#TradingPairs101

🎯 What are trading pairs?

Trading pairs are assets that you can exchange for one another.

Example: In the BTC/USDT pair, you are:

Buying Bitcoin using Tether (USDT).

Or selling Bitcoin for USDT.

📌 The first currency = the base currency

📌 The second currency = the quote currency

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🔎 Common examples:

BTC/USDT ➜ You buy/sell Bitcoin for digital dollars.

ETH/BTC ➜ You buy Ethereum using Bitcoin.

BNB/USDT ➜ You buy BNB for USDT.

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🧠 How to choose the right trading pair for your strategy?

1. 🎯 Define your goal: Investment or quick trading?

Long-term investment: Focus on stable pairs (like BTC/USDT).

Day trading: Choose pairs with high liquidity and strong price movement (like ETH/BTC or SOL/USDT).

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2. 💧 Ensure liquidity

Popular pairs = faster execution orders and lower spreads between buy and sell.

Use the [Markets] section on Binance to see the trading volume for each pair.

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3. 📉 Easier technical analysis

Pairs like BTC/USDT or ETH/USDT provide clearer technical signals due to high trading volume.