What Is Leverage? (And Why It Liquidates Beginners)
Leverage lets you control a big position with a small deposit — amplifying losses exactly as much as gains. The liquidation math that …
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Beginner guides, glossaries, and the references every trader returns to.
Limit vs Market Orders: When to Use Each
Market orders execute instantly at the best price (speed, taker fee); limit orders fill at your price or better (control, maker fee). When t…
How to Read Candlestick Charts (Beginner's Guide)
Read candlestick charts from scratch: each candle's open, high, low, close. Green vs red, wicks, and basic patterns — plus the honest …
What Is a Pip? Forex Basics Explained
A pip is the standard small price move in forex (usually the 4th decimal). How pips relate to lot sizes, how to calculate pip value, and why…
Understanding the Order Book & Market Depth
The order book is where price comes from: bids, asks, the spread, and depth. Understand liquidity, why slippage happens, and how large order…
Long vs Short: How to Profit in Both Directions
Long bets price rises; short bets it falls. How shorting works (borrow, sell, buy back cheaper), and the crucial asymmetric risk: short loss…
Stop-Loss & Take-Profit: Your Safety Net
Stop-loss auto-exits losing trades before they're catastrophic; take-profit locks in wins. The risk:reward thinking that ties them together,…
What Are Trading Fees? (Maker, Taker, Spread, Swap)
Every fee type explained: maker vs taker, the spread (the hidden fee), swap/funding overnight costs, withdrawals. Why active bots live or di…
Reading an Economic Calendar: NFP, CPI, FOMC
The scheduled releases that move markets violently: NFP, CPI, FOMC. How to read an economic calendar, why volatility spikes around news, and…
Crypto Wallets Explained: Hot, Cold, Custodial
Where your crypto actually lives and who controls the keys. Hot vs cold vs custodial wallets, 'not your keys not your coins,' and how bot tr…
What Is Slippage? (And How to Minimize It)
Slippage is the gap between the price you wanted and the price you got. What causes it, when it's worst (volatility, thin liquidity, news), …
Risk of Ruin: The Math Every Trader Must Know
Risk of ruin is the probability of losing enough to be knocked out. Why position sizing matters more than strategy quality, the 1% rule, and…
OpenClaw for the $100 Beginner: A Realistic Starter Plan
What you can realistically do with $100 and an AI trading agent: learn, not get rich. A grounded starter plan that treats the $100 as tuitio…
OpenClaw for the Student: Learning Without Losing Your Savings
Education-first for students: learn automated trading on paper and tiny stakes while protecting the little capital you have, and recognize t…
OpenClaw for the Returning Trader: Coming Back After a Blowup
Coming back after losing an account. Why you blew up (usually sizing/leverage, not picks), why automation doesn't fix discipline, and how to…
OpenClaw Troubleshooting: Common Errors & Fixes
The errors every OpenClaw trader hits and how to fix them: API keys, silent stops, connection issues, config drift. A practical reference fo…
Debugging a Trading Bot That Isn't Trading
Your bot runs but places no trades. Is it broken, or correctly waiting? A systematic checklist to diagnose the three states: guardrails bloc…
API Errors Explained: Rate Limits, Auth, Timeouts
The API errors bots hit, what they mean, and how to handle them gracefully: rate limits (429), auth (401/403), timeouts, and server errors. …
Advanced Glossary: Perpetuals, Basis, Funding, Liquidity
The advanced terms beyond the beginner glossary: perpetual futures, funding rate, basis, open interest, mark price, and margin types. The de…
DeFi Glossary: Liquidity Pools, Oracles, Impermanent Loss
The DeFi terms you'll encounter: liquidity pools, AMMs, oracles, impermanent loss, gas, and more — explained clearly, with honest note…
How to Choose Your First Strategy (Decision Guide)
A decision framework to match a strategy to your situation — time, capital, risk tolerance, goals. For most beginners the answer is DC…
The Definitive Pre-Live Checklist
Before you risk a single real dollar: the complete checklist. Paper-tested, guardrails set, keys locked, kill-switch ready, tiny start size.…
Common OpenClaw Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)
The mistakes that trip up OpenClaw traders, from setup to strategy to psychology. Learn from others' errors instead of your own losses &mdas…
When to Stop: Knowing You're Not Cut Out for Trading
The honest, caring guide few will write: how to recognize when trading isn't for you, why quitting can be the smartest and healthiest decisi…