Crypto trading can look intimidating from the outside — charts, candlesticks, indicators, timeframes, news, and endless opinions. What helped me early on was breaking it down into smaller layers instead of trying to understand everything at once.
Here’s a simple starting structure I wish I had earlier:
1. Pick a Core Asset to Observe
Most beginners start with BTC or ETH, not because they are guaranteed performers, but because their market structure is cleaner and less chaotic.
2. Choose a Single Timeframe to Learn First
If you’re new, constantly switching timeframes creates confusion. Pick one (often 1H or 4H) and learn how price behaves there before adding other lenses.
3. Learn the Basic Language of Charts
Not indicators yet — just candles, support, resistance, trend, and range. These are the building blocks that everything else sits on.
4. Avoid Signals Until You Understand Context
Signals feel convenient, but they don’t teach you why something is happening. Context does.
I’m still in the learning phase myself, but simplifying the starting point reduced anxiety and made the journey less overwhelming.
Still learning, still layering, still improving.
