02 · Spot
Spot is the simplest form of trading: cash for goods, hand to hand — no leverage, no delivery, no forced liquidation. This chapter explains the underlying logic of spot buying and selling from scratch, then expands into low-risk strategies such as DCA, grid trading, and arbitrage, devotes a dedicated article to the safe storage and wallet management of crypto spot, and closes with a systematic method for portfolio construction and rebalancing.
How to Read This Chapter
- Start with 01-Spot Trading Basics and get concepts like "spot vs futures" and "limit vs market" rock solid.
- If your goal is simply low-risk saving, reading the "DCA" section in 02 is enough; read further only if you want excess returns.
- Crypto spot differs enormously from conventional spot — with no other trading experience, read the "Risks" part of 03 first.
- Holding more than 1,000 CNY equivalent in crypto assets? 05-Secure Storage & Wallet Management is mandatory reading.
- Holding more than 3 coins or a total position above 10,000 CNY? 06-Portfolio Management & Rebalancing is mandatory reading.
Spot carries the lowest risk, but hazards remain: assets going to zero, market liquidity drying up, platform failure. Before every single buy, ask yourself: can I accept losing this money?