Learning centre

Clear explanations for a clearer view of the market: what the numbers mean, how they're worked out, and what they can't tell you.

What is a coin's usual daily range?

How far a coin usually moves from its open in a day, how CheckACoin works it out from the coin's last year, and what it is and isn't good for.

CheckACoin4 min read

How to read a candle chart

What each part of a candle means, why a chart can differ from an exchange's 24-hour high and low, and how candle sizes from 15 minutes to a week work.

Trading4 min read

Support and resistance, and why most of it is no better than chance

The price levels traders watch (pivots, VWAP, swing highs and lows), how CheckACoin tests each one on each coin against random prices, and what we found.

Trading6 min read

Exit zones: taking profit in steps

Why many holders sell in steps instead of at one price, how exit zones work in CheckACoin, and how the odds next to each zone are counted.

CheckACoin4 min read

What is a read-only API key, and how to make one

What an exchange API key is, why CheckACoin accepts read-only keys only, and how to create one on Binance, Bitget and KuCoin.

Guides5 min read

Understanding market cap

What a coin's market capitalisation is, how it's worked out from price and supply, what fully diluted value adds, and what market cap can't tell you.

Market metrics5 min read

Bitcoin dominance

What Bitcoin dominance measures, why it rises and falls, and why it's easy to read too much into it.

Market metrics4 min read

Stablecoins explained

What stablecoins are, the main kinds and how they hold their price, the risks they still carry, and why CheckACoin treats them as dollars.

Basics5 min read

Trading volume and liquidity

What trading volume measures, how it differs from liquidity, why one exchange's volume differs from the whole market's, and how CheckACoin compares a coin with its usual day.

Market metrics5 min read

Volatility and managing your risk

What volatility is, how to size it up with a coin's own typical moves, and plain habits that keep one bad move from hurting too much.

Risk6 min read

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