Forex vs Crypto: The Two Markets You’ll Trade
Get a simple, big-picture introduction to forex and crypto markets so you know what you’re looking at before you start adding indicators and placing practice trades.
What you'll learn in this lesson
- The difference between the forex market and the crypto market in simple terms.
- How to think about currency pairs and crypto pairs when you see them on a chart.
- Why we use TradingView as our main platform throughout this course.
- How Chapter 1 fits into the full Beginner Forex & Crypto Trading journey.
Keep this lesson in mind as your “map” for the rest of the chapter. By the end of Chapter 1, you’ll be comfortable opening charts, switching timeframes, adding indicators, and practicing trades safely in a paper trading account.
Your notes
Use this space to capture quick reminders: new terms, mistakes to avoid, and questions to revisit.
Lesson resources
These PDFs will be added later. For now, this is where you’ll link your Chapter 1 workbooks:
- Chapter 1 Workspace & Indicator Checklist (PDF)
- Chapter 1 Daily Practice Journal (PDF)
Transcript
In the recorded lesson, we walk through the key ideas of Chapter 1: the difference between forex and crypto markets, how pairs are quoted, and why we always begin with a safe paper trading account on TradingView. A full transcript can be added here once your video is produced.
Final quiz & certificate
Answer the questions below based on what you learned in Chapter 1. You need at least 70% to unlock your Certificate of Completion.