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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
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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
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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
How to Use Uniswap: A Beginner’s Walkthrough
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How to Use Uniswap: A Beginner’s Walkthrough

AlanJuly 19, 2026

How to use Uniswap step-by-step. Connecting MetaMask, swapping tokens, providing liquidity, gas fees, slippage, MEV, and when to use a CEX instead.

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24 min read
Best AI Crypto Tokens: The Framework I Use
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Best AI Crypto Tokens: The Framework I Use

AlanJuly 17, 2026

Best AI crypto tokens evaluated honestly. The 4 categories of “AI crypto” (compute, agents, data, infrastructure), real projects, and the FDV trap to avoid.

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24 min read
Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes Explained
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Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes Explained

AlanJuly 16, 2026

Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes explained. Inscriptions, BRC-20 tokens, Runes protocol, marketplaces (Magic Eden, Unisat), and whether they’re worth the fees.

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20 min read
Bitcoin Lightning Network Explained: Fast, Cheap, Real
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Bitcoin Lightning Network Explained: Fast, Cheap, Real

AlanJuly 15, 2026

Bitcoin Lightning Network explained. How it works, what payment channels are, capacity stats, the wallets I use (Phoenix, Wallet of Satoshi), and El Salvador.

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

AlanJuly 14, 2026

Crypto market cycle explained. The 4-year halving cycle, accumulation/markup/distribution/markdown phases, and why each cycle has changed.

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22 min read
Bitcoin Dominance Explained: What BTC.D Tells Traders
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Bitcoin Dominance Explained: What BTC.D Tells Traders

AlanJuly 13, 2026

Bitcoin dominance (BTC.D) explained. What it measures, why traders track it, the alt-season pattern, and how I use it for portfolio allocation decisions.

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22 min read
Lost Seed Phrase: What You Can (and Can’t) Recover
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Lost Seed Phrase: What You Can (and Can’t) Recover

AlanJuly 12, 2026

Lost your seed phrase? The honest answer about recovery, partial recovery paths, the brute-force question, the scam industry, and how to never lose one again.

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27 min read

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

AlanJuly 25, 2026

Are Crypto Trading Courses Worth It? An Honest Answer

AlanJuly 24, 2026

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

AlanJuly 23, 2026

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

AlanJuly 22, 2026

Best Crypto Trading Discord Communities: What to Look For

AlanJuly 21, 2026

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

AlanJuly 20, 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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  • TBD Indicators Explained: What They Show and How I Use Them
  • Are Crypto Trading Courses Worth It? An Honest Answer
  • TTC Cabin Crew: Meet the Pro Traders Behind Trade Travel Chill
  • The TBD System Explained: Annii’s Trade by Design Method
  • Best Crypto Trading Discord Communities: What to Look For
  • How to Use MetaMask: A Beginner’s Setup and Safety Guide
  • How to Use Uniswap: A Beginner’s Walkthrough
  • Best Solana Meme Coins: How to Pick (Honestly)
  • Best AI Crypto Tokens: The Framework I Use
  • Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes Explained
Crypto Rookie 101 is part of the Jigsaw Northstar Network — Founded by Alan Spicer.