Marcus Reed

Marcus Reed explains how crypto markets function mechanically — order books, liquidity, spreads and exchange mechanics. He describes how markets work, never what to trade.

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What Is Leverage in Crypto Trading?

Leverage lets a trader control a position larger than their capital by borrowing, magnifying both gains and losses and adding…

Marcus Reed · Sep 12, 2026 · 5 min
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What Is Slippage Tolerance?

Slippage tolerance is the maximum price change you'll accept between quote and execution before a decentralized-exchange trade cancels.

Marcus Reed · Sep 12, 2026 · 5 min
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What Is Crypto Arbitrage?

Crypto arbitrage is buying a coin where it is cheaper and selling where it is dearer to capture the price…

Marcus Reed · Sep 12, 2026 · 5 min
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What Is Wash Trading?

Wash trading is illegal market manipulation: buying and selling the same asset to fake activity without any real change in…

Marcus Reed · Sep 12, 2026 · 5 min
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What Is Trading Volume?

Trading volume is the total amount of an asset bought and sold over a period, a core measure of market…

Marcus Reed · Sep 11, 2026 · 5 min
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What Is Order Flow in Trading?

Order flow is the stream of buy and sell orders hitting a market, showing how aggressive buyers and sellers interact…

Marcus Reed · Sep 11, 2026 · 5 min
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What Is Spoofing in Trading?

Spoofing is an illegal form of market manipulation where a trader places orders they intend to cancel to fake supply…

Marcus Reed · Sep 11, 2026 · 5 min
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What Is Margin Trading in Crypto?

Crypto margin trading uses borrowed funds and collateral to open larger positions, which magnifies both gains and losses and adds…

Marcus Reed · Sep 11, 2026 · 5 min