📘 Crypto Market Definitions for Beginners
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1. Bull Market 🐂
A period when prices are rising or expected to rise. Everyone’s excited, buying, and calling for new all-time highs.
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2. Bear Market 🐻
A period when prices are falling or expected to fall. Fear spreads, and many investors sell off their assets.
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3. Market Cap 💰
Short for “market capitalization.” It’s the total value of a cryptocurrency (price × circulating supply). Helps rank coins by size.
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4. Liquidity 💧
How easily you can buy or sell an asset without affecting the price. High liquidity = fast and easy trades.
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5. Volatility ⚡
How much the price moves up and down. Crypto is known for being highly volatile — prices can swing fast!
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6. Spot Trading 🎯
Buying or selling actual crypto and owning it immediately (like buying BTC or ETH directly).
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7. Futures Trading 🔮
Trading contracts that speculate on the future price of crypto. You don’t own the coin — you bet on price direction (with leverage).
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8. Leverage ⚖️
Borrowed money that allows you to trade with more than you actually have. Can boost profits — but also losses.
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9. FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) 😱
Jumping into a trade because everyone else is, often at the wrong time. A common mistake in bull markets.
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10. HODL 🛡️
A popular term that means “Hold On for Dear Life.” Refers to keeping your crypto long-term no matter the market swings.
