A real first step for those who want to understand (and win).
Entering the world of cryptocurrencies can feel like peeking into the ocean for the first time: exciting, unpredictable, and full of possibilities. However, it can also be overwhelming. Amid so many strategies, indicators, graphs, and promises of financial freedom, it’s easy to forget something fundamental: to understand where you are, why you are here, and what you really need to learn before making decisions.
This space is not to give you magic formulas. It’s to help you build a solid foundation, one that supports you when the market rises, falls, or simply does not move. Because before you run after green candles or fear the red ones, you need to know what you are seeing… and why.
🧠 What is it that you really need to understand at the beginning?
The first thing many people discover —and hopefully you discover it in time— is that there are two main ways to analyze the market: technical analysis and fundamental analysis. And while they sound complex, they are actually like two different ways of looking at the same story.
Technical analysis observes the behavior of the price in the past to try to understand where it could go. It relies on graphs, patterns, candlesticks, and levels that frequently recur. It’s like looking at the footprints the market leaves in the sand.
On the other hand, fundamental analysis goes beyond the charts. It seeks to understand the 'why' behind the movements. What project are you looking at, what purpose does that token serve, who is behind it, what economic news could affect its value, and how does the surrounding world behave? It’s like looking at the soul of the asset, not just its reflection in the mirror.
Both approaches are useful and necessary. And one of the most common mistakes among beginners is believing that they only need one. The reality is that each one contributes a piece to the puzzle.
🌊 The first concepts you should know
Beyond what type of analysis you choose, there are certain pillars that will help you better understand what you are seeing. For example, knowing what a trend is (whether the market is rising, falling, or moving sideways), or recognizing support and resistance levels, which are areas where the price tends to react. It is also important to familiarize yourself with concepts like volume, which indicates how many people are participating in that movement, or to understand that each timeframe (1 minute, 15 minutes, 1 day) tells a different part of the story.
You don’t need to memorize everything at the beginning. What you need is to start seeing with intention. Knowing that a candle is not just green or red, but that it is telling a small part of what happened between buyers and sellers at a specific moment.
💬 And about psychology… yes, it is also part of this
A part that almost no one mentions at the beginning —and that should actually be the first— is the importance of your emotions when trading. Fear, haste, the anxiety of winning quickly, or the urge to recover what’s lost are silent enemies. Learning to know yourself while you learn to read the market is an invaluable step. Because, believe it or not, many times we don’t lose because we don’t know… but because we don’t stop to think.
🔁 The essential thing is not to learn to win, but to understand
You may wonder: so when will I be able to win?
The honest answer is: when you can operate with clarity. When you do so knowing why you are entering, why you are exiting, and what you would do if things don’t go as expected. Because winning by luck can happen once, but maintaining positive results requires knowledge, practice, and patience.
This journey is not short, but it is not impossible either. And if you are reading this, you are already much closer to advancing with firm steps.
🫱 Would you like to keep learning?
If this reading made sense to you and gave you a new perspective, stay close. In the following posts, we will develop each of these topics with examples, graphs, images, and clear explanations.
No rush, no empty promises. Just real learning for real people.
Because trading is not about getting rich overnight, but about learning to walk intelligently in a market that rewards those who respect and study it.
We’ll read each other soon. If you have a particular topic you would like us to explore, write to me in the comments and we will gladly work on it c:
Thank you for being here. 🌱