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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
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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
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
Best Crypto Trading Discord Communities: What to Look For
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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
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
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
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

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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

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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  • 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
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