychology — the part nobody teaches. FOMO, revenge trading, fear, greed, position sizing under stress, and how I learnt to manage it.

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31 min read
BitGet Block Trade: OTC for Bigger Orders
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BitGet Block Trade: OTC for Bigger Orders

AlanJune 17, 2026

BitGet Block Trade explained. How OTC trading works, minimum sizes, why orderbook slippage forces big buyers to OTC, and when it’s worth it.

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17 min read
BitGet API Trading: Setup and Permissions Walkthrough
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BitGet API Trading: Setup and Permissions Walkthrough

AlanJune 16, 2026

BitGet API trading walkthrough. Generating keys, IP whitelisting, permissions, rate limits, ccxt setup, and the security mistakes that wipe traders out.

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20 min read

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Alan SpicerSeptember 15, 2026

What is the Japanese Yen Carry Trade? A Plain-English Explainer

Alan SpicerSeptember 15, 2026

What is the Clarity Act? A Plain-English Explainer

Alan SpicerSeptember 15, 2026

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

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.