Trading glossary
Market Structure
7 plain-English Market Structure terms — each with a worked example, related terms, and risk notes. Educational only — no advice or signals.
Liquidity
How easily you can buy or sell without moving the price much.
Market Dominance
One asset’s share of the total crypto market cap, e.g. Bitcoin dominance.
On-Chain Data
Publicly recorded blockchain activity — transactions, wallets, flows — used for analysis.
Open Interest
The total number of derivative contracts currently open and not yet closed.
Order Book vs AMM
Matching buyers and sellers via a bid/ask book versus trading against a pooled-liquidity formula.
Stop Hunt (Liquidity Hunt)
A sharp move that sweeps clustered stop-losses/liquidations, then often reverses.
Trading Session
A regional time window — Sydney, Tokyo, London, New York — when a market is most active.
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