Concept explainers, not definitions dumps
Liquidation cascades, funding rates, MVRV, order-flow imbalance and more — each written plainly, with the formula and the intuition side by side.
Encyclopedia
Cryptopedia — the trading & on-chain encyclopedia
The concepts behind the terminal, explained for humans: what each metric means, how it's calculated, and how to read it on a live chart.
Articles
Derivatives
Liquidation cascade
A liquidation cascade is a self-reinforcing chain of forced liquidations that accelerates a price move. How it forms, why leverage fuels it, and how to spot the setup.
Market microstructureOrder-flow imbalance
Order-flow imbalance measures whether aggressive buyers or sellers are dominating executed trades. What it means, how it's read, and why it precedes short-term moves.
DerivativesPerpetual swap
A perpetual swap is a futures contract with no expiry, kept near spot by funding payments. How perps work, the role of funding and basis, and why they dominate crypto volume.
DerivativesShort squeeze
A short squeeze is a sharp upward move driven by shorts being forced to buy back. How it forms from crowded short positioning, and the mirror case — a long squeeze.
Market microstructureOrder book & liquidity depth
The order book is the live ledger of resting buy and sell orders. What bid/ask, spread, depth and slippage mean, and why visible liquidity can move or vanish.
On-chainLong-term vs short-term holders
On-chain cohorts split supply by how long coins have been held. What LTH and STH mean, why the threshold matters, and how cohort behavior informs cycle analysis.
What you'll find here
Every article paired with a live chart
Each entry links to the exact metric in the terminal, so the definition sits next to real, current data rather than a static screenshot.
Cross-linked to the module that computes it
Reading about liquidity zones takes you straight to Market Flow; funding takes you to Pulse — the encyclopedia and the tools are one graph.
Cryptopedia — FAQ
What is the Bitcoin Analyzer Cryptopedia?
A trading and on-chain encyclopedia: plain-language explainers of market-microstructure and on-chain metrics — liquidation cascades, funding rates, MVRV, order-flow imbalance — each paired with a live chart from the terminal.
When will the Cryptopedia be available?
It is being written entry by entry and launches progressively. We publish an article only when it is accurate and paired with real data, so there is no single all-at-once release date.
Is it free to read?
Yes. The encyclopedia is a free, public part of the site, and the live chart each entry links to opens in the free app.
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