#TradingPairs101 What are trading pairs?

👋 Do you want to understand what trading pairs are and how to work with them? Here’s a brief guide — simple and to the point! 🧠

🧩 What is a trading pair?

A trading pair is two currencies between which an exchange occurs.

Example: BTC/USDT.

🔍 This means you are buying or selling BTC for USDT.

🔄 How does it work?

When you look at the pair ETH/BTC:

✅ You are buying ETH for BTC

🔽 Price = how much BTC is needed for 1 ETH

If the price ETH/BTC = 0.065 — you pay 0.065 BTC for 1 ETH.

📊 Popular types of pairs

Crypto-Crypto (ETH/BTC, SOL/USDT) 🪙

Fiat-Crypto (BTC/USD, ETH/EUR) 💵

Stablecoin-Crypto (ADA/USDT, DOGE/USDC) ⚖️

📈 Why is it important to choose the right pair?

🔸 Liquidity — the higher it is, the easier it is to buy/sell 💧

🔸 Spreads — narrow = less loss 💸

🔸 Ease of analysis — easier to follow trends 📉📈