Trading Week

How crypto traders find alpha and stay sane doing it. Presented by CME Group.

Trading Week

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A Day in the Life of a Crypto Trader

How do the pros spend their time? Jeff Wilser asks two of the best.

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What Is Margin Trading? A Risky Crypto Trading Strategy Explained

If you’ve ever wished you could bet more money than you actually have on a crypto position, margin trading allows you to accomplish that. But the opportunity to reap big rewards comes with big risks.

Notional is launching a new leveraged lending product. (Shutterstock)

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​Why Trade Crypto Derivatives When You Can Trade Spot?

Derivatives let you trade contracts about an asset like bitcoin without actually holding a single coin yourself.

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Crypto Order Types 101: From Market to Limit

Just as in traditional stock market exchanges, there are different ways to place buy and sell orders for cryptocurrencies; it's key to understand how each works.

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Why Trading Is Essential for Crypto

If you think traders give crypto a bad name, just imagine an industry without them. This op-ed is part of CoinDesk's Trading Week.

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Crypto Charting 101: How to ID Basic Patterns and Trends

Learn to spot flags, pennants, wedges and sideways trends and understand how those patterns can inform trading decisions.

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The Art of Trading Without Trading

Dollar-cost averaging may be better for your crypto portfolio – and your soul – than active trading. This article is part of CoinDesk’s Trading Week.

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Outsmart Yourself: Become a Better Crypto Trader by Avoiding the Top Cognitive Biases

The DeFi Edge runs down four of the most mental hang-ups affecting crypto traders.

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A Compass Through Crypto Turbulence: Understanding Web3's Demand-Side Tokenization Models

To weather crypto winters, Web3 projects must invest resources into understanding token demand – not just supply.

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Black Thursdays: Bitcoin's 5 Worst Crashes

Oct. 24, 1929, (aka “Black Thursday”) is infamous in stock market history. As part of CoinDesk's Trading Week, we are taking a look back at some of the worst crashes in crypto history.

A crowd gathers outside the New York Stock Exchange following the Crash of 1929. (Library of Congress)