Top Pick
Rating 4.7 ★★★★☆
  • Fully licensed and regulated US exchange
  • Strong focus on security and compliance
  • User-friendly interface for beginners
READ COINBASE REVIEW Security • Regulation • Easy to Use
Trusted US Exchange
Rating 4.7 ★★★★☆
  • Regulated New York exchange, US-compliant
  • SOC 2 certified security
  • GUSD stablecoin 1:1 with USD
READ GEMINI REVIEW Regulation • Security • Transparency
Editor’s Choice
Rating 4.7 ★★★★☆
  • Plenty of early-stage altcoins
  • Margin trading and bots
  • User-friendly web and mobile apps
READ KUCOIN REVIEW Lending • Pool-X • KuCard

For crypto, the framework is similar to traditional financial markets but comes with its own twist. Here, price action turns on liquidity, adoption, regulation, and flows from institutions alongside retail sentiment. Network health—hash rate, staking, active wallets—adds another layer. Macro still matters too: rates, dollar strength, and risk appetite shape inflows and outflows. Then, as with any market, you use the chart—trend, support and resistance, momentum, and volume—to spot setups and manage risk.